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Once its greatest foes, doctors are embracing single-payer

When the American Medical Association — one of the nation's most powerful health care groups — met in Chicago this June, its medical student caucus seized an opportunity for change.

7 Aug 2018

Availability of Elvie Trainer could help reduce NHS annual spend on urinary incontinence

NHS Supply Chain has emphasized the importance of conservative management for stress urinary incontinence, by making available an at-home biofeedback device for pelvic floor muscle training.

7 Aug 2018

Nobel laureate Dr. Fraser Stoddart to deliver Wallace H. Coulter Lecture at Pittcon 2019

The Pittcon Program Committee is extremely pleased to announce that Fraser Stoddart, a Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016 recipient, will deliver the 2019 Wallace H. Coulter Lecture.

7 Aug 2018

Diet rich in whole grain carbohydrates less likely to damage oral health

An examination of research on oral health, commissioned by the World Health Organisation, has indicated that for oral health we should stick to whole grain carbohydrates and avoid processed ones, especially if sweet.

7 Aug 2018

Study could help explain why Asians often develop diabetes at a lower body weight

A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight -- a finding that could help explain why Asians often develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower body weight than Caucasians.

7 Aug 2018

Study: Potential new class of drugs may lower heart disease risk by targeting gut microbes

Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new class of drugs that may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor, and people often walk barefoot.

7 Aug 2018

Young children are more vulnerable to climate-related health risks, shows study

Young children are far more vulnerable to climate-related disasters and the onus is on adults to provide the protection and care that children need, according to research by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

7 Aug 2018

Doxorubicin drug causes heart toxicity by disrupting the immune system

Doxorubicin is a chemotherapy drug widely used in ovarian, bladder, lung, thyroid and stomach cancers, but it carries a harmful side effect. The drug causes a dose-dependent heart toxicity that can lead to congestive heart failure.

7 Aug 2018

Offspring fed with low-protein diet during pregnancy more likely to develop prostate cancer

The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer as they age.

7 Aug 2018

New compounds can reverse key aspects of aging of human cells

Key aspects of the aging of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the University of Exeter, research shows.

7 Aug 2018

Women more likely to survive heart attack when treated by female doctors in the ER

If you're having a heart attack and you're a woman, hope a female doctor greets you in the emergency room.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers identify specific genes linked to increased risk for triple-negative breast cancer

A research team led by Fergus Couch, Ph.D., a geneticist at Mayo Clinic, has identified specific genes associated with an increased risk for developing triple-negative breast cancer. Their research was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers find ways to render curcumin soluble and deliver it to infected tumors

In India and other countries in Southeast Asia, curcumin is often used as a spice in cooking, particularly chicken or fish. It is known for its therapeutic effect and as a way to kill germs present in raw meet.

7 Aug 2018

Inhibition of NOVA1 gene helps prevent growth of lung cancer tumors

Researchers have identified a gene that when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung cancer tumors from growing.

7 Aug 2018

Adolescents exposed to tobacco ‘power wall’ more likely to use e-cigarettes

Adolescents who view advertising for tobacco products on the tobacco "power wall" in convenience stores report being more willing to try vaping products in the future compared to peers who visited a store where the tobacco power wall was hidden, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

7 Aug 2018

Study explores risk of endometrial cancer among women with postmenopausal bleeding

Postmenopausal bleeding is a common symptom among most women with endometrial cancer but most women with postmenopausal bleeding won't be diagnosed with endometrial cancer, findings that raise questions about how to best manage postmenopausal bleeding for the early detection of endometrial cancer.

7 Aug 2018

Study: HDAC1 enzyme modifies molecular motor that drives neuron death

A biochemistry instructor curious about an enzyme discovered in the damaged neurons of people with multiple sclerosis made a leap toward a potential cure for countless neurodegenerative ills.

7 Aug 2018

New robotic soft spider can move and operate at smaller size scales

Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and man-made environments, such as in delicate surgical procedures in the human body, or in spaces too small and unpredictable to be conquered with rigid robots or too dangerous for humans to work with rigid robots in.

7 Aug 2018

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and treatment is largely influenced by estrogen receptor expression of the metastases.

7 Aug 2018

Research News and Research

Once its greatest foes, doctors are embracing single-payer

Availability of Elvie Trainer could help reduce NHS annual spend on urinary incontinence

Nobel laureate Dr. Fraser Stoddart to deliver Wallace H. Coulter Lecture at Pittcon 2019

Diet rich in whole grain carbohydrates less likely to damage oral health

Study could help explain why Asians often develop diabetes at a lower body weight

Study: Potential new class of drugs may lower heart disease risk by targeting gut microbes

Researchers identify role of infection-fighting cells in inflamed and damaged tissue

Young children are more vulnerable to climate-related health risks, shows study

Doxorubicin drug causes heart toxicity by disrupting the immune system

Offspring fed with low-protein diet during pregnancy more likely to develop prostate cancer

New compounds can reverse key aspects of aging of human cells

Women more likely to survive heart attack when treated by female doctors in the ER

Researchers identify specific genes linked to increased risk for triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers find ways to render curcumin soluble and deliver it to infected tumors

Inhibition of NOVA1 gene helps prevent growth of lung cancer tumors

Adolescents exposed to tobacco ‘power wall’ more likely to use e-cigarettes

Study explores risk of endometrial cancer among women with postmenopausal bleeding

Study: HDAC1 enzyme modifies molecular motor that drives neuron death

New robotic soft spider can move and operate at smaller size scales

Researchers use PET tracer to identify ER expression differences in metastatic breast cancer patients

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