Medical News

News Colorado State University biomedical and chemistry researchers are using creative tactics to subvert these superbugs ... Contributed Author: Colorado State University

News The battery is bio-compatible, and it produces a similar type of of ion-based electrical energy ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler

News Using three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the research team characterized the shape, volume, morphometry and texture of placentas ... Contributed Author: Children's National Health System Topics...

News This new optical device has the potential to improve our abilities to detect all sorts of biological and chemical samples ... Contributed Author: University at Buffalo

The cardiovascular benefits of the Mediterranean diet seem to be exclusive to the rich and educated, a new study has found. Learn about the connection of this diet to socioeconomic standing based on a study of 18,000 Ita...

News In their simulations, the UO researchers studied the performance of their bio-inspired implant, which would be inserted behind the eye's retina ... Contributed Author: University of Oregon Topics: Implantables

(University of Stirling) Hospital patients with dementia and other causes of confusion have longer stays and worse treatment outcomes than people without the condition, research led by the University of Stirling has foun...

(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) A new report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology describes an important step toward developing cancer treatments involving the body's immune system.

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) If S. aureus is going to drink our blood like a vampire, let's kill it with sunlight.

(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) What determines how kids decide to spend their cash on snacks? In a study with Boston-area children, researchers show that their experience with money and their liking of brands...

(American Roentgen Ray Society) Newly developed 'cinematic rendering' technology can produce photorealistic 3-D images from traditional CT and MRI data, with potential applications in medical education, communication wit...

(University of Delaware) Scientists have used the 'mirror box' illusion -- an old magic trick - in a number of neuroscience studies. Researchers at the University of Delaware are using a new version of the illusion to st...

(Case Western Reserve University) Molecules that help cells communicate with each other--called cytokines--might be the key to repairing diabetic nerve damage, according to a new study published in Experimental Neurology...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) The Mount Sinai Health System announced today that it has partnered with Contessa Health, an innovative health care company that manages acute-care services at ...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine) Yale University researchers have developed a way in which medical imaging with SPECT/CT could potentially be used to assess a patient's rupture risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Delaying s...

(Westmead Institute for Medical Research) Thousands of patients suffering from invasive fungal infections in intensive-care units or after organ transplantation will benefit from the latest insights into diagnostic and t...

(Wiley) Accurately determining the time since death is an important aspect of forensic sciences and casework.

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is establishing the Asperger's Syndrome Program of Excellence (ASPE) with a $5.4 million gift from an anon...

(American Association for Cancer Research) Periodontal disease was associated with increased risk of several types of cancer in postmenopausal women, even in women who had never smoked.

(American Geriatrics Society) Strategies to improve our appetites as we age include reducing portion size, increasing meal frequency, and using flavor enhancers. Until recently, however, these options have not proven to ...

(Michigan State University) Michigan State University will receive approximately $3.2 million this year to begin establishing a registry of Flint residents who were exposed to lead-contaminated water from the Flint Water...

(Iowa State University) Iowa State University's Edward Yu has spent years studying the structures and mechanisms bacteria use to resist antibiotics. He and his research group recently published two more papers describing...