Archive: 24/05/2017

Researchers demonstrate mathematical modeling limits aggressive tumor cell growth

Cancers can be viewed as complex dynamic systems because they have many interacting parts that can change over time and space. Perhaps the most well-known complex dynamic system is the weather and, similar to weather forecasting, ...

May 24, 2017

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$100M gift to create University of Chicago health institute

A Chicago-area family is giving University of Chicago Medicine its biggest ever donation—$100 million to establish an institute devoted to improving health and preventing disease by optimizing the body's own defenses.

May 24, 2017

UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict

Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of them in Yemen, Iraq and Syria, the United Nation's children agency said in a report Wednesday.

May 24, 2017

Can parents' tech obsessions contribute to a child's bad behavior?

Fatigue. Hunger. Boredom. Those are often on the list of reasons parents mention if their child whines, has tantrums or acts out.

May 24, 2017

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How listening to music in a group influences depression

Listening to music together with others has many social benefits, including creating and strengthening interpersonal bonds. It has previously been shown that enjoying music in a group setting has an impact on social relationships, ...

May 24, 2017

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World-first discovery of protein that causes liver disease brings hope for new treatments

In a world-first discovery, scientists at Sydney's Westmead Institute for Medical Research have identified a protein that causes liver fibrosis (scarring), paving the way for new treatments for liver disease to be developed.

May 24, 2017

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In-hospital COPD mortality shows large drop from 2005-2014

While the number of hospitalizations for COPD in the United States fluctuated within a narrow range between 2005 and 2014, in-hospital deaths decreased substantially during that same time, according to new research presented ...

May 24, 2017

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Bronchial thermoplasty helps reduce severe asthma attacks and ER visits

In a new study presented at the 2017 American Thoracic Society International Conference, adult asthma patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty (BT) had fewer severe exacerbations and were able to reduce their ER visits ...

May 24, 2017

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Scientists gain better understanding of how Ebola disables people's immune defenses

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston scientists have unlocked mysteries of how the Ebola virus hampers the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and its accompanying lethal disease, according to ...

May 24, 2017

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Machine learning may help in early identification of severe sepsis

A machine-learning algorithm has the capability to identify hospitalized patients at risk for severe sepsis and septic shock using data from electronic health records (EHRs), according to a study presented at the 2017 American ...

May 24, 2017

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