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(Infectious Diseases Society of America) New York City saw a 976 percent increase in PrEP prescriptions in two years, but disparities remain, according to an IDWeek study.

(University of Pennsylvania) Led by Carolina López of the University of Pennsylvania, a multi-disciplinary research team has resolved a paradox of viral infection. They've identified how a viral product can both trigger...

(University of Montreal) A new study on cannabis use that involved 1,136 patients (from 18 to 40 years of age) with mental illnesses who had been seen five times during the year after discharge from a psychiatric hospita...

News According to Wired, silicone can be used for a kidney, too ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

News According to Wired, silicon can be used for a kidney, too ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

News MeTro's high elasticity makes it ideal for sealing wounds in body tissues that continually expand and relax -- such as lungs, hearts and arteries ... Contributed Author: University of Sydney Topics: Surgical

WHO provides 1.2 million antibiotics to fight plague in Madagascar

Product Announcement This single-handed and tool free sanitary Tri-Clamp is qualified for use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry ... Contributed Author: Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group

News The organoids are placed in a sealed, monitored system - complete with real-time camera ... Contributed Author: Phys.org

News The bandage consists of electrically conductive fibers coated in a gel that can be individually loaded with infection-fighting antibiotics ... Contributed Author: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Topics: Regenerative ...

Scientists have developed a surgical glue that can seal wounds in just 60 seconds, potentially changing the course of surgeries going forward. It's called MeTro, and it's scheduled for human testing soon.

Heart rates of hockey spectators almost double during peak moments of the game. At-risk sports fans must be wary of their heart rates so as to avoid adverse cardiovascular events.

(American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) The October issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy features several new studies evaluating various treatments for Barrett's esophagus (BE). BE is a condition in which t...

(University of Vermont) School officials focused exclusively on bullying prevention efforts might want to consider the findings of a new study showing the highly damaging effects of multiple forms of victimization on sch...

(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Preclampsia, the most dangerous form of hypertension during a pregnancy, is known to originate in the placenta. But the root causes remain largel...

(Rutgers University) Primary care medicine is currently not able to meet the health care needs of cancer survivors, despite a decade-long effort by the medical establishment to move long-term survivorship care out of the...

(University of Liverpool) University researchers, working with F2G Limited (Eccles, Manchester), have developed a new antifungal drug to help in the treatment of life threatening invasive fungal infections such as invasi...

(University of Liverpool) A new study from the University of Liverpool provides evidence that locating a General Practitioner (GP) in a hospital emergency department (ED) can reduce waiting times and admissions, but may ...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) A team of researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health has received a $3.1 million grant from the Natio...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) hope to put a dent in the cycle of re-arrest and release among homeless adults w...

(Weill Cornell Medicine) Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $45.3million renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health's Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program to continue funding its multi-instituti...

(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP) today objected to the Trump Administration's overhaul of the nation's contraception mandate. The new rule rolls back the previous administration's...