Text messages quickly track health care use during Ebola outbreak
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A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with NAFLD
Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, October 2, 2018 - Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty...
Study finds albiglutide reduces cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes and existing cardiovascular disease
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Canada’s first ‘state of the nation’ report on children’s physical literacy
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Credit: Journal of Hepatology Amsterdam, October 2, 2018 - Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty...
Hopkins researchers use endoscope to deliver gene therapy in animal study
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What kind of sex do German men have at 45?
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Novel mechanism for generating our skeleton
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Professor, MSD high school senior collaborate on homicide trends
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The vast majority of homicides in the United States are attributable to firearms. The rate of...
Youth who use vaping products are more likely to smoke cigarettes, increase use of both
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Comparing nocturnal and diurnal rodents helps scientists understand a human eye disease
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Sleep research uncovers dire consequences to deprivation
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Making mice a tiny bit more human to study preterm birth
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It...
E-cigarette explosion and burn injuries have been underestimated by federal agencies
Credit: George Mason University Electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) are devices commonly powered by a battery that aerosolize liquid and chemical...
New knowledge on how neurons talk to muscles
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a new way in which nerve cells can control movement. In a...
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Study finds gene variant predisposes people to both Type 2 diabetes and low body weight
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Connecting allied health professionals in pediatric nephrology
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