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CVIA publishes special issue on adult congenital heart disease

The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications has just published the first issue of Volume 3. This is a Special Issue on Adult Congenital Heart Disease with Guest Editor Diego Moguillansky of the University of Florida Medical School.

14 Jun 2018

Etiologies of growing pains

If you are a parent who has been awakened from slumber with a child crying in pain, you can understand my distress at watching my son wake up in pain night after night.

14 Jun 2018

Research sheds light on pathways involved in transmitting itch sensations from skin to brain

Researchers from North Carolina State University have pinpointed a particular neuropeptide associated with transmitting itch signals in mice with atopic dermatitis.

14 Jun 2018

New studies on fat cell filling, history of biochemistry, and ketogenic diet

There's more than one type of fat cell. Besides the white fat that stores triglycerides in lipid droplets in preparation for lean times later, mammals also have heat-generating brown fat, which acts more like a radiator than a storage closet.

14 Jun 2018

Study shows effectiveness of prenatal Tdap vaccine in preventing infant pertussis

A study published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows the effectiveness of the Tdap vaccine for infants whose mothers receive the vaccine during pregnancy.

14 Jun 2018

Parents believe cancer prevention potential as best reason for adolescents to receive HPV vaccine

Parents of adolescents believed that the potential to prevent certain types of cancer is the best reason for their children to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine, whereas other reasons health care providers often give were far less persuasive.

14 Jun 2018

Patients may want cancer screenings even if potential harms outweigh benefits, finds study

A large proportion of the American public opts to receive cancer screenings with the hope that testing will reduce their chance of cancer death.

14 Jun 2018

Researchers study effects of different mind-body practices on brain function

A variety of meditation-based programs have been developed in recent years to reduce stress and medical symptoms and to promote wellness.

14 Jun 2018

Music therapy shows promise for improving lives of people with sickle cell disease

A new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy reveals promising findings for the application of improvisational music therapy in assuaging the multidimensional acute pain of adult patients with sickle cell disease.

14 Jun 2018

Study opens new potential avenue for treating ovarian cancer

Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a prescription drug, Calcitriol, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of calcium deficiency and kidney diseases, may increase the likelihood of surviving ovarian cancer.

14 Jun 2018

People with severe mental illness more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, shows study

People with severe mental illness are more than twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes, with even higher risks among patients who are African American or Hispanic, according to a new study led by UCSF.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists discover vaccine that may rapidly fight cholera-causing bacteria

A tricked-out cholera vaccine starts protecting against the deadly disease within a day, experiments in rabbits suggest.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists develop method to determine metabolic activity of neural networks

During the last decade, neurobiologists's attention has been focused on the study of the functioning of neural networks rather than single nerve cells.

14 Jun 2018

New study takes researchers one step closer to understanding consciousness

Consciousness is everything people experience -- from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine, the disappointment of failing an exam to the thrill of holding a newborn baby.

14 Jun 2018

People with type 2 diabetes may have increased risk of Parkinson's disease, shows study

People with type 2 diabetes may have an increased risk of having a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease later in life, according to a large study published in the June 13, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

14 Jun 2018

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CVIA publishes special issue on adult congenital heart disease

Etiologies of growing pains

Research sheds light on pathways involved in transmitting itch sensations from skin to brain

New studies on fat cell filling, history of biochemistry, and ketogenic diet

Study shows effectiveness of prenatal Tdap vaccine in preventing infant pertussis

Parents believe cancer prevention potential as best reason for adolescents to receive HPV vaccine

Patients may want cancer screenings even if potential harms outweigh benefits, finds study

Researchers study effects of different mind-body practices on brain function

Music therapy shows promise for improving lives of people with sickle cell disease

Study opens new potential avenue for treating ovarian cancer

People with severe mental illness more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, shows study

Scientists discover vaccine that may rapidly fight cholera-causing bacteria

Scientists develop method to determine metabolic activity of neural networks

New study takes researchers one step closer to understanding consciousness

People with type 2 diabetes may have increased risk of Parkinson's disease, shows study

New study shows how vitamin A effectively supports lung immunity against TB

Non-invasive optical imaging detects early molecular signatures of disease

NYIT researcher receives grant to study concussion and jockey helmet safety

Replacing potatoes or rice with lentils can reduce blood glucose levels, study shows

Researchers find no link between cannabis use and suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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