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Plastic surgery abroad can lead to severe complications after returning to the US
requiring extensive and costly treatment after they return to the United States, reports a study in the April issue of...
Pediatric cancer drug shows 93 percent response rate
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 29, 2018 - A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in...
Effective rehabilitation in COPD
COLOGNE. In Germany, 13.2% of the population older than 40 are affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). By 2020,...
Scientists found a new genus and species of frogs
Credit: Nikolay Poyarkov A team of scientists from MSU and their foreign colleagues discovered a previously unknown species and genus...
New research award by Fisher & Paykel healthcare to benefit COPD patients
Credit: ATS (New York, NY) - March 29, 2018 - The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce the new ATS...
Penn Medicine Hospitals named ‘leaders in LGBT healthcare equality’
March 29, 2018 -PHILADELPHIA - The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Chester...
Hungarian agency powerless in holding healthcare funding decisions to account
An initiative designed to improve transparency in decision-making in Hungary in relation to healthcare lacks the teeth to properly hold...
Scientists publish new book on key policies for a sustainable energy future
Credit: Roger James Kuhns and George H. Shaw Mystic, CT - Dr. Roger James Kuhns and Dr. George H. Shaw...
Anti-aging protein alpha Klotho’s molecular structure revealed
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 29, 2018 - Researchers from UT Southwestern's Charles and Jane Pak Center...
Study reveals epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to poorer school test
New study reveals that epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to significantly poorer school test results Researchers from the...
Anthropogenic lead still present in European shelf seas
Credit: Photo: D. Rusiecka, GEOMAR. Lead (PB) is one of few elements for which the impact of human activity on...
Poor grades tied to class times that don’t match our biological clocks
Credit: Benjamin Smarr It may be time to tailor students' class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a...
Expert panel reliable and accurate in identifying injuries in young children
Credit: UofL When a child is brought to a pediatric emergency department with an injury, it can be difficult for...
Slow, steady waves keep brain humming
If you keep a close eye on an MRI scan of the brain, you'll see a wave pass through the...
Breast cancers detected at smaller size in women with implants
March 29, 2018 - Breast augmentation with implants does not interfere with the ability to detect later breast cancers--in fact,...
Researchers describe the dynamics of P. falciparum infections in adults without fever
Credit: Beatriz Galatas Asymptomatic malaria occurs when parasites are present in an individual's blood but do not cause fever or...
Topical solution may be less toxic option for patients with noncancerous skin growth
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2018) -- Seborrheic keratosis is the most common noncancerous skin growth in adults seen by doctors in...
Medical group offers steps to address physician burnout
(New York - March 29, 2018) - Physician burnout continues to be a pervasive issue, with more than 50 percent...
Walleye fish populations are in decline
Credit: Andrew Rypel/UC Davis Walleye, an iconic native fish species in Wisconsin, the upper Midwest and Canada, are in decline...
The microenvironment of diabetic retinopathy supports lymphatic neovascularization
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is a major sight-threatening diabetic complication. Nearly all patients with type I diabetes and over 60% of...
