The effectiveness of chlorhexidine is limited in preventing infections in oral procedures
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU. The human oral cavity is colonised by a huge variety of bacteria. When surgical procedures such...
Generic direct acting antivirals in treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients
There has been published results of the study "ORIGINAL VERSUS GENERIC DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRALS IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS C...
Binge drinking during adolescence impairs working memory, finds mouse study
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2018)--A new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving...
Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery
The Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) compared surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to placebo surgery. Two years...
Researchers are one step closer to developing eye drops to treat common sight loss condition
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that...
Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents
The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) goes along with an increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields...
The Mount Sinai Hospital is first in New York to be accredited as a Geriatric Emergency Department
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System NEW YORK, NY (July 19, 2018) - The Department of Emergency Medicine at The Mount...
App, brief intervention may be lifesaver for suicidal teens
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 19, 2018 - A troubled teenager is hospitalized with suicidal thoughts. The patient is...
Mayo Clinic study: Anesthesia, surgery linked to decline in memory and thinking
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in...
National Academy of Medicine announces Emerging Leaders in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine. The individuals are...
Cold fronts may increase stroke mortality
A study performed by Brazilian researchers and published in the International Journal of Biometeorology showed that falling temperatures may be...
Wait, just a second, is your doctor listening?
On average, patients get about 11 seconds to explain the reasons for their visit before they are interrupted by their...
BU researcher receives NIH award to examine repetitive head injuries in former NFL players
(Boston)--Michael Alosco, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received a five-year, $793,000 K23...
OHIO professor Hua earns prestigious NSF grant
ATHENS, Ohio (July 19, 2018) - Dr. Zhihua Hua received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Grant for his work...
Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
KINGSTON, R.I., July 19, 2018 -- Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may...
Mayo Clinic researchers uncover methods to quantify the yips and golfer’s cramp
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Almost every golfer knows the feeling. Minutes after a picture-perfect drive down the fairway, a cascade of...
Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe
Credit: Caroline Wilkinson, Mark Roughley, Ching Liu and Kathryn Smith at the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University for...
Analytical tool predicts genes that can cause disease by producing altered proteins
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Predicting genes that can cause disease due to the production of truncated or altered proteins...
Careful patient selection is the key to achieving the best results for vaginal mesh surgery
Credit: Journal of Urology New York, July 19, 2018 - The high number of reported complications from transvaginal repairs for...
Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines
Credit: Ill./©: Stefan Schuhmacher Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P)...
