Health

New machine learning method could spare some women from unnecessary breast surgery

Feb 13, 2019 09:23 AM EST

Dartmouth researchers have found a machine learning method that can predict the likelihood that a high-risk type of breast lesion is cancerous, potentially saving some women from unnecessary surgeries and overtreatment

Yuntao Wu, George Mason University (IMAGE)

T cell marker a potential functional HIV cure

Feb 08, 2019 10:31 AM EST

Mason researcher helps identify a T cell marker that could help lead to improved treatment for HIV, cancer patients.

Spermatogonail Stem Cells Graphic, UC San Diego Health (IMAGE)

How men continually produce sperm -- and how that discovery could help treat infertility

Feb 06, 2019 08:48 AM EST

Using a leading-edge technique, researchers define the cell types in both newborn and adult human testes, opening a path for new strategies to treat male infertility with stem cells

Study finds correlation between eviction rates in the US and high number of STIs

Jan 23, 2019 01:12 PM EST

A study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases outlines a correlation researchers found between America's eviction crisis and the high rate of sexually transmitted infections.

Widely available food in US workplaces: Perk or hazard?

Jan 22, 2019 09:17 AM EST

Offering more healthful foods at work could be a promising opportunity to improve wellness, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Unexpected link found between feeding and memory brain areas

Jan 22, 2019 09:09 AM EST

The search for a mechanism that could explain how the protein complex NCOR1/2 regulates memory has revealed an unexpected connection between the lateral hypothalamus and the hippocampus, the feeding and the memory centers of the brain, respectively.

How staying in shape is vital for reproductive success

Jan 21, 2019 10:17 AM EST

New research reveals that cells must keep their shape and proportions to successfully reproduce through cell division

Physical activity, any type or amount, cuts health risk from sitting

Jan 17, 2019 08:39 AM EST

A new study offers compelling evidence that replacing 30 minutes of sitting with physical activity, of any intensity or amount, reduces the risk of early death

Pain and substance abuse interact in a vicious cycle

Jan 14, 2019 10:39 AM EST

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Pain and substance use interact in a vicious cycle that can ultimately worsen and maintain both chronic pain and addiction, according to a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

A new technique will make it possible to detect viruses in the field. In this case, a yam plot in Guadeloupe.

Mobile, instant diagnosis of viruses

Jan 12, 2019 04:52 PM EST

A new high-throughput, miniature, portable sequencing technique* has been developed in recent years, for human and animal health purposes. It uses mobile laboratories to diagnose viruses such as Ebola or Zika almost instantly, in the field. Diagnosis is both quick and early, which avoids the need to transfer contaminated samples.