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Optimal strategy for making multi-alternative decisions

Our brains are constantly faced with different choices: Should I have a chocolate éclair or macaroon? Should I take the bus or go by car? What should I wear: a woolen sweater or one made of cashmere? When the difference in quality between two choices is great, the choice is made very quickly.

12 Sep 2019

Researchers explore remodeling of cardiac tissues post-aortic valve replacement

University of Colorado Boulder engineers and faculty from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have teamed up to develop biomaterial-based "mimics" of heart tissues to measure patients' responses to an aortic valve replacement procedure, offering new insight into the ways that cardiac tissue re-shapes itself post-surgery.

12 Sep 2019

Engaging community pharmacists to improve access to care for people with epilepsy

The University of Washington's School of Pharmacy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12, a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.

12 Sep 2019

Congress rakes in millions from drugmakers

Members of Congress raked in almost $4 million from pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups in the first six months of 2019.

12 Sep 2019

Alternative hunger eradication strategies without pressuring the environment

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 calls for ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture.

12 Sep 2019

Trump administration's 'public charge' rule jeopardizes health care

The Trump administration's "public charge" rule, which would subject legal immigrants to a public charge determination if they use public health, nutrition and housing benefits for which they are eligible, represents a major threat to health, according to a "friend of the court" brief filed Sept. 10.

12 Sep 2019

New approach enables the body to produce specific antibodies

Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks.

12 Sep 2019

In search of age-friendly health care, finding room for improvement

A month ago, during a visit to her doctor's office in Sequim, Wash., Sue Christensen fell to her knees in the bathroom when her legs suddenly gave out.

12 Sep 2019

ECLS trial demonstrates potential of blood test for early lung cancer detection

Oncimmune Holdings plc, a leading global immunodiagnostics group, welcomes the presentation of data today by Professor Frank Sullivan (Chief Investigator on the ECLS trial) which has demonstrated the potential of Oncimmune’s EarlyCDT Lung test to reduce the incidence of patients with late-stage lung cancer at diagnosis, compared with standard clinical diagnosis.

12 Sep 2019

Asia-Pacific’s eminent minds to showcase latest breakthroughs in stroke research

More than 450 of the Asia-Pacific’s eminent minds in stroke will converge on Canberra this week to showcase the latest breakthroughs in research contributing to our understanding of stroke.

12 Sep 2019

FUJIFILM SonoSite and Partners HealthCare collaborate to enhance ultrasound technology with AI

FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. has announced the launch of a strategic relationship with Partners HealthCare to apply artificial intelligence to improve the utility and functionality of portable ultrasound.

From FUJIFILM SonoSite Ltd. 12 Sep 2019

Raising Awareness of Coeliac Disease with Coeliac UK

An interview with Norma McGough from Coeliac UK, debunking some of the common myths surrounding celiac disease and helping to raise awareness of the condition

12 Sep 2019

Legislation to end surprise medical bills has high public support — in both parties

Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support legislation to protect people from surprise medical bills, a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows.

12 Sep 2019

Medical students conduct psychiatric interviews in virtual space

Medical students at Ruhr-Universität Bochum will have the opportunity to conduct psychiatric interviews with avatars in future.

12 Sep 2019

Deadly infections on the rise: New classes of antibiotics are desperately needed

Globally, the number of deaths from infections is on the rise as more bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

12 Sep 2019

Researchers discover mechanism that enables skillful fingering of pianists

In Japan Science and Technology Agency's Strategic Basic Research Programs, Dr. Masato Hirano of Sony Computer Science Laboratories and his colleagues discovered a sensorimotor function integration mechanism that enables the skillful fingering of pianists.

12 Sep 2019

Cancer disease incidence and severity influenced by gene mutation, tissue location

The KRAS gene is one of the commonly mutated genes in cancer. More than 40 percent of colorectal cancers have a mutated KRAS gene, or oncogene, that is at least partially responsible for cancer development.

12 Sep 2019

Malarial treatment from Antarctic sea sponge

Malaria, which ravages hot tropical areas, could be treated effectively using a protein extracted from an Antarctic sponge.

12 Sep 2019

Georgia Cancer Center awarded $6 million grant to improve access to clinical trials

The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University has been awarded a six-year $6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to lead a statewide initiative that improves access to innovative clinical trials for a variety of cancers to underserved individuals across Georgia.

12 Sep 2019

Simple genetic test may boost response rates in children with eosinophilic esophagitis

Personalized medicine - where the proper medicine and proper dose are used for the individual patient - moved a step closer to reality for children suffering from eosinophilic esophagitis, an inflammation of the food pipe often caused by an allergic reaction to certain foods.

12 Sep 2019

Medical News

Optimal strategy for making multi-alternative decisions

Researchers explore remodeling of cardiac tissues post-aortic valve replacement

Engaging community pharmacists to improve access to care for people with epilepsy

Congress rakes in millions from drugmakers

Alternative hunger eradication strategies without pressuring the environment

Trump administration's 'public charge' rule jeopardizes health care

New approach enables the body to produce specific antibodies

In search of age-friendly health care, finding room for improvement

ECLS trial demonstrates potential of blood test for early lung cancer detection

Asia-Pacific’s eminent minds to showcase latest breakthroughs in stroke research

FUJIFILM SonoSite and Partners HealthCare collaborate to enhance ultrasound technology with AI

Raising Awareness of Coeliac Disease with Coeliac UK

Legislation to end surprise medical bills has high public support — in both parties

Medical students conduct psychiatric interviews in virtual space

Deadly infections on the rise: New classes of antibiotics are desperately needed

Researchers discover mechanism that enables skillful fingering of pianists

Cancer disease incidence and severity influenced by gene mutation, tissue location

Malarial treatment from Antarctic sea sponge

Georgia Cancer Center awarded $6 million grant to improve access to clinical trials

Simple genetic test may boost response rates in children with eosinophilic esophagitis

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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