A Stanford University researcher has bioengineered an effective protein mimic that restored breathing capacity to the injured lungs of rats,
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Nurse-led task shifting an effective strategy to control hypertension in Ghana, new study finds
The addition of a nurse-led intervention for hypertension management to health insurance coverage was more effective in lowering blood pressure
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Saving aging nerves from ‘big eater’ immune cells: Treatment that destroys macrophages rescues nerve fiber in aging mice
Immune cells may contribute to weakness and mobility issues in the elderly by driving nerve degeneration, according to a study
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Mayo Clinic CIO Christopher Ross on breaking the $1 billion EHR and IT modernization rollout barrier
Mayo Clinic is on the cusp of one of the biggest and most expensive EHR go-lives in history. When the
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Geometry is key to T-cell triggering: Engineers discover geometric underpinnings of T-cell stimulation through precise engineering of T-cell receptor geometry, building a 3-D nanofabricated biomimetic surface that simulates the key components of an antigen-presenting cell
T cells protect the body from foreign substances (known as antigens) and are an essential component of the body’s immune
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Frozen embryo transfer versus fresh embryo transfer: What’s riskier?
Large for gestational age babies and congenital heart defects (CHD) are just two of several risks needing further examination in
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Infertility through the ages – and how IVF changed the way we think about it
To all outward appearances, Louise Brown looked exactly the same as thousands of other babies when her blinking, slightly quizzical
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Can stress testing and biomarker studies predict cardiovascular event risk in older women?
Mayo Clinic researchers, reporting results of the SMART study, have shown that abnormal results on a stress electrocardiogram are an
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Study links fracking chemicals to immune imbalance
Among predictions of a second fracking boom in the US, the first evidence that chemicals found in ground water near
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Vapers and non-smokers have the same flourishing gut flora
The first study of its kind has found that people who vape have the same mix of gut bacteria as
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