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(Karolinska Institutet) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report that cholesterol metabolites cause specific immune cells in the large intestine to move, which lies behind the formation of the immune system'...

Surfers are more likely to have their stomachs colonized by antibiotic-resistant bacteria than non-surfers, a new study found. Researchers attempted to test the strength of the E. coli bacteria in the presence of cefotax...

Your nose, mouth, skin pores and...other...body holes each serve their unique functions. But most of them also double as biological exhaust pipes, spewing gaseous byproducts of the myriad internal chemical reactions keep...

Product Announcement VadaTech, a manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards, enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces the FMC155 ... Contributed Author: VadaTech

News One reason behind this is because many technicians scan the wrong organ ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News The flexibility of the needle is a major advantage ... Contributed Author: Olympus

News KAUST has developed a unique transistor architecture that boosts the performance of the display circuitry ... Contributed Author: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

News This work could have implications for restoring function in stroke patients with hand paralysis ... Contributed Author: Society for Neuroscience Topics: Neurology

Don't fully trust a mobile app when it comes to birth control methods. A hyped contraceptive app used by thousands of women and certified as effective as the pill is now blamed for dozens of unwanted pregnancies.

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) People with chronic diseases often live independent lives, without a traditional 'caregiver.' But many of them have a family member or friend who plays a key supporting role i...

(University of Würzburg) Circadian clocks regulate the behaviour of all living things. Scientists from the University of Würzburg have now taken a closer look at the clock's anatomical structures and molecular processe...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Experiments with a small group of overweight men and women have added to evidence that 'hunger hormone' levels rise and 'satiety (or fullness) hormone' levels decrease in the evening. The finding...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) As for other types of medical care, surgery appears to be prone to a significant 'weekend effect' -- with higher odds of death when surgery is performed during or one or two days before the weeken...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A rare glimpse into the prior authorization requirements implemented by public and private insurance providers across the country has found substantial administrative burde...

(La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology) Severe eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that is driven by an allergic reaction. In their latest study, researchers at La Jo...

(Thomas Jefferson University) Micro metal beads and magnets help deliver a biologic where it's needed to improve constipation or rectoanal incontinence in animal models of the disorders.

(University of Waterloo) Applied mathematics can be a powerful tool in helping predict the genesis and evolution of different types of cancers, a study from the University of Waterloo has found.

(Washington University School of Medicine) More than 10,000 people in the United States are living with memory loss and other persistent neurological problems that occur after West Nile virus infects the brain. Now, a ne...

(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) A new multi-institution report provides practical agronomic data for five cellulosic feedstocks, which could improve adoption and incr...

(IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)) Obese women are 12 times more like to get cancer than those of a normal weight. Obese men are twice as likely to develop this disease. The data is the result of the la...

(New York University) An increasing number of older adults are reporting cognitive impairment in their families over the past two decades, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) In continued collaboration, Penn Medicine and Princeton Orthopedic Associates formalize their relationship under the Penn Medicine Orthopaedic Specialty Network