Health
High stroke impact in low- and middle-income countries examined at 11th World Stroke Congress
WHAT: 11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute...
First immunotherapy success for triple-negative breast cancer
There is new hope for people with an aggressive type of breast cancer, as an immunotherapy trial shows for the...
Marijuana use might lead to higher risk of stroke, World Stroke Congress to be told
WHAT: 11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute...
Cleveland Clinic shows better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life
Friday, October 19, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no...
Scientists find brain signal that might help us judge the holiday buffet
Credit: Dave Schmelick/JHU At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much...
New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts
Running low on oxygen is a major danger for any of your body's tissues, but the heart is particularly sensitive...
Src regulates mTOR, a major player in cancer growth
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed...
The terrible yet unrecognized toll violence takes on children
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, Paul J. Ramsay Chair and Professor of...
Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., ABPP, lauded for outstanding excellence in advance care planning
Credit: Children's National Health System Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., a principal investigator at Children's Center for Translational Science, will be...
Making the case for a comprehensive national registry for pediatric CKD
Credit: Children's National Health System Even though chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global epidemic that imperils cardiovascular health, impairs...
Large regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery in Finland
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease that is usually treated with intranasal medication and nasal saline lavage. Endoscopic sinus...
Researchers discuss the role of evidence-based medicine in healthcare decision making
A special issue of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)'s Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making explores the...
Securing access to optimal cancer care through innovation, integration and sustainability
MUNICH, Germany - Securing access to optimal cancer care for all patients can only be achieved through integrated, sustainable translation...
UTA researchers find genomic evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida
Credit: UTA Florida has become a haven for invasive species in the United States, but perhaps the most well-known of...
A single missing gene leads to miscarriage
Credit: RUB, Kramer A single gene of the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta...
Electronic medical records show promise in reducing unnecessary testing
Upon implementing electronic medical record-based interventions, Boston Medical Center reduced unnecessary diagnostic testing and increased the use of postoperative order...
HER2+ early breast cancers where shorter-course trastuzumab could be an option
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Women with HER2-positive early breast cancer with...
Healthy diets linked to better outcomes in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer patients who followed healthy diets had a lower risk of death from colorectal cancer and all causes, even...
Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline
Credit: Scott Maresh Nelson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The prairies of North America once covered vast stretches of...
Validating a new definition for respiratory failure in children
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles According to a first-of-its-kind international study, a new definition of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome...
