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World’s bone health research experts gather
Announcement of Clinical Recommendations to Prevent Secondary Fractures, Latest Research on Osteoporosis Drug Holidays, Risk of Osteoporatic Fractures in Men,...
Poorest Americans most likely to have used prescription opioids
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Among older Americans, the poorest are the most likely to have used prescription opioids, according to a...
Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which...
World’s bone health research experts gather Sept. 28 — Oct. 1, Montreal
More than 3,000 bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2018 Annual...
Wearable ultrasound patch monitors blood pressure deep inside body
Credit: Chonghe Wang/Nature Biomedical Engineering A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the...
To flee or not to flee: how the brain decides what to do in the face of danger
Credit: Gil Costa, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Though it has been many millennia since human lives were regularly threatened...
Childhood trauma linked to impaired social cognition later in life for patients with major psychiatric disorders
Philadelphia, September 12, 2018 - A new report published in European Psychiatry identified a significant association between childhood adversity and...
Scientists map interactions between head and neck cancer and HPV virus
san francisco, ca--September 12, 2018--Human papillomavirus (HPV) is widely known to cause nearly all cases of cervical cancer. However, you...
A mere drop of blood makes skin cells line up
What happens to skin cells when they are confronted with blood? A team of researchers from Oslo University Hospital, led...
Otago researchers find answers as to why some people are at risk of gout
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have helped characterise a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why...
ADHD may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders
Credit: University of Utah Health While about 11 percent of children (4-17 years old) nationwide have been diagnosed with attention-deficit...
3D virtual simulation gets to the ‘heart’ of irregular heartbeats
Credit: Johns Hopkins University In a proof of concept study, scientists at Johns Hopkins report they have successfully performed 3D...
Sugar pills relieve pain for chronic pain patients
Doctors should consider treating chronic pain patients with sugar pills Placebo pills relieve pain as effectively as drugs for half...
Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it...
Investigator at CHLA to study bone loss associated with cerebral palsy
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability originating in childhood. Approximately 2 of...
San Antonio researchers to treat babies at-risk for autism
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), in collaboration with The Children's Hospital of San Antonio and the Autism...
A new platform for research and industry collaborations in artificial intelligence
Credit: AAIH WASHINGTON, DC, Sept 13th, 2018 - Pharmaceutical R&D efficiency has declined to a stall, as clinical trial failure...
With STDs at an all-time high, why aren’t more people getting a proven treatment?
ANN ARBOR, MI - Nearly 2.3 million times last year, Americans learned they had a sexually transmitted disease. But despite...
New Yorkers who use drugs report changing behaviors to avoid overdose
People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose, finds a study by the...
A wearable device for regrowing hair
Credit: American Chemical Society Although some people embrace the saying "bald is beautiful," for others, alopecia, or excessive hair loss,...
