Health
Doctors more likely to prescribe preventive therapy if prompted by EMR
Purely educating doctors about the importance of prescribing certain therapies may not be enough to make a meaningful impact, according...
Uterine artery embolization can be considered for well controlled symptomatic leiomyomas
A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) investigates the safety of...
Focus on immunotherapy and patient perspective at IASLC 2019 Small Cell Lung Cancer Meeting
Denver -- (March 27, 2019) -- While non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the more common form of lung cancer...
Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones
RIT associate professor Elizabeth Cherry helped develop the cardiac dynamics modeling method You can now perform supercomputer simulations of the...
Can a protein in cord blood predict risk of death, cerebral palsy in preterm infants?
Researchers find haptoglobin expression linked to newborn outcomes Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some...
Smoking and mortality in Asia
Bottom Line: In this analysis of data from 20 studies conducted in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and India with more...
Researchers discover two, rare genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease
(Boston)--Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time. These variants, one...
Poor lung function in shorter people linked to increased risk of heart disease
Results from a study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that an association between shorter...
Research into tropical eye worm yields new tests to assess safety of anti-filarial drugs
Researchers at the LSTM's Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, and University of Buea, Cameroon have developed new models of the...
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk that your baby will become obese
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2019) -- Using foreskin tissue from newborn circumcisions, a group...
Clinical trial finds therapy to be well-tolerated in patients with aggressive brain tumour
A phase I clinical trial that set out to assess the safety of a new combination therapy for a type...
Illinois professor contributes to improved care for NICU babies
Credit: University of Illinois Coordinated Science Laboratory. The bond between a parent and their child is forged within the first...
Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Technologies may save time, money and make it easier for more people to participate in needed clinical trials Clinical trials...
Call for unis and others to consider women juggling research/childcare
Female academics caring for children can pay a high price thanks to the impact on their research output and ability...
Chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes, described originally in Central America and Sri Lanka
A new study suggests that it could be a common disorder in other rural communities in tropical and subtropical countriesCredit:...
Major step towards individual cancer immunotherapy
Cells belonging to the body's own immune system can help fight tumours. For several years now, this has allowed oncologists...
World first 3D printed feet
Innovative training steps up treatment for diabeticsCredit: University of South Australia It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but...
A new model to trial preventative treatments for schizophrenia
Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have developed a new animal model of schizophrenia that will enable researchers around the...
Cancer researchers highlight clinical potential of liquid biopsy using droplet digital PCR technology at the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting
Atlanta-March 29, 2019-New research demonstrating the clinical utility of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) powered liquid biopsy will be presented...
Pain, pain go away: new tools improve students’ experience of school-based vaccines
Student-centered support tools reduce vaccine-associated pain, fear, and fainting during school-based clinicsLearn about how to reduce pain, fear and dizziness...
