Lumbar spine MRI reports are too difficult for patients to understand
As increasing numbers of patients gain online access to their radiology reports, a new study published in the April 2019...
Patient factors contribute to imaging follow-up rates
A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) considers several potential factors...
Doctors more likely to prescribe preventive therapy if prompted by EMR
Purely educating doctors about the importance of prescribing certain therapies may not be enough to make a meaningful impact, according...
Uterine artery embolization can be considered for well controlled symptomatic leiomyomas
A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) investigates the safety of...
Focus on immunotherapy and patient perspective at IASLC 2019 Small Cell Lung Cancer Meeting
Denver -- (March 27, 2019) -- While non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the more common form of lung cancer...
Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones
RIT associate professor Elizabeth Cherry helped develop the cardiac dynamics modeling method You can now perform supercomputer simulations of the...
Can a protein in cord blood predict risk of death, cerebral palsy in preterm infants?
Researchers find haptoglobin expression linked to newborn outcomes Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some...
New plant breeding technologies for food security
Genome editing and world hungerCredit: S Koppmair An international team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, argues in a...
Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work
They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems...
Smoking and mortality in Asia
Bottom Line: In this analysis of data from 20 studies conducted in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and India with more...
Researchers discover two, rare genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease
(Boston)--Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time. These variants, one...
$2.9 million grant to help extract clean irrigation water from fracking wastewater
Michigan State University will share almost $3 million to develop a freshwater recovery system to extract clean irrigation water from...
Poor lung function in shorter people linked to increased risk of heart disease
Results from a study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that an association between shorter...
Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone Joaninha slammed by wind shear
Credit: Credit: NOAA/NRL One day makes a big difference when you're a tropical cyclone. On March 28, Tropical Cyclone Joaninha...
How do species adapt to their surroundings?
Study explores the coevolution of lifespans and plasticity Several fish species can change sex as needed. Other species adapt to...
Research into tropical eye worm yields new tests to assess safety of anti-filarial drugs
Researchers at the LSTM's Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, and University of Buea, Cameroon have developed new models of the...
Ocean visions: Leading institutions gather to cultivate scalable, science-driven solutions
ATLANTA, March 29, 2019 - Leading ocean science and engineering institutions are joining forces to create Ocean Visions, an innovative...
Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia
An international collaboration led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveals the genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia, an aggressive...
Origin of Scandinavian wolves clarified
There are no signs that hybrids of dog and wolf have contributed to the Scandinavian wolf population - a matter...
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk that your baby will become obese
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2019) -- Using foreskin tissue from newborn circumcisions, a group...
