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Health insurer policies may discourage use of non-opioid alternatives for lower back pain
Public and private health insurance policies in the U.S. are missing important opportunities to encourage the use of physical therapy,...
The urban training intervention increases physical activity in COPD patients
Credit: David Lee / Unsplash Increasing physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a key strategy...
Cleaning procedure prevents therapy dogs from spreading MRSA to children with cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - Therapy dogs help ease stress in young patients with cancer, but can spread methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),...
How has children’s body image changed over time?
Results from a Chinese nationwide survey indicate that the prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity nearly tripled from 6.5% to 16.8% from...
Could treating psoriasis in the future be as easy as going online?
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - For approximately 8 million Americans, visiting a doctor regularly is the key to...
Study links individual HPV types to HIV infection
Credit: Genevieve Casanova, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An international research team led by a scientist at the University of...
American hospitals make it too hard for patients to access medical records
Many top hospitals in the United States are making it unduly confusing or expensive for patients to gain access to...
How to make a lab-on-a-chip clear and biocompatible (with less blood splatter)
Credit: Sanaz Habibi and Ben Jaszczak/Michigan Tech Microfluidic devices can take standard medical lab procedures and condenses each down to...
Loyola neurologist receives Presidential Citation from Neurocritical Care Society
Credit: Loyola Medicine MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine neurologist Michael Schneck, MD, is a 2018 recipient of a Presidential Citation...
Boston Medical Center, Boston University receive $1.58M CDC grant in efforts to reduce fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
BOSTON-- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affects approximately 1 in 20 children in the United States. These catastrophic and irreversible...
New spheres trick, trap and terminate water contaminant
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 5, 2018) - Rice University scientists have developed something akin to the Venus'...
Studies needed on impact of cannabis use on puberty
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (Oct. 5, 2018) - McMaster University researchers say there is an urgent need for studies...
UTMB develops a universal vaccine platform that’s cheaper and shelf stable
GALVESTON, Texas - Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have developed less expensive way to produce...
Gene signature predicts outcome after spinal cord injury
Scientists have determined a gene signature that is linked to the severity of spinal cord injury in animals and humans,...
Loyola developing new treatment for stroke and spinal cord injury
MAYWOOD, IL. -- Loyola Medicine has launched a research program to study a new treatment approach for stroke and spinal...
New cancer vaccine platform a potential tool for efficacious targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Vincenzo Cerullo Researchers at the Faculty of Pharmacy have developed PeptiENV, a cancer vaccine platform, which can be used...
Rush wins 2018 Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award
Credit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center today received the Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award, given annually...
Amazon rainforest conservation victories spill losses to neighbors
Credit: Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva, Michigan State University New research suggests that protecting the Amazon rainforest from deforestation may...
Artificial enzymes convert solar energy into hydrogen gas
In a new scientific article, researchers at Uppsala University describe how, using a completely new method, they have synthesised an...
Successful mouse couples talk out infidelity in calm tones
Credit: Photo by Roger Meissen, Bond Life Sciences Center MADISON -- California mice are relatively solitary animals, but put two...
