Interdisciplinary Research Team Finds Method for More Precise Diagnosis of Pneumonia

Medicine & Technology Sep 24, 2014

George Washington University researchers find DNA sequencing may lead to greater care for patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

Walking off depression and beating stress outdoors? Nature group walks linked to improved mental health

Sep 24, 2014

They are common suggestions to remedy stress: You just need a breath of fresh air. Walk it off. Get out and see people.

Gene mutation discovered in blood disorder

Sep 24, 2014

CHOP expert, collaborators identify mutation in aplastic anemia that shortens telomeres on ends of chromosomes

New research suggests sleep apnea screening before surgery

Sep 24, 2014

Treatment helps reduce risk of cardiovascular complications by more than half

A step in the right direction to avoid falls

Sep 24, 2014

By watching people walk, researchers decode the foot position's role in maintaining balance

UTSA microbiologists discover regulatory thermometer that controls cholera

Sep 24, 2014

Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Study finds gallbladder surgery can wait

Sep 24, 2014

Patients benefit from minimally invasive procedures

Facial masculinity not always a telling factor in mate selection

Sep 24, 2014

University of Oregon anthropologists are part of study that throws cold water on theory that infectious disease rates drive such choices

Kessler Foundation researchers find benefit for foot drop stimulator in rehabilitation after stroke

Sep 24, 2014

Application during task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain neuromuscular system

“Brain Breaks” increase activity, educational performance in elementary schools

Sep 24, 2014

A recent Oregon survey about an exercise DVD that adds short breaks of physical activity into the daily routine of elementary school students found it had a high level of popularity with both students and teachers, and offered clear advantages for overly sedentary educational programs.

Surveys may assess language more than attitudes, says study involving CU-Boulder

Sep 24, 2014

Scientists who study patterns in survey results might be dealing with data on language rather than what they're really after -- attitudes -- according to an international study involving the University of Colorado Boulder.

Note to young men: fat doesn’t pay

Sep 24, 2014

Obese teenage boys could be paid 18 percent less once they enter job market

Immune system is key ally in cyberwar against cancer

Sep 24, 2014

Rice University study yields new two-step strategy for weakening cancer

Slight alterations in microRNA sequences hold more information than previously thought

Sep 24, 2014

MicroRNA isoforms show population-specific and gender-specific signatures -- a finding that could affect how researchers view and study microRNAs.

Does Size Matter? Beynnon Uses MRI to Measure Joint's Geometry and Role in Severe Knee Injury

Sep 24, 2014

The successful rise and fall of an athlete's moving body relies on an orchestrated response of bones, joints, ligaments and tendons, putting the many angles and intersecting planes - literally the geometry - of a critical part like a knee joint to the test.