New global standard counts the cost of environmental damage
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Environmental damage costs society enormous amounts of money - and often leaves future generations...
Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia
Study finds unique 'molecular signature' for often-misdiagnosed diseaseCredit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center COLUMBUS, Ohio - For the...
Study suggests painkillers taken during pregnancy not a cause of asthma in kids
A study of almost 500,000 women indicates that taking paracetamol or other painkillers during pregnancy is not responsible for increasing...
Earliest known Mariner’s Astrolabe research published today to go in Guinness Book of Records
Credit: David Mearns Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada...
Fast-acting agent shows promise in reversing effects of ticagrelor
PB2452 provides immediate and sustained reversal of ticagrelor's antiplatelet effects In patients with acute coronary syndromes, coronary artery stenting, or...
Hormonal treatment may trigger depression in men with prostate cancer
Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to suffer from depression than men...
Mental health state associated with higher death rates for prostate and urological cancers
Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are at greater risk of dying if they have had psychiatric care prior...
Scientists identify compounds in coffee which may inhibit prostate cancer
For the first time, scientists have identified compounds found in coffee which may inhibit the growth of prostate cancer. This...
Outcomes of intervention to improve communication between clinicians, patient with advanced cancer
Bottom Line: These studies report on the outcomes of a clinical trial that evaluated a quality-improvement intervention for communication between...
New study underscores significant benefit of conversations between clinicians and patients
Across the United States, millions of individuals face serious, life-limiting illness like cancer, heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and...
New cardiac pump clinically superior, safer for patients
Final results from MOMENTUM 3 show reduction in strokes, bleeding and near elimination of pump thrombosis Boston, MA -- The...
Absorbable antibiotic envelope can significantly cut cardiac device infections
Cleveland Clinic-led Global trial of nearly 7,000 patients also demonstrates the envelope's safety EMBARGOED UNTIL 11: 45 a.m. ET, March...
World’s oldest semen still viable
Ram sperm frozen for 50 years successfully used to impregnate 34 ewesCredit: University of Sydney Semen stored since 1968 in...
In study, TAVR is superior to surgery for low-risk patients with aortic valve stenosis
Patients had a 46 percent lower risk of death, stroke, or rehospitalization when their aortic valve was replaced via a...
Testosterone slows prostate cancer recurrence in low-risk patients
In the largest such study so far undertaken, US researchers have shown that testosterone replacement slows the recurrence of prostate...
Key to successful care of pregnant women in heart failure? Team-based care, study finds
Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Any time a pregnant woman presents in heart failure there are risks to both mother and baby....
DNA of sperm taken from testicles of infertile men ‘as good as sperm from fertile men’
Possibly opens way for new treatment Scientists have found that sperm DNA from the testicles of many infertile men is...
Strength training may reduce the risk of diabetes in obesity
Credit: Dr. Pereira de Moura Strength training over a short time period can reduce fat stores in the liver and...
Study reveals how motivation affects nutrition and diet
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that people with a positive attitude are more likely...
Children’s noses hold clues to serious lung infections, study shows
Tiny organisms in a child's nose could offer clues to improving the diagnosis and treatment of severe lung infections, research...
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