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Parkinson's Foundation announces first-ever Physical Therapy Faculty Award

The Parkinson's Foundation announced that it has awarded its first-ever Parkinson's Foundation Physical Therapy Faculty Award to three physical therapists, totaling $30,000.

28 Jan 2020

An attack ad that claims Michigan Sen. Gary Peters supports ‘Medicare for All’ doesn’t hold up

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who is running for a second term as Michigan's junior senator, is the subject of an attack ad that takes issue with his position on "Medicare for All."

28 Jan 2020

SU2C announces international team for fighting gastric cancer

Stand Up To Cancer announced today that an international team of experts will take a new approach to fighting the world's third-leading cause of cancer death -- stomach (or gastric) cancer.

28 Jan 2020

KTU students design new belt to monitor the fetus during pregnancy

A team of students from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) BeltaMom has designed a belt for pregnant women that monitors the condition of the fetus from the 2nd trimester.

28 Jan 2020

Heatwaves could increase health threats in China

Current health issues in China could be dwarfed by the future impacts of severe and frequent heatwaves caused by climate change, scientists are warning.

28 Jan 2020

New AI tool predicts disease progression and evolution in neurodegenerative disorders

Researchers have found that testing blood using an artificial intelligence algorithm successfully predicted disease progression in neurodegenerative disorders.

28 Jan 2020

Blood clots speed up aneurysm growth and increase rupture risk, warn researchers

A study reports an important discovery about abdominal aortic aneurysms that could help to identify high-risk patients who need to be monitored more closely.

28 Jan 2020

Low-protein diet throughout pregnancy and lactation may increase risk of liver damage

A study in rats examines a pathway through which protein deficiency during pregnancy leads to fat accumulation in the liver and increased risk of liver damage.

28 Jan 2020

Psychedelic drug has enduring antianxiety and antidepressant effects in cancer patients

Following up on their landmark 2016 study, researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, combined with psychotherapy appears to be associated with significant improvements in emotional and existential distress in cancer patients.

28 Jan 2020

Study: Cosmetic nose surgery may make a woman look up to three years younger

From face-lifts to facials and fillers, there's no shortage of ways to reduce the inevitable signs of aging. But there's one cosmetic procedure that most people don't think about as a tool that can make women look years younger.

28 Jan 2020

California reopens the single-payer debate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was a single-payer candidate.

28 Jan 2020

AI analysis of blood samples can predict progression of neurodegenerative disease

Evaluating the effectiveness of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases is often difficult because each patient's progression is different.

28 Jan 2020

Book review: Nano comes to life by Sonia Contera

NuNano’s marketing lead, Rebecca Megson-Smith, is our resident bookworm.

From Nu Nano Ltd 28 Jan 2020

Walnut consumption may delay cognitive decline in at-risk elderly population

Eating walnuts may help slow cognitive decline in at-risk groups of the elderly population, according to a study conducted by researchers in California and Spain.

28 Jan 2020

Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently?

This was the question at the forefront of my mind as I attended the Linz Winter Workshop back in February. Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently and, does it matter?

From Nu Nano Ltd 28 Jan 2020

Conceived through ‘fertility fraud,’ she now needs fertility treatment

When Heather Woock was in her late 20s, she started researching her family history. As part of the project, she spit into a tube and sent it to Ancestry, a consumer DNA testing service. Then, in 2017, she started getting messages about the results from people who said they could be half siblings.

28 Jan 2020

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Parkinson's Foundation announces first-ever Physical Therapy Faculty Award

An attack ad that claims Michigan Sen. Gary Peters supports ‘Medicare for All’ doesn’t hold up

SU2C announces international team for fighting gastric cancer

KTU students design new belt to monitor the fetus during pregnancy

Heatwaves could increase health threats in China

New AI tool predicts disease progression and evolution in neurodegenerative disorders

Blood clots speed up aneurysm growth and increase rupture risk, warn researchers

Low-protein diet throughout pregnancy and lactation may increase risk of liver damage

Psychedelic drug has enduring antianxiety and antidepressant effects in cancer patients

Study: Cosmetic nose surgery may make a woman look up to three years younger

California reopens the single-payer debate

AI analysis of blood samples can predict progression of neurodegenerative disease

Book review: Nano comes to life by Sonia Contera

Walnut consumption may delay cognitive decline in at-risk elderly population

Do biologists and physicists approach AFM differently?

Conceived through ‘fertility fraud,’ she now needs fertility treatment

Study shows that children prefer to learn from confident people and can gauge if confidence is justified

Exploring link between elevated blood pressure early in life and dementia

Primary care needs to be improved to help young stroke survivors return to work

Researchers identify key personality correlates of interpersonal sexual objectification

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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