Inflammatory signals in heart muscle cells linked to atrial fibrillation

Interfering with inflammatory signals produced by heart muscle cells might someday provide novel therapeutic strategies for…

Preventable deaths from lack of high-quality medical care cost trillions

Eight million largely preventable deaths from treatable diseases cost $6 trillion in lost economic welfare in…

High schoolers who use heroin commonly use multiple other drugs

High school seniors who use heroin commonly use multiple other drugs -- and not just opioids,…

Gap in substance abuse data could have long-term implications

A policy of redacting Medicare claims that included diagnosis or procedure codes related to substance abuse…

Bright warning colors on poison dart frogs also act as camouflage

Poison dart frogs are well known for their deadly toxins and bright colors, which have made…

Physicists use terahertz flashes to uncover state of matter hidden by superconductivity

A research team has developed a new quantum switching scheme that gives them access to new…

New cardiac pump device more effective, less costly than standard pump

Investigators presented evidence that a next-generation cardiac pump device not only improves long-term outcomes but may…

New way to estimate magma beneath Yellowstone supervolcano

Researchers have found a new way to estimate how fast magma is recharging beneath the Yellowstone…

Most women with early breast cancer do not benefit from chemotherapy, TAILORx trial finds

New findings show no benefit from chemotherapy for 70 percent of women with the most common…

New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient unresponsive to other treatments

A novel approach to immunotherapy has led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a…