AOSSM presents prestigious research awards and grants
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Presents Prestigious Research Awards and Grants at Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, CA -...
Caring for seniors with dementia and their caregivers: A guide for physicians
Podcast pre-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/170920-view Community-based health care providers, such as physicians, nurse practitioners and others, should be aware of services...
Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing
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A commonly offered add-on treatment for IVF fails to provide any benefit in a large randomized trial
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A novel switch to control genome editing
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Study shows where brain transforms seeing into acting
Credit: Sur Lab / MIT Picower Institute You see the flour in the pantry, so you reach for it. You...
More than 8 million babies born from IVF since the world’s first in 1978
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Sound waves could provide ‘liquid biopsies’
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Consciousness is partly preserved during general anaesthesia
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Feeling young could mean your brain is aging more slowly
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Bentham Science co-distributing publications by Focus Medica and Panther Publishers
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Testosterone causes men to desire luxury goods
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Commonly used preventive therapy for recurrent miscarriage proved ineffective in large trial
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Survey shows Australian GPs cautiously supportive of medicinal cannabis access
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Expecting a stressful day may lower cognitive abilities throughout the day
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Tattoos: Body decoration with risks
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Large population study fails to find causal link between assisted reproduction and ovarian cancer
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How our brains learn to control and remember walking
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Researchers discover new vulnerability in deadly form of lung cancer
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