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Here’s one reason why US healthcare costs so much
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Wake Forest Baptist receives federal grants to study neurological disorders and stroke
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New center will study the complex genomics within individual cells
Junhyong Kim, chair and Patricia M. Williams Professor of Biology in the University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences,...
UCalgary researchers discover critical differences in the clots that cause a stroke
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September/October 2018 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Continuity Between Patient and Prescribing Physician Reduces Risky Opioid Prescriptions An ongoing relationship between patients with long-term opioid use and...
New tool to detect fatty liver disease before liver damage
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research A new test may soon be available to predict advanced fibrosis in people with...
1 percent of children aged 9-10 self-identify as gay, transgender
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Study finds air purifiers may benefit fetal growth
A new study led by SFU health sciences researchers Prabjit Barn and Ryan Allen reveals fetal growth may improve if...
Delayed childbearing is a growing source of multiple births, study shows
Credit: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Starting in the 1980s, the number of multiple births -- twins, triplets, quadruplets and...
Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement
Credit: UBC Okanagan Naturally-derived anti-oxidants have become the 'it' health ingredient to look for in food. But researchers from UBC...
Adolescents whose religious mothers die are likely to be less religious as young adults
Credit: Sarah Cochran Bereaved children whose late mothers were very religious are likely to be less religious after their mother...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: How muscle cells journey to the dark side
Credit: Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS LA JOLLA, CALIF. - Sept. 11, 2018 - Promoting repair of dystrophic muscles is a...
Scientists develop new drug treatment for TB
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. The team...
Low fitness may indicate poor arterial health in adolescents
A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant...
‘Danger’ molecules may increase cardiovascular risk from early life stress
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 11, 2018) - The release of "danger" molecules in response...
Back pain is associated with mental health problems and risky behaviors in teenagers
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Critically ill patients supported by respirators in ICUs may develop weakness from drug treatment, not illness
Credit: CHEST® Glenview, IL, September 11, 2018 - At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation...
MD Anderson immunotherapy expert Sharma wins Coley Award
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Padmanee Sharma, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and Immunology at The...
Global nutrition group issues first-ever consensus criteria for diagnosing malnutrition
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