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Researchers from Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Livermore Lab and UC Davis are building the first-ever end-to-end simulation code to precisely capture the geology and physics of regional earthquakes, and how the shaking impacts buildings

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Researchers report in JAMA Dermatology that surgical treatment delays – defined as surgery that occurred more than six weeks after diagnosis – were common. Medicaid patients were 36 percent more likely than private insurance patients to experience delays.

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BOSTON – (October 3, 2017) – If you’re one of the two billion people in the world who are over-weight or obese, or the one billion people with fatty liver disease, your doctor’s first advice is to cut calories—and especially to cut down on concentrated sugars such as high-fructose corn syrup, a sugar found in sweetened beverages and many other processed foods.

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Raya Elfadel Kheirbek, MD, associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, talks about overcoming prejudices to heal the doctor-patient relationship in a Health Affairs essay.

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Changzhi Li’s “cardiac password” project will examine using the wave of the heart motion as an added method of continuous authentication.

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Northfield, Ill.—The College of American Pathologists (CAP), the world’s largest association of board-certified pathologists, will honor six doctors with the CAP Lifetime Achievement Award for their service to the organization and to the medical specialty that is responsible for the study and diagnosis of disease, as well as the oversight of medical laboratories.

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UNLV researchers have developed a new method for extracting tooth root pulp that quadruples the number of stem cells that can be harvested and replicated to treat a variety of medical conditions.

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The Mobilizing Innovation webpage provides a high-level overview of how specific S&T innovations are promoting progress in key DHS mission areas.

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The Richard A. Henson Foundation, Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to Salisbury University, announcing a $2.5 million gift for SU’s Henson School of Science and Technology. This donation marks the 30th anniversary of the school’s initial endowment.

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When a normally cold stream in Iceland was warmed, the make-up of life inside changed as larger organisms thrived while smaller ones struggled. The findings carry implications for life in a warming climate.

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According to panelists at a University of Virginia Darden School of Business Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation panel discussion held at the Yale Club in New York City recently, when trying to find the best route to capital for new ventures, entrepreneurs must be specific about their needs and what that support will cost them.

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The Association of American Cancer Institutes will host about two dozen new cancer center directors at its annual meeting in Washington, DC, October 15 - 17.

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In Tanzania, pregnant women who were exposed to a national safe motherhood campaign designed to get them to visit health facilities for prenatal care and delivery were more likely to create birth plans and to attend more prenatal appointments.

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A new review of more than 500 studies examines the environmental and physiological causes of physical inactivity and the role it plays in the development of chronic disease. The article is published in Physiological Reviews.

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ProMedica Toledo Hospital is the first in Ohio to acquire BrightMatter™ technology, an innovative solution that combines advanced imaging, planning, navigation and robotics for complex brain tumor and spinal surgery.

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In conjunction with the release of the film “Battle of the Sexes,” Bowling Green State University sport management professor Nancy Spencer is available to share her experience serving as a line judge for the famed 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

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Preliminary findings presented at this year’s American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting suggest a genetic test for HPV16 in the blood could be useful to help assess risk for patients, and could help identify patients suitable for lower treatment doses.