Health
Would you rather die of liver failure or live with HIV?
This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life. In...
Teachers’ views on LGBQ students are changing
Over the past decade, the American school environment has become slightly more receptive towards students who identify as being either...
Southwest Virginia residents sought to direct region’s battle against cancer
A new University of Virginia Cancer Center initiative will empower Southwest Virginia residents to lead projects to better detect and...
Gastric banding as effective as metformin in slowing prediabetes, type two diabetes
What People with prediabetes or new-onset type 2 diabetes who had gastric banding, a type of bariatric surgery for weight...
Appetite-suppressant lorcaserin decreases risk of developing diabetes and induces remission of high blood sugar in obese and overweight patients
New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Berlin,...
Duvelisib has marked response, survival benefit in difficult-to-treat leukemia and lymphoma
Credit: Sarah Cannon (WASHINGTON, October 4, 2018) -- For some patients with difficult-to-treat leukemia and lymphoma, the investigational oral medicine...
Rethinking lethality in youth suicide attempts
Washington, DC, October 4, 2018 - First suicide attempts are more lethal than previously realized, reports a study of children...
AI could predict cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer’s Disease in the next five years
A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline...
Weight loss drug shows positive effect on diabetes
Boston, MA -- At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women's Hospital...
Report outlines cancer risk among Hispanics/Latinos in the United States
ATLANTA -October 4, 2018- The cancer burden in Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory with a 99% Hispanic population, is substantially...
Gas stations vent far more toxic fumes than previously thought
Credit: Markus Hilpert/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health A study led by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman...
Experts develop guide for getting more LTC residents immunized
A summit convened by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) National Adult Vaccination Program (NAVP) has resulted in a roadmap...
Researchers link gut bacteria to heart transplant success or failure
In a new study, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have found that the gut microbiome...
Mechanical ventilation ‘no increased risk’ of mortality in pregnant patients
Researchers in Columbia, South America, conducted a retrospective observational study within six hospitals to identify risk factors of maternal mortality...
Tarragon supplements may make healthy women gain weight
Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU Russian tarragon and bitter melon supplements may be less helpful for women than men...
Post-treatment surveillance frequency not related to improved lung cancer patient survival
CHICAGO (October 4, 2018): Cancer treatment continues to improve for many types of cancer, leading to increased life expectancy for...
Study focused on improving radiation treatment for cancers in pet dogs
Can scientists improve cancer treatment for man's best friend? A UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and his colleagues have...
Department of Defense grant for clinical trial of stem cell therapy for eye injuries
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have received a four-year, $5.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of...
Using personal data to predict blood pressure
Credit: UC San Diego Engineers at UC San Diego used wearable off-the-shelf technology and machine learning to predict, for the...
Have asthma and a pet? Re-homing your cat or dog may not be necessary
A study from the Nationwide Children's Hospital analyzed environmental exposures, like pet and secondhand smoke, to determine if they have...
