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World's largest AI-powered medical research network launched by OWKIN

OWKIN today announced the world's largest AI-powered medical research network. The OWKIN Loop Network is comprised of 44 prestigious hospitals and research institutions across the US and Europe, including Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai.

13 Dec 2018

Chromatrap buffer reagents for lysing cells offer many benefits

Porvair Sciences announce how its Chromatrap Lysis and Hypotonic buffers play a crucial role in enabling researchers to better understand biological organisms.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 13 Dec 2018

Science, cheese and mountains, in Switzerland the winners of the Metrohm Young Chemist Award Announced

The competition for the Metrohm Young Chemist Award came to a close lately with the three winners visiting Metrohm International Headquarters in Switzerland.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 13 Dec 2018

New ingestible capsule can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology

Researchers at MIT, Draper, and Brigham and Women's Hospital have designed an ingestible capsule that can be controlled using Bluetooth wireless technology. The capsule, which can be customized to deliver drugs, sense environmental conditions, or both, can reside in the stomach for at least a month, transmitting information and responding to instructions from a user's smartphone.

13 Dec 2018

Occupational exposure to pesticides increases risk for cardiovascular disease among Latinos

Latinos who are exposed to pesticides in their workplaces are twice as likely to have cardiovascular disease compared with Latinos who are not exposed to pesticides at work, according to a new study published in the journal Heart.

13 Dec 2018

Findings reinforce guidelines for cautious use of antipsychotics in younger populations

Children and young adults without psychosis who are prescribed high-dose antipsychotic medications are at increased risk of unexpected death, despite the availability of other medications to treat their conditions, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published today in JAMA Psychiatry.

13 Dec 2018

Hearing loss linked with increased risk for premature death

A new study links hearing loss with an increased risk for mortality before the age of 75 due to cardiovascular disease. Researchers at the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that mortality among those with hearing loss is elevated, particularly among men and women younger than age 75 and those who are divorced or separated.

13 Dec 2018

Study describes mechanism that makes people more vulnerable to hunger-causing stimuli

The holiday season is a hard one for anyone watching their weight. The sights and smells of food are hard to resist.

13 Dec 2018

Scientists investigate how a painful event is processed in the brain

Pain is a negative feeling that we want to get rid of as soon as possible. In order to protect our bodies, we react for example by withdrawing the hand. This action is usually understood as the consequence of the perception of pain.

13 Dec 2018

New substance could improve efficacy of established breast cancer treatments

Physicians from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences in Krems (Austria) demonstrate potential for clinical application, collaborating with research groups from Germany, the USA, and China.

13 Dec 2018

CWRU to use VivaLNK’s Vital Scout device for stress study in student athletes

VivaLNK’s Vital Scout to be used in a study determining stress and recovery levels throughout athletic training periods.

13 Dec 2018

Caffeine therapy benefits developing brains of premature babies

For many, starting the day off with caffeine from a cup of coffee is a must. In neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, premature babies born under 29 weeks are given a daily dose of caffeine to ensure the best possible start to life.

12 Dec 2018

Weight history at ages 20 and 40 could help predict patients' future risk of heart failure

In a medical records analysis of information gathered on more than 6,000 people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that simply asking older adult patients about their weight history at ages 20 and 40 could provide real value to clinicians in their efforts to predict patients' future risk of heart failure, heart attacks or strokes.

12 Dec 2018

Moderate alcohol consumption linked with lower risk of hospitalization

A study of the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed, in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, highlights that people who consume alcohol moderately (one glass of wine a day), in the general framework of Mediterranean diet principles, have a lower risk of being hospitalized compared to heavier drinkers, but also to the teetotallers.

12 Dec 2018

Study reveals role of brain mechanism in memory recall

Whether it's the pleasant experience of returning to one's childhood home over the holidays or the unease of revisiting a site that proved unpleasant, we often find that when we return to a context where an episode first happened, specific and vivid memories can come flooding back.

12 Dec 2018

FDA issues warning letter to Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical involved in valsartan recall

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a warning letter issued to Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (ZHP), in Linhai, Taizhou Zhejiang China, the manufacturer of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) found in valsartan that is the subject of an ongoing FDA investigation into probable cancer-causing impurities in certain commonly prescribed heart medicines.

12 Dec 2018

SLU researchers explore how fetal exposure to inflammation can alter immunity in newborns

Saint Louis University researchers are studying how fetal exposure to inflammation can alter immune responses after birth.

12 Dec 2018

Yes to yoghurt and cheese: New improved Mediterranean diet

Thousands of Australians can take heart as new research from the University of South Australia shows a dairy-enhanced Mediterranean diet will significantly increase health outcomes for those at risk of cardiovascular disease – and it’s even more effective than a low-fat diet.

11 Dec 2018

Disrupted biological clock can contribute to onset of diseases, USC study shows

USC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key organ tasks can contribute to diseases when its natural rhythm is disrupted.

11 Dec 2018

Brazilian professors propose guidelines for therapeutic use of melatonin

Sixty years after melatonin was isolated and with more than 23,000 published studies showing the many functions of this hormone secreted by the pineal gland, guidelines should be discussed and established for its therapeutic use.

11 Dec 2018