A total of 13 physicians at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, representing 10 different specialties have been named “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
Studies of neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ) could shed light on the mass of neutrinos and whether they exist as both matter and antimatter. Experiments involving the decay of germanium-76 into selenium-76 could help with this research. A new study provides key input for these kinds of experiments.
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Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine will present new cancer research at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium as well as the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium this month. The conferences, both being held in San Francisco, Calif., bring together physicians, researchers, and patient advocates from all over the world to discuss innovative, multidisciplinary perspectives on the latest clinical and scientific advances.
Researchers at UT Southwestern have developed a first-of-its-kind robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (rNSM) and reconstruction procedure that provides remarkably natural-looking outcomes while preserving full breast sensation.
A roundup of 2023 medical discoveries and innovations at Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
How do you get students excited about geosciences? You get them into the geosciences. As enrollment in water-related programs has dropped in recent years, professor Abe Springer combined an international lecture tour with a series of hands-on workshops that assessed the health of local springs.
Rockville, Md.—The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Foundation congratulates David Zacks, MD, PhD — 2023 recipient of the Kreissig Award for Excellence in Retinal Surgery. Established by Ingrid Kreissig, MD, through the ARVO Foundation, the $30,000 award recognizes excellence in the understanding of the mechanisms of retinal disease requiring surgical management, innovative approaches to management, and/or outcomes of surgical treatment.
Scientists working on biological design should focus on the idiosyncrasies of biological systems over optimisation, according to new research.
The researchers headed by Dr. Phillip Ozimek from the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, recruited 1,230 people for their online survey.
In studying social mobility in today’s industrialized nations, researchers typically rely on data from the World Economic Forum or, in the United States, the General Social Survey.
Wren Laboratories is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Mark Harman, MD, MBA, MS, BCMAS, as a Clinical Consultant for the 10-year-old molecular diagnostic company.
Scholars and policymakers have highlighted the positive impact of human capital on entrepreneurial activity. Vast attention has also been directed to the beneficial role of pro-market institutions for entrepreneurship.
One in three children who suffer from bacterial meningitis live with permanent neurological disabilities due to the infection.
General skills training programs for those hired under flexible arrangements can strengthen the relationship between firm and worker, thus benefiting both groups. But for that to happen, the programs need to have strong buy-in from both managers and workers.
Researchers from McGill University, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease.
Find the latest research and features on emergency medicine in the Emergency Medicine channel on Newswise.
Even if global warming were to stop completely, the volume of ice in the European Alps would fall by 34% by 2050. If the trend observed over the last 20 years continues at the same rate, however, almost half the volume of ice will be lost as has been demonstrated by scientists from the University of Lausanne (UNIL, Switzerland) in a new international study.
Ghent University researcher Ilse De Looze led the study on the Green Monster with her DustOrigin team and revealed its true nature: "the Green Monster is photobombing the supernova remnant Cas A rather than being part of it".
Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatised and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.
Molecular defense system protects bacteria from viruses and at the same time makes them susceptible to antibiotics.
The most important support person for women to succeed in their ambition to breastfeed is the new mother’s partner. The partner also needs to be included through more support from healthcare professionals.
Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD, associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is the recipient of this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) Distinguished Scientist Award-Clinical Domain.
On its own, a 1°C temperature rise might shave off about 5 months, with women and people in developing nations disproportionately affected.
Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS), often called infantile spasms, is the most common form of epilepsy seen during infancy. Prompt diagnosis and referral to a neurologist are essential. But research suggests infants are likely to experience delays in referral to a neurologist if their families are from historically marginalized racial/ethnic backgrounds. A new open-access training module for front-line providers from OPENPediatrics, an online learning community launched by Boston Children’s Hospital, aims to change that.
Interest in forest restoration has increased in recent years, both on the part of companies and financial markets and in academia and government.
New study shows effectiveness of first drug to focus on cancer-causing protein.
In a few years, popcorn could become a standard element in science classrooms across Illinois and the nation. With funding from a new USDA grant, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign crop scientist and collaborating educators are developing a popcorn-based curriculum to reinforce concepts around agricultural science, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, computer science, genomics, research methods, and more for 4-H and high school students.
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Researchers with McMaster University have created the instruction manual that will help scientists across the globe find hard to detect B cells.
“We at the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) were surprised to see a statement from Drs. Jeff Shuren and Dora Hughes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) proposed rule to duplicate the regulation of laboratory developed tests by placing these tests under FDA authority, in addition to their current regulation under CMS.
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that, by 2021, only 1.1% of radiologists’ commercial claims were out of network (OON), down from 12.6% in 2007. As such, by 2021, radiologists practiced almost exclusively in-network. This Journal of the American College of Radiology study was based on 80 million commercial radiology claims (2007-2021) for individuals covered by a large commercial payer.
Six physician-scientists from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have been elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigation, joining one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies composed of more than 3,000 physician-scientists representing all medical specialties.
Following a brief intervention delivered to certain heavy drinkers, alcohol use and risky social ties decreased among those students’ close social connections who were also heavy drinkers, according to a novel study of first-year college students’ alcohol consumption and social networks.
AIP Publishing is excited to announce the appointment of Julia R. Greer as the new editor-in-chief of Journal of Applied Physics. Greer is the Mettler Chair Professor of Materials Science, Mechanics, and Medical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology and the Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of Caltech’s Kavli Nanoscience Institute. As editor-in-chief, Greer’s vision for Journal of Applied Physics is to build upon its long and distinguished history and establish an even broader reach.
Justin Fraser, M.D., and his University of Kentucky colleagues have a phrase they frequently use to convey the urgency of their care: “Time is brain.”
The presentation will focus on the use of mRNA in Liquid Biopsies as a platform for precision diagnostics
vrClincals for Nursing and A Systematic Approach to Evaluation of Nursing Programs receive first place recognition in the annual awards from the American Journal of Nursing
The Faculty of Veterinary Science at Chulalongkorn University is thrilled to invite academics, scholars in animal health, students, and animal enthusiasts to join the 23rd Chulalongkorn University Veterinary Conference: CUVC 2024.
Property Management of Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) unveiled BLOCK 28X, a new space in Samyan for young entrepreneurs.
Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt — a metal that carries high financial, environmental, and social costs.
An international team of astronomers have found a new and unknown object in the Milky Way that is heavier than the heaviest neutron stars known and yet simultaneously lighter than the lightest black holes known.
Army Lieutenant Colonel (Dr.) Robert Vietor, was named the new Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology for the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU).
Much of what we know about viral respiratory infections like COVID-19 and influenza comes from studies of symptomatic patients.
What did people eat on the west coast of Scandinavia 10 000 years ago? A new study of the DNA in a chewing gum shows that deer, trout and hazelnuts were on the diet.
New research from Virginia Commonwealth University fundamentally challenges the paradigm that business organizations should promote profit above all else.
MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its environment.
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