A & E departments need to do more to identify young people with alcohol problems
Nine of out of ten Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments are failing to identify young people with alcohol problems, preventing...
A no-brainer? Mouse eyes constrict to light without direct link to the brain
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experimenting with mice, neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that the eye's iris in...
Poll: Nearly two-thirds of mothers ‘shamed’ by others about their parenting skills
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health Some mommy-shaming "wars" become national news headlines. Actress Reese Witherspoon...
Results in AI for aging research and personal health data management to be presented at Bio-Taiwan
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, 19th of May, 2017, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based artificial intelligence company focused on...
Clinical trial for a better treatment for mycetoma starts in Sudan
The first-ever double-blind, randomized clinical trial for an effective treatment for the severely neglected disease mycetoma has enrolled its first...
Could therapy animal visitation pose health risks at patient facilities?
Credit: Dominick Reuter for Tufts University (June 19, 2017)--A survey of United States hospitals, eldercare facilities and therapy animal organizations...
Self-medication misuse is high in the Middle East
A new review indicates that there is a massive problem of self-medication misuse in the Middle East. The findings, which...
Medicaid expansion states saw ER visits go up, uninsured ER visits go down
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act (the ACA)...
Study reveals factors associated with hospital discharges against doctors’ advice
A new study has found that certain factors are linked with a person's decision to leave the hospital against the...
New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the...
Risk of infection higher for patients with obesity after bypass surgery: University of Alberta research
Credit: University of Alberta Edmonton--Patients with obesity have a higher risk of infection within 30 days after receiving heart bypass...
We are much more unique than assumed
Every human being has a unique DNA "fingerprint". In other words, the genetic material of any two individuals can be...
Like a moth to a flame
Take a walk in the boreal forest of Eastern Canada these days, and chances are you'll hear the sound of...
Using sunlight to the max
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Materials called transition-metal carbides have remarkable properties that open new possibilities in water desalination and wastewater...
NIH selects Cardax compound for important anti-aging research program
The University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Cardax, Inc. (Cardax), a Hawaii based life...
Airborne viruses live for 45 minutes
BRISBANE, Australia: Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The...
European network created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and treatments
Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: A European network has been created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and compare...
Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched at European congress
Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: The tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment is being launched at EHRA...
New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer
Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs...
Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study
The world's largest randomised controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a...
