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Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days following a natural disaster, although most people...

New uses for existing antiviral drugs

Zika virus. Ebola virus. Influenza. SARS and MERS corona viruses. Existing and emerging viral diseases are an increasing problem, particularly...

Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may...

Exposure to domestic violence costs US government $55 billion each year

Credit: Case Western Reserve University The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of...

Malaria study reveals gene variants linked to risk of disease

Many people of African heritage are protected against malaria by inheriting a particular version of a gene, a large-scale study...

‘Incompatible’ donor stem cells cure adult sickle cell patients

Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital have cured seven adult patients of sickle cell disease, an...

Hospital patients are eager to play a role in tracking health data, researchers find

INDIANAPOLIS -- New research shows that patients in the hospital are eager to collaborate with clinicians to track their health...

New robot for skull base surgery is very accurate and alleviates surgeon’s workload

Credit: Bart van Overbeeke/Eindhoven University of Technology Drilling out a hole in the skull base has to be done with...

More than 1 in 20 US children and teens have anxiety or depression

April 24, 2018 - About 2.6 million American children and adolescents had diagnosed anxiety and/or depression in 2011-12, reports an...

Experimental arthritis drug prevents stem cell transplant complication

An investigational drug in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis prevents a common, life-threatening side effect of stem cell transplants, new...

Burning tumors away

Some 80,000 Americans will be diagnosed with a brain tumor this year according to the American Brain Tumor Association. Many...

Organoids reveal how a deadly brain cancer grows

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(April 24, 2018) Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an incredibly deadly brain cancer and presents a serious...

Bariatric surgery successes lead to type 2 diabetes treatment

Bariatric surgery has long yielded almost immediate health benefits for patients with type 2 diabetes, and new findings on the...

What if you could know that your mild cognitive impairment wouldn’t progress?

(IOS Press) Researchers from the Lisbon School of Medicine, University of Lisbon found that, in some mild cognitive impairment patients,...

What can a tasty milkshake teach us about the genetics of heart disease?

From 2002 to 2005, about 800 people in Minnesota and Utah drank more than 1,500 milkshakes, and they got to...

Brain activity linked to stress changes chemical codes

Credit: UC San Diego Five years ago, a team of University of California San Diego neurobiologists published surprising findings describing...

Study identifies overdose risk factors in youth with substance use disorders

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in...

Millennials aren’t getting the message about sun safety and the dangers of tanning

Credit: Oliver Day, Oregon State University BEND, Ore. - Many millennials lack knowledge about the importance of sunscreen and continue...

Cognitive behavioral therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism

TORONTO, Tuesday, April 24, 2018- New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help...

Healthcare costs for adults with autism more than double those for general population