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Head and neck positioning affects concussion risk
Credit: Michael Fanton If you're about to run headfirst into something, your reflex might be to tense your neck and...
Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Credit: Indiana University Kelley School of Business BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the...
Mixed report card for low-cost indoor air quality home monitors
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/ Berkeley Lab Affordable indoor air quality monitors for the home can be worth the purchase, a recent...
A deep look at nasal polyps offers insights into allergic diseases
Nasal polyps - soft, grape-like outgrowths that can appear in the nasal passages and sinuses - can be chronic and...
Sleep disorder linked with abnormal lipid levels
In the Respirology study, investigators identified strong associations between several measures of OSA severity and higher total cholesterol, higher LDL-cholesterol,...
Improving health insurance literacy aids Missourians’ ACA enrollment
Community outreach and educational support for navigating health insurance options available in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace are crucial...
Study reports successful kidney transplants from donors with a history of hepatitis C
Credit: Loma Linda University Health Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that kidney transplantation can be safely performed using...
Can work stress contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk?
Results from a Movement Disorders study suggest that occupational stress is associated with Parkinson's Disease risk, such that having a...
2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting press registration open
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) welcome members of the...
Millennials with type 2 diabetes more likely to face difficulties with social interactions
Credit: Source: Healthline Media's State of Type 2 Diabetes Survey -- Healthline Media commissioned SurveyWriter.com to manage programming and data...
UMBC teams up with Chesapeake Conservancy to create detailed stream maps
Thousands of waterways, from major rivers like the Potomac and Susquehanna to tiny headwaters, flow through the Chesapeake Bay watershed....
Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases
Ultrasound conducted before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, research led by the...
ASU partners with Mayo Clinic to move germ-killing clays closer to medical use
Credit: Lynda Williams/ASU Researchers at Arizona State University and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have found that at least...
Study identifies ‘compulsivity circuit’ in heavy alcohol drinkers
Philadelphia, August 21, 2018 Heavy alcohol drinkers attempt to acquire alcohol despite the threat of a negative consequence more so...
Depressed patients see quality of life improve with nerve stimulation
Credit: Matt Miller People with depression who are treated with nerve stimulation experience significant improvements in quality of life, even...
Sanford Burnham Prebys compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer
Credit: John Gestaldo LA JOLLA , CALIF. - August 21, 2018 - A compound discovered at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical...
Predicting work status in patients with schizophrenia
Credit: Sumiyoshi, C., et al., Schizophr. Res. (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.042 Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that occurs in one out...
This tiny particle might change millions of lives
Credit: Illustrator: Yekaterina (Katya) Kadyshevskaya from the USC Bridge Institute at the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Remember the scene...
Living close to urban green spaces is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer
An increasing number of studies are reporting health benefits of contact with urban green spaces. A new study from the...
Large study finds HPV vaccination does not negatively impact fertility in adolescents
Adolescents who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus, have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as...
