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Algorithm identifies hypertensive patients who will benefit from intensive treatment
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 2, 2018 - Using data from large clinical trials, UT Southwestern researchers developed a...
What the satellites in your body do
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 2, 2018) Only some of us have satellite TV in our homes, but all of...
Compounds found in green tea and wine may block formation of toxic metabolites
A new Tel Aviv University study suggests there is hope of treating certain inborn congenital metabolic diseases -- a hope...
Mayo researchers find off/on switch for DNA repair protein
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now,...
Chronic pain remains the same or gets better after stopping opioid treatment
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash. - Stopping long-term opioid treatment does not make chronic, non-cancer-related pain worse and, in some cases,...
Mid- to late-life increases in marker of chronic inflammation tied to dementia
Credit: Gottesman lab Researchers at Johns Hopkins have added to evidence that rising and chronic inflammation as measured by a...
What people want from a trip to the ER
(PHILADELPHIA) - "I just needed to know what was causing the pain," said one patient. People walk into an emergency...
Researchers determine the rate of return to sport after shoulder surgery
(Boston)--Athletes with shoulder instability injuries often undergo shoulder stabilization surgery to return to sport (RTS) and perform at their preinjury...
Scientists visualize the connections between eye and brain
Most of the human brain's estimated 86 billion nerve cells, or neurons, can ultimately engage in a two-way dialogue with...
Versatile ultrasound system could transform how doctors use medical imaging
Credit: Erwin J. Alles, University College London WASHINGTON -- While ultrasound is one of the most common medical imaging tools,...
House budget plan proposes unjustifiable cuts impacting us all as we age
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society In response to a budget blueprint in the U.S. House of Representatives proposing more...
New sensor technology enables super-sensitive live monitoring of human biomolecules
The human body is an extremely complex molecular machine, the details of which can be followed through certain substances; so-called...
Can aspirin treat Alzheimer’s?
(CHICAGO) -- A regimen of low-dose aspirin potentially may reduce plaques in the brain, which will reduce Alzheimer's disease pathology...
Timely interventions help spot signs of teen dating violence
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - One in 10 youth experience dating violence. They've been purposely hit, slapped or hurt while in...
Blood test enables reading out the internal clock
(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) With a new blood test, researchers at the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin can determine the state...
More evidence supports link between orthostatic hypotension and CVD
BOSTON - Orthostatic hypotension (OH) - a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up from a sitting or lying...
Better social support and access to exercise classes could help people with lung conditions
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and access to regular organised exercise sessions help people with chronic lung...
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
WHAT: Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in...
Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty
A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical...
Can doctors identify older patients at risk of medication harm?
Medication-related harm (MRH) is common in older adults following hospital discharge. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study has...
