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Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation poses challenges for cardiac care
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, Jan. 17, 2018 – Atrial fibrillation (AF) can often be asymptomatic, leading to difficulties in diagnosis...
China’s one-child generation not so selfish after all
Credit: Yoshihiko Kadoya Every generation has a tendency to despair at the next one's perceived shortcomings, and Chinese society is...
Motorboat noise gives predators a deadly advantage
IMAGE: This image shows a predatory dottyback eyeing up a juvenile Ambon damselfish. Credit: Christopher Mirbach A pioneering new study...
New study compares sexual practices among older and younger HIV-infected women
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 14, 2017–A new study that compared HIV-positive women over 50...
Are women and minorities adequately represented in new drug testing?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 7, 2017–A new study to assess the effects of U.S....
Ongoing HIV replication replenishes viral reservoirs during therapy
WHAT: In HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART), ongoing HIV replication in lymphoid tissues such as the lymph nodes helps...
Rural nursing homes are falling behind in health information…
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million...
New book provides insights on the AIDS pandemic — past, present, and future
Credit: Springer Nature Dynamic leaders spearheaded the global response to the emergence of AIDS, but found themselves hampered by structural...
Kent State chemists create microscopic environment to study cancer…
Credit: Photo provided by Kent State University According to the American Cancer Society, there will be an estimated 1,688,780 new...
Study raises concern of significant under-reporting of child abuse…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Only 20 percent of medically diagnosed child abuse and neglect cases in U.S. Army dependent...
Key research priorities for agricultural microbiomes identified
Credit: James Kremer A coordinated effort to understand plant microbiomes could boost plant health and agricultural productivity, according to a...
Discovery of unsuspected flexibility offers new pathway to cancer drug…
Credit: Kathryn Faith Blood vessels are the supply lines of the human body, bringing nutrients and oxygen to cells and...
UMass Amherst study suggests father’s environmental exposure…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner...
HPV vaccine is effective, safe 10 years after it’s given
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 29, 2017) – A decade of data on hundreds of...
‘Simple, but powerful’ model reveals mechanisms behind…
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, Fla. – Dec. 18, 2017 – All things must come to an end. This...
Breast cancer patients largely find radiation therapy experience better than expected
Credit: Narek Shaverdian, M.D. SAN DIEGO, September 25, 2017 — A new survey finds breast cancer patients' actual radiation therapy...
Conservation not an effective tool for reducing infectious disease in people, study finds
Credit: Dan Salkeld Conservation projects that protect forests and encourage a diversity of plants and animals can provide many benefits...
Tailored sexual health messages urgently needed for young female…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer With both tourism and casual "hookup" sex on the rise among college-age adults, there's...
Systems Medicine, a groundbreaking new open access journal launching…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 11, 2017–Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the launch of...
State Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011...
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