On your bike? A James Cook University researcher says a lack of suitable roads is a big reason why cycling participation rates in Australia and Queensland are so low. Jun 13, 2019 0 0
Implanted drug 'reservoir' safely reduces injections for people with macular degeneration In a clinical trial of 220 people with "wet" age-related macular degeneration, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, collaborators from many sites across the country, and Genentech in South San Francisco have added to evidence ... Jun 13, 2019 0 7
Study disproves accusations of ghost patient fraud by GPs A research paper published last year has put paid to claims that GPs in England are cheating the system by claiming for non-existent patients. Jun 13, 2019 0 0
Determining risk of recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, Ph.D., researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) and assistant professor of oncological ... Jun 13, 2019 0 326
Expert discusses the U.S. food safety system Contaminated food causes 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths each year in the United States. In his new book, "Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety," published by the University ... Jun 13, 2019 0 2
Genes and cellular processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of RVVC found An international team of researchers has identified some of the genes and cellular processes that contribute to the pathogenesis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC)—a Candida albicans fungal infection. In their ... Jun 13, 2019 weblog 0 14
The first tomography map for diagnosing glaucoma Pablo Amil, a researcher from the research group in Nonlinear Dynamics, Nonlinear Optics and Lasers (DNOLL) at the ESEIAAT, has created an objective model that classifies the degrees of the iridocorneal angle, a key element ... Jun 13, 2019 0 3
The three big studies pushing at the frontiers of HIV prevention There are an estimated 5000 new HIV transmissions every day. Around 70% of the 37 million people living with HIV globally are in sub-Saharan Africa. Of the 1.8 million new HIV transmissions worldwide in 2017, 800 000 occurred ... Jun 13, 2019 0 2
Neuroscience research suggests support-dependent modulation of responses to social exclusion Social support can change the way we perceive an unpleasant situation, but some types of support seem more effective than others. An international team of researchers led by Giorgia Silani from the Faculty of Psychology at ... Jun 13, 2019 0 8
New poll shows rural health may be powerful issue in 2020 election A vast majority of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, consider access to health care in rural communities an important issue. Additionally, three in five voters think it is so important, they would vote for a candidate ... Jun 13, 2019 0 1
