Health
Bias may affect providers' knowledge of transgender health
Study suggests that increased hours of education related to caring for transgender patients may not correlate to more competent care...
In time for Valentine's Day: Are we the loneliest generation?
Contrary to common celief, Hebrew U. researcher says declining marriage rates may be the solution for loneliness, not the problemCredit:...
Access to federally qualified health centers does not translate into lower rates of ED use
Credit: LAUREN MALONEY, MD, STONY BROOK MEDICINE DES PLAINES, IL -- There is no association between access to federally qualified...
New model predicts how ground shipping will affect future human health, environment
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The trucks and trains that transport goods across the United States...
Is our personality affected by the way we look? (Or the way we think we look?)
Research team at the University of Göttingen disproves previous assumptionsCredit: AG Nachhaltigkeit To what extent is our personality an adaptation...
Spinal cord is 'smarter' than previously thought
Research shows our spinal cords contribute to sophisticated hand function We often think of our brains as being at the...
RUDN biochemists found a way to stop the immortality of cancer cells with oligonucleotides
RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina...
Immunotherapy can be effective in treating people with recurrent glioblastoma
UCLA-led research could be step toward new therapy for hard-to-treat brain cancer A UCLA-led study suggests that for people with...
Rats in augmented reality help show how the brain determines location
Credit: Ravikrishnan Jayakumar Before the age of GPS, humans had to orient themselves without on-screen arrows pointing down an exact...
Interventions to reduce antibiotics require tailored approach in developing countries
Fears around leaving infectious diseases untreated and poorly enforced antibiotic supply controls could hamper efforts to reduce the use of...
Hard-to-detect antibiotic resistance an underestimated clinical problem
When antibiotics are used to treat bacteria susceptible to them, the treatment usually works. Nevertheless, the antibiotic chosen is sometimes...
Inexpensive supplement for women increases infant birth size
Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the worldCredit: Image courtesy of Nancy Krebs, University of...
Antibody could increase cure rate for blood, immune disorders, Stanford researchers say
An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the...
New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD
Experimental drug shows promise for simultaneously treating inflammation and heart disease in experimental modelsCredit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Feb. 11,...
Stress-free training may enhance surgical skill
New report: Surgical skills easily acquired when learning is a hobbyCredit: University of Houston University of Houston and Methodist Hospital...
Facial trauma malpractice lawsuits favor physicians, Rutgers study finds
Researchers found that patients are most successful in jury trials and in the Midwest Southern courts favor physicians in malpractice...
LGBTQ youths are over-represented, have poorer outcomes in child welfare system
Credit: University of Texas at Austin Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youths are more likely to end up...
Potent marijuana edibles can pose a major unrecognized risk to patients with cardiovascular disease
With widespread legalization & increasing use, more care, education a research needed about how each marijuana formulation may affect &...
More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three decades
Latest U.S. estimates indicate that since 1989, hundreds of thousands of women's lives have been saved by mammography and improvements...
New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking
A new study that directly compares new heated tobacco devices with vaping and traditional cigarettes shows that all three are...
