Survey Shows Majority of Americans Have Their Heart Health Facts Wrong
Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., about three-quarters (74 percent) of Americans do not fear dying from it, according to a recent...
View ArticleCancer Immunotherapy Leader Allison to Receive 2014 Szent-Gyorgyi Prize
Discovering key elements of immune system T cell biology and applying that knowledge to create a new way to treat cancer has earned Jim Allison, Ph.D., the 2014 Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in...
View ArticleStroke Trigger More Deadly for African-Americans
African-Americans were 39 times more likely to die of a stroke if they were exposed to an infection. Newswise: MedNews Content is copyrighted by the respective owners. Advertisement: Looking for a...
View ArticleUAB Earns NAFC Center of Excellence Designation Again
The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has reaccredited the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Continence and Urogynecology Care Clinics as a Center of Excellence for Continence Care....
View ArticleLong-Term Research Confirms Game-Changing Method for Detecting Spread of...
Long-term research that was initiated at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center on lymphatic mapping and sentinel-node biopsy, techniques for detecting the earliest spread (metastasis) of melanoma,...
View ArticlePenn Study Finds Topiramate Reduces Heavy Drinking Among Patients Seeking to...
Heavy alcohol consumption is common in the United States and takes a personal and societal toll, with an annual estimated cost of $ 223.5 billion. Researchers at Penn Medicine have shown that the...
View ArticleAmerican Physical Society Names Tufts Biomedical Engineer Fiorenzo Omenetto...
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto, Ph.D., professor of biomedical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering and adjunct professor of physics in the School of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a fellow...
View ArticleResearchers Hijack Cancer Migration Mechanism to “Move” Brain Tumors
One factor that makes glioblastoma cancers so difficult to treat is that malignant cells from the tumors spread throughout the brain by following nerve fibers and blood vessels to invade new locations....
View ArticleHow Well Do Football Helmets Protect Players From Concussions?
A new study finds that football helmets currently used on the field may do little to protect against hits to the side of the head, or rotational force, an often dangerous source of brain injury and...
View ArticleDining Preferences of Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities Changing...
Research shows that a younger and more ‘food-centric’ population is more vocal about food preferences and satisfaction. Newswise: MedNews Content is copyrighted by the respective owners. Advertisement:...
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