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DARPA gives Kryptowire $5.1 million for smartphone-based health tracking
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $5.1 million contract to Kryptowire, for technology that can gather and
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Some human cancers are ‘evolutionary accidents’
New research, published in Biological Reviews and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and Escola Superior de Ciências
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Possible novel method for stopping untreatable pediatric brain cancers: Effective treatment options lacking for leading killer of kids with cancer
Researchers used an experimental molecular therapy in preclinical laboratory tests to effectively treat several types of deadly pediatric brain cancer
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Your immune system holds the line against repeat invaders, thanks to this molecule
Memory T cells are a critical element of our immune system’s historical archive. To prevent repeat infections, these cells retain
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Large aggregates of ALS-causing protein might actually help brain cells: UNC School of Medicine scientists add to evidence that small aggregates of SOD1 protein are the brain-cell killing culprits in ALS, but the formation of larger, more visible, and fibril-like aggregates of the same protein may protect brain cells
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the understanding of the complex and fatal
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Follow the money: Where Gartner, IDC and HIMSS Analytics say hospitals will invest the most in 2018
IT spending is on the rise. Everyone working in healthcare leadership positions, information and technology, or even remotely paying attention
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Vineti closes on $33.5 million Series B financing to speed patient access to cell and gene therapies
Cloud-based startup Vineti, co-founded by GE Ventures and Mayo Clinic Ventures, has closed on a $33.5 million Series B round
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Though most prolapse surgeries regress over time, symptoms remain improved
An estimated one in three women in the U.S. has a pelvic floor disorder, a condition that often develops after
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Medical marijuana push spreads to Utah, Oklahoma
The push for legalized marijuana has moved into Utah and Oklahoma, two of the most conservative states in the country,
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New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk: Guidelines would class an extra 31 million Americans as having hypertension
The recent recommendations from American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are as follows: lowering the threshold for
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