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Know someone sick? Your own smell might give it away
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Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, Stanford-led study finds
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The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins
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Results from the ReCre8 trial reported at TCT 2018
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Novel drug-eluting stent with improved radiographic visibility found to be safe and effective
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A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere
Credit: Copyright UC Regents courtesy of UC Davis Health Breaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not...
Neurobehavioral symptoms predictive of employment outcome after traumatic brain injury
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 18, 2018. Kessler Foundation researchers have published their findings linking behavioral symptoms with...
Clinical trial investigators violate EU regulations: Entries in EU Register are incomplete
According to EU legislation, clinical trials must be prospectively registered in the European Union Clinical Trials Register (EUCTR) and the...
Promising phase 1/2 results for entrectinib against ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of the drug entrectinib in...
Lawnmower injuries a persistent source of serious injury and high costs, new study affirms
In what Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers call an unusually comprehensive analysis of nationwide data, they conclude that the rate of...
The theranostic complex with two toxic modules shows great toxicity for tumour cells
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Study shows invasive lung cancer surgery can lead to long-term opioid use
Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid...
Optimizing dopaminergic treatment improves non-motor symptoms
Credit: Swedish Research Council Amsterdam, NL, September 24, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms are common in late stage Parkinson's disease (PD)...
Older adults with a ‘fall prevention plan’ less likely to end up in hospital
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Older adults at risk for falls are less likely to suffer fall-related hospitalizations when they have a...
DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’: Institute recommends revision
Disease management programmes (DMPs) should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge. Requirements for...
Screening for depression: benefit remains questionable
Almost 12% of all adults in Germany are diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. The German Institute...
Negative pressure wound therapy: violation of ethical and scientific standards
About one decade after its first benefit assessment of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), the German Institute for Quality and...
DNA islands effective as ‘anti-bacterial drones’
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Eradicating Helicobacter pylori infections may be a key treatment for Parkinson’s disease
Credit: David J. McGee, Xiao-Hong Lu and Elizabeth A. Disbrow Amsterdam, NL, September 24, 2018 - While human genetic mutations...
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