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AAMC Chief Academic Officer to give education address at Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting
DES PLAINES, IL -- John E. Prescott, MD, chief academic officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), will...
New noninvasive ventilation strategy allows preterm infants to breathe freely
Nasal high-frequency oscillatory ventilation reduces reintubation by more than 50 percent in high-risk preterm infants, according to a new study...
Genetic defect causing intellectual disability discovered by Sussex scientists
Discovery will help end 'diagnostic odyssey' for many familiesCredit: University of Sussex Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered...
Describing aspects of melanoma progression
Bottom Line: Three related articles and an editorial focus on various aspects of melanoma progression. Embed these links to provide...
Adverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health
Massacgusetts General study finds that stressful experiences before age 3 may have greater effect on gene expression than those in...
The GPS of neurons now better understood with a study published in Neuron
Our nerves consist of small cables responsible for circulating information to every part of our body, allowing us, for instance,...
How both mother and baby genes affect birth weight
The largest study of its kind has led to new insights into the complex relationships surrounding how mothers' and babies'...
UC research supports state’s effort to raise age limit on tobacco purchases
University of Cincinnati expert applauds Ohio governor's bid to raise age to purchase cigarettes and e-cigarettesCredit: University of Cincinnati According...
Risk of metastatic cancer increases in those who have diabetes
ITHACA, N.Y. - As if people living with diabetes didn't have enough health concerns, here's another: increased risk of metastatic...
US $244 billion lost annually because people don’t have spectacles to correct myopia
East Asia, South Asia and South East Asia regions bear the greatest burdenCredit: Photo by Dean Saffron, courtesy of Brien...
Poor, crowded cities lack access to opioid reversal drug, Rutgers study finds
New Jersey has naloxone 'deserts' in high-risk areas for opioid overdoses People living in the most populous, low-income areas in...
Changing climate may affect animal-to-human disease transfer
Climate change could affect occurrences of diseases like bird-flu and Ebola, with environmental factors playing a larger role than previously...
Lure of the ‘loot box’ looks a lot like gambling
Credit: UBC Media Relations An increasingly popular feature of modern video games is attracting gamers who share the beliefs and...
Restoring brain function in mice with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Cells that lose their ability to divide could contribute to inflammation and cell death in neurodegenerative disease A study in...
Patients with diabetes are 40% more likely to be readmitted to the hospital
Low blood sugar at time of discharge increases risk of death WASHINGTON-- Patients with diabetes and low blood glucose have...
CHOP researchers to present new findings at 2019 INSAR Annual Meeting
New autism studies covering virtual reality technology for police interactions and diagnosis during primary visits will be covered in the...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients affected by disabilities well in advance of diagnosis
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis often are affected by functional disability a year or two before the...
A newly identified mechanism can be targeted to boost angiogenesis
CNIC scientists have discovered a cellular and molecular mechanism that could be exploited to induce productive formation of blood vessels...
Sex drug ‘effective’ as heart failure treatment
A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found by University of Manchester scientists to slow or even reverse...
Suicide attempts by self-poisoning have more than doubled in teens, young adults
A new study from Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center found rates of suicide attempts by self-poisoning...
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