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Pain, insomnia, and depression often drive osteoarthritis patients to seek medical care
Pain was the main driver of seeking medical care in an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with osteoarthritis....
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Credit: CC0 https://www.pexels.com/photo/rear-view-of-a-boy-sitting-on-grassland-256658/ In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and P..
Reimagining MRI contrast: Iron outperforms gadolinium
Credit: Luke Henderson/Rice University Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create MRI contrast...
Study examines relationship between social disparities and benign prostatic hyperplasia
In an Andrologia study of 100,000 men in Korea, social disparities--such as low education level and low household income, current...
LSA health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for La. Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
Study reveals how enzyme detects ultraviolet light damage
Credit: Image collage courtesy of Dong Wang, UC San Diego Damage to DNA is a constant threat to cellular life,...
Smartphone apps hold promise for electronic medical record matching, study finds
Mobile phones and smartphones apps offer a promising approach to ensure that an individual's medical records when shared between different...
Ending a 40-year quest, scientists reveal the identity of ‘hearing’ protein
Credit: Courtesy David Corey, Harvard Medical School Scientists at Harvard Medical School say they have ended a 40-year-quest for the...
Brown researcher first to describe rapid-onset gender dysphoria
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For individuals with gender dysphoria, the conflict between experienced gender identity and sex observed at birth produces...
Candidate for universal flu vaccine protects against multiple strains
PHILADELPHIA--A universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality, with a study...
New genetic variants predict outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy patients of African descent
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Genetic testing is a powerful diagnostic tool that...
Glycans at the ‘I’ of the storm in humoral immunity and melanoma progression
Credit: Charles Dimitroff, Brigham and Women's Hospital Two new studies have unveiled how a peculiar molecule impacts how antibody-producing cells...
Study suggests need to include overweight subjects in metabolic research
Credit: Photo courtesy of CHLA Children's Hospital Los Angeles investigators have demonstrated the need to include a growing constituency of...
Research finds naps plus sleep may enhance emotional memory in early childhood
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In a new study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, neuroscientists...
Policy intended to curb opioid prescribing associated with increase in filled opioid prescriptions after surgery
Bottom Line: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2014 moved to limit prescribing of pain medications containing the opioid hydrocodone...
Healing after harm: Addressing the emotional toll of harmful medical events
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Injuries and deaths resulting from medical errors can have profound long-term consequences...
Researchers explore retention of minorities in TBI Model System Study of race/ethnicity
East Hanover, NJ - August 22, 2018 -Researchers analyzed data from the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System National Data and...
Neuroscientists restore significant bladder control to 5 men with spinal cord injuries
Credit: UCLA Health More than 80 percent of the 250,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury lose the ability...
Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users
Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of...
LSA Health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for Louisiana Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
