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New blood flow monitor has potential to save lives

A tiny fiber-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies.

9 Jul 2019

Traveling can also change the makeup of a person's gut

Traveling abroad for the summer can change a person's perspective--and it can also change the makeup of his gut.

9 Jul 2019

New class of cancer-killing agents shows promise in destroying cancer stem cells

Scientists at The University of Toledo investigating improvements to a commonly used chemotherapy drug have discovered an entirely new class of cancer-killing agents that show promise in eradicating cancer stem cells.

9 Jul 2019

Novel anticancer agents show promise to control tumor growth in nearly every cancer type

A gene called MYC has become one of the hottest targets for cancer researchers around the world. MYC is known to drive tumor growth in nearly all cancer types - but successfully targeting the gene has proven to be a challenge.

9 Jul 2019

How electrical stimulation promotes wound healing

Scientists have known for decades that electrical stimulation promotes healing of chronic wounds, such as diabetic ulcers and bedsores, but how it happens has been a mystery-until now.

9 Jul 2019

App-based ridehailing services linked to more congestion and traffic deaths

While the era of app-based ridehailing services, such as Uber and Lyft, has been credited with keeping more impaired drivers off the road, increasing job opportunities and offering new levels of convenience, it is also linked with more congestion and traffic deaths.

9 Jul 2019

UIC researchers aim to find how mining dusts contribute to black lung disease

Rates of severe coal workers' pneumoconiosis - also known as black lung disease - among coal miners have been on the rise recently despite regulations on exposure to dusts associated with mining.

9 Jul 2019

Many thyroid cancer patients have no choice about radioactive iodine, study reveals

After thyroid cancer surgery, many patients should be in the position of deciding with their doctors whether to pursue treatment with radioactive iodine to help ease long-term follow-up and offer reassurance that the cancer is gone.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers improve training modules for future surgeons with 3D printing

When someone breaks or fractures a bone, orthopedic surgeons can set and stabilize it by drilling and placing medical screws into the damaged area. This technique of fracture fixation enables fast healing and a quick recovery of functionality of the injured bone.

9 Jul 2019

RNA-binding protein SRSF3 appears to be key factor for proper heart contraction, survival

A team of scientists led by Dr Enrique Lara Pezzi at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares has identified the RNA-binding protein SRSF3 as an essential factor for proper heart contraction and survival.

9 Jul 2019

Study: Two-thirds of pneumonia patients receive more antibiotics than they probably need

A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics help save lives, a new study shows two-thirds receive more antibiotics than they probably need.

9 Jul 2019

Grandparents allowing kids too much screen time

Grandparents may be spoiling their grandkids, allowing them too much screen time, according to a new study. A team of researchers found that grandparents may be fueling excessive device usage among kids, which has become a growing health concern worldwide.

9 Jul 2019

Rhythmic fluctuations in brain activity may play a role in spatial navigation

The brain appears to implement a GPS system for spatial navigation; however, it is not yet fully understood how it works.

9 Jul 2019

People use executive control processes to ignore cues that signal something rewarding

Have you ever tried to stay away from fast food, but found hard-to-ignore signals that represent its availability - like neon lights and ads - are everywhere?

9 Jul 2019

Uranium toxicity might have caused obesity and diabetes in Kuwait, finds new study

According to a new research report, the extremely high prevalence of diabetes and obesity in the Gulf nation of Kuwait might be linked to the very high levels of uranium in these individuals. This in turn could be associated with the large amounts of depleted uranium dumped here in the form of US munitions during the Gulf war of 1990-91.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers reveal two metabolic pathways that may play a role in DOHaD hypothesis

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) hypothesis is supported by multiple human epidemiological studies and animal studies.

9 Jul 2019

Does genetic testing affect psychosocial health?

A recent report from the Hastings Center brings out evidence for the first time that knowing about one’s increased genetic risk for diseases such as obesity, cancer and Alzheimer’s can actually alter one’s functioning negatively.

9 Jul 2019

$Experts explain what happens after hip fracture in older adults$

Experts explain what happens after hip fracture in older adults

Older adults are more vulnerable to fractures due to bone mass loss. Hip fractures can be tremendously grave, often leading to chronic disease and even death. Now, experts from the American Geriatrics Society explain the true toll of hip fractures and how older adults fare up after the injury.

9 Jul 2019

Comparing ability of human listeners and computational models to rate health state of infants

Crying is, for babies, the earliest way of expressing and communicating needs like hunger, pain, discomfort or tiredness.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers develop new nanotheranostic system that solves many problems

Theranostics is an emerging field of medicine whose name is a combination of "therapeutics" and "diagnostics".

9 Jul 2019

Medical News

New blood flow monitor has potential to save lives

Traveling can also change the makeup of a person's gut

New class of cancer-killing agents shows promise in destroying cancer stem cells

Novel anticancer agents show promise to control tumor growth in nearly every cancer type

How electrical stimulation promotes wound healing

App-based ridehailing services linked to more congestion and traffic deaths

UIC researchers aim to find how mining dusts contribute to black lung disease

Many thyroid cancer patients have no choice about radioactive iodine, study reveals

Researchers improve training modules for future surgeons with 3D printing

RNA-binding protein SRSF3 appears to be key factor for proper heart contraction, survival

Study: Two-thirds of pneumonia patients receive more antibiotics than they probably need

Grandparents allowing kids too much screen time

Rhythmic fluctuations in brain activity may play a role in spatial navigation

People use executive control processes to ignore cues that signal something rewarding

Uranium toxicity might have caused obesity and diabetes in Kuwait, finds new study

Researchers reveal two metabolic pathways that may play a role in DOHaD hypothesis

Does genetic testing affect psychosocial health?

Experts explain what happens after hip fracture in older adults

Comparing ability of human listeners and computational models to rate health state of infants

Researchers develop new nanotheranostic system that solves many problems

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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

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