Health
Where people live before hospitalization important for discharge planning, reducing readmissions
Forty per cent of older adults who leave hospital are discharged to home care or a long-term care facility, which,...
The theranostic complex with two toxic modules shows great toxicity for tumour cells
Emerging cancer nanotechnology enables target-delivery of substantial payloads of drugs to cancer sites with concomitant reduction of side-effects due to...
Novartis announces five grant recipients of eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award
Basel, September 24, 2018 - Novartis announced the winners of the 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA) for nonprofit...
Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse
SEATTLE -- Sept. 24, 2018 -- Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but...
Study shows invasive lung cancer surgery can lead to long-term opioid use
Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid...
2018 Medical Innovation Summit to focus on ‘disruption: reimagining healthcare’
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit will bring together more than 100 speakers and leaders from more than 500 organizations and...
Know someone sick? Your own smell might give it away
Credit: Zave Smith/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2018) - Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity,...
Optimizing dopaminergic treatment improves non-motor symptoms
Credit: Swedish Research Council Amsterdam, NL, September 24, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms are common in late stage Parkinson's disease (PD)...
A biomarker in the brain’s circulation system may be Alzheimer’s earliest warning
USC scientists say Alzheimer's could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain's circulation system....
NSF award to provide new insights on how drinking water and public health systems interact
DETROIT (September 24, 2018) - A research team at Wayne State University recently received a four-year, $1.57 million grant from...
Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, Stanford-led study finds
The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford...
Older adults with a ‘fall prevention plan’ less likely to end up in hospital
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Older adults at risk for falls are less likely to suffer fall-related hospitalizations when they have a...
New AGS-NIA conference report explores links between senses and cognitive health
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and...
UA Immunobiology Chief awarded $1.5 million grant to study threat of Chikungunya to elderly
(University of Arizona Health Sciences) Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -- Tucson will study why the...
The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins
DALLAS, September 24, 2018 -- A person's height and certain genes that predict height are associated with varicose veins and...
DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’: Institute recommends revision
Disease management programmes (DMPs) should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge. Requirements for...
Exploring the effects of integrative health in cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 24, 2018--A Special Focus Issue on Integrative Oncology takes a...
Results from the ReCre8 trial reported at TCT 2018
SAN DIEGO - September 22, 2018 -The first large, randomized trial comparing a novel polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stent to the latest-generation...
Screening for depression: benefit remains questionable
Almost 12% of all adults in Germany are diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives. The German Institute...
Organs are not just bystanders, may be active participants in fighting autoimmune disease
PITTSBURGH, September 24, 2018 - Organs affected by autoimmune disease could be fighting back by "exhausting" immune cells that cause...
