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CHICAGO -- Chemicals found in a variety of routinely used consumer products may be contributing to the substantial drop in...

Exposure to low levels of BPA during pregnancy can lead to altered brain development

CHICAGO -- New research in mice provides an explanation for how exposure to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA)...

Roux-en-Y surgery linked with more non-vertebral fractures than adjustable gastric banding

CHICAGO--Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric...

Clinical medicine training prepares medical students to treat transgender patients

CHICAGO--Medical students who are specifically trained in clinical transgender medicine are better prepared to treat transgender patients, a new study...

Estrogen may reduce disordered eating in female athletes with irregular periods

CHICAGO--Giving one year of estrogen replacement to female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual irregularities improves drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction and...

Too few women with diabetes receive recommended preconception counseling

CHICAGO--Not enough women of childbearing age who have diabetes are receiving the recommended preconception counseling, a new study suggests. The...

Glucose monitoring helps prevent hypoglycemia in hospitalized heart disease patients

CHICAGO--Hospitalized patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) may need frequent glucose monitoring to prevent hypoglycemia and death, new research...

Veterans with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control using telehealth

CHICAGO--A telehealth program for diabetes self-management not only shortens the wait to talk to a physician specialist versus an in-person...

New understanding of Kenyan paleoenvironments opens window on human evolution in the area

Credit: A.K. Behrensmeyer Boulder, Colo., USA: Interest in human evolution has stimulated new geological work in the southern rift valley...

New report examines scientific evidence on safety and quality of abortion care in US

WASHINGTON -- While legal abortions in the U.S. are safe, the likelihood that women will receive the type of abortion...

Optimizing MS care — Mission of the consortium of multiple sclerosis centers

Credit: CMSC March is MS Awareness Month and the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis (CMSC) has partnered with leading organizations, accredited...

Elusive venomous mammal joins the genome club

Credit: Eladio Fernandez, Caribbean Nature Photography. Published today, in the open-access journal GigaScience, is an article that presents a draft...

Assaults spiked on Trump rally days during 2016 election

PHILADELPHIA -- Cities experienced 2.3 more assaults than average on days when hosting presidential campaign rallies for Donald Trump during...

Not having a regular doctor affects healthcare quality for older adults

March 16, 2018 - About five percent of older adults on Medicare don't have a "personal physician," and this group...

Smart software can diagnose prostate cancer as well as a pathologist

Copenhagen: Chinese scientists and clinicians have developed a learning artificial intelligence system which can diagnose and identify cancerous prostate samples...

Genetic variant discovery to help asthma sufferers

Research from the University of Liverpool, published today in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, identifies a genetic variant that could improve the...

Researchers advise the use of anesthesia in fetuses from 21 weeks of gestation

Credit: University of Seville / Hospital Virgen del Rocío Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain...

Experience trumps youth among jumping fish

Credit: Ben Perlman and Nickolay Hristov Tiny jumping fish can leap further as they get older, new research shows. Mangrove...

The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease