IMAGE: Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles. view more Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES — Latino adults have higher diabetes rates than non-Latinos, yet research shows they are less likely to correctly follow medication instructions provided by their doctors. Furthermore, diabetes can set off a cascade of medical complications, requiring multiple medications that…
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IMAGE: Providers need more clear guidance on whether a patient who has suffered from STEMI heart attack should recover in the intensive care unit, a new University of Michigan study in… view more Credit: Michigan Medicine A trip to an intensive care unit can be more than twice as costly as a stay in a non-ICU…
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A physicist at The University of Texas at Arlington has proposed a new concept for treating cancer cells, further advancing the University’s status as a leader in health and the human condition. In a recently published paper in the journal Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, UTA physics Professor Wei Chen and a team of international…
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IMAGE: Amber Onorato, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry at Northern Kentucky University, back row center, with students in the 2018 summer research program. view more LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For nearly two decades, a program administered at the University of Louisville has been helping scientists at institutions throughout the state get their foot in the door of…
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IMAGE: This image was captured using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a technique that shows fiber tracking within the white matter tracts in the brain. DTI measures white matter deficits, which is… view more Credit: Kessler Foundation EAST HANOVER, N.J. June 4, 2019 — Kessler scientists received six grants from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury…
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The mineralocortoid receptor (MR) regulates water and sodium transport throughout cells and tissues, which is critical for controlling blood pressure and so, not surprisingly, the MR is common to all vertebrate animals. Aldosterone, which is a physiological steroid for land vertebrate MRs, evolved in lungfish (forerunners of land vertebrates), suggesting that the evolution of aldosterone…
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(New York, NY — June 4, 2019) — A theory that proposes the existence of a dynamic interface between the environment and human physiology over someone’s lifetime has earned a leading Mount Sinai researcher the prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Manish Arora, PhD, will receive a total…
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Self-confidence is a bit like the running water in your house. You may not know every detail about how it works or where it comes from, but it’s painfully obvious when it’s not there. Like when your water is shut off, a dearth of self-confidence has a huge negative impact on your health and lifestyle.…
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The Met Gala was just the first of fashion’s big nights this season. This evening, the stars are all headed to the CFDA Fashion Awards in Brooklyn, where Jennifer Lopez and Barbie are among the icons being honored this year. Designers from Brandon Maxwell to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are nominated for awards, and so…
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Juliann Bluitt Foster, an African-American woman, became a dentist at a time when only about 2 percent of dental school graduates were women and “maybe 2 percent of that 2 percent” were African-American, said Dr. Jeanne Craig Sinkford, a former dean of Howard University’s dental school. Dr. Bluitt Foster made it her goal to change…
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