Health
Study compares colonoscopy polyp detection rates and endoscopist characteristics
Wednesday, April 17, 2019, CLEVELAND: Previous research has suggested that specific factors about the doctor performing colonoscopy - for example,...
Vitamin D study sheds light on immune system effects
Credit: The University of Edinburgh Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might...
NRG Oncology SDMC awarded NCI funding for next 6 years with ‘outstanding’ score
The NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC) was notified that the center will be awarded six more years...
Taking care of people with TBI: New tool could speed caregiver research
Standardizing measurement of the physical, social and emotional effects experienced by caregivers of people with TBI could lead to better...
Study reveals factors behind embryonic stem cell state
Credit: Monash University Embryonic stem cells (ESC) have the ability to self-renew, and, being pluripotent have the potential to create...
NRG Oncology awarded NCI funding for next 6 years, receives ‘exceptional’ score
NRG Oncology, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) group conducting practice-changing clinical and translational research, has...
Study identifies how Enterococcus faecalis bacteria causes antibiotic resistant infection
Genomic study of 1980's outbreak at a Wisconsin hospital may provide targets for better treatment of hospital-acquired infections A new...
Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all alcohol
Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the...
Gender identity leaves imprint on human brains, Georgia State researchers find
Society's expectations about gender roles alter the human brain at the cellular level, according to a paper published by a...
Ribociclib in advanced breast cancer: Survival advantages, but also severe side effects
Overall, added benefit not proven In 2017, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) already examined...
Russian scientists investigate thermodynamic properties of an energy metabolism stimulator
The results obtained will serve to optimize the transformation of the compound into a pharmaceutical agent A group of researchers...
Hospital deaths after surgery fall after launch of surgical safety checklists in Scotland
Credit: British Journal of Surgery The World Health Organization (WHO) created the Surgical Safety Checklist over a decade ago, in...
Oral immunotherapy safe for preschool-aged children with peanut allergies
Credit: Courtesy Ravinder Dhaliwal New data published this week in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice suggests...
Otago global health researchers to tackle tuberculosis in Indonesia
Credit: University of Otago Researchers from the Otago Global Health Institute have secured funding from the e-Asia Joint Research Programme...
Tracking global trends in the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy using the Drug Resistance Index
Using a stock-market type index, CDDEP researchers find large disparities in the effectiveness of antibiotic therapies worldwide Washington, DC -...
Cervical cancer is more aggressive when human papillomavirus is not detected
HPV-negative tumors are rare but have a worse prognosisCredit: http://visualsonline.cancer.gov/details.cfm?imageid=2578 Cervical cancer negative for the human papilloma virus (HPV) is...
Technology automatically senses how Parkinson’s patients respond to medication
Novel approach doesn't require patient or physician engagementCredit: Florida Atlantic University Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder...
Partner status influences sexual problems and self-efficacy in survivors of breast cancer
Study concludes that partnered, postmenopausal women, who are survivors of breast cancer fare better with sexual problems resulting from treatments...
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation shows promise for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Bioelectronic medicine scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research collaborated with counterparts from Academic Medical Center at University of...
Three studies show how tumors hijack the immune system to resist radiation therapy
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center More than a decade ago, radiation oncologists noticed a nifty phenomenon: Sometimes radiation used...
