Health
Study: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen more effective than opioids in treating dental pain
Opioids are not among the most effective--or longest lasting--options available for relief from acute dental pain, a new examination of...
Antioxidant therapy may reduce cardiovascular risk of young women with type 1 diabetes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 17, 2018) - The high estrogen levels that typically afford...
Observing inflammatory cells in the body
Credit: S. Gran & L. Honold et al./Theranostics 2018(8) The process that the body sets in motion in the event...
Can a simple blood test rule out lung cancer?
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Every year, health care providers in the United States discover more than 1.6 million...
Preserving fertility during chemotherapy
Credit: Tuppi et al. FMany chemotherapeutics act by damaging the DNA. Since cancer cells divide more often than most normal...
Nobel laureate, respected researchers talk exosomes in APS President’s Symposium series
San Diego (April 17, 2018) -- APS President Dennis Brown, PhD, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, has...
Should states support pregnant teens and their babies?
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The...
Precancerous colon polyps in patients with Lynch syndrome exhibit immune activation
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON - Colon polyps from patients with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that raises colorectal...
Study examines accuracy of test for lymph node metastases in women with breast cancer
For patients diagnosed with breast cancer, determining whether cancer cells have spread to the axillary lymph nodes of the armpit...
UCLA researchers use search engines, social media to predict syphilis trends
UCLA-led research finds that internet search terms and tweets related to sexual risk behaviors can predict when and where syphilis...
Drowsy driving in the ridesharing industry is a public safety risk
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - April 16, 2018 - A position statement from the American Academy...
Drug reduces size of some lung cancer tumors, relapse rate after surgery
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center A drug given to early stage lung cancer patients before they undergo surgery showed...
New disease model to facilitate development of ALS and MS therapies
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed a new disease model for neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and MS...
Post-surgical opioids can, paradoxically, lead to chronic pain
Giving opioids to animals to quell pain after surgery prolongs pain for more than three weeks and primes specialized immune...
Position statement: Avoid using medical marijuana to treat sleep apnea
Credit: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - April 16, 2018 - Medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts...
Education, not income, the best predictor of a long life
Credit: © Lutz/Kebede Rising income and the subsequent improved standards of living have long been thought to be the most...
Screenings miss half of diabetic, prediabetic patients
CHICAGO - Screening patients for diabetes based solely on their age and weight - a recommendation from a leading medical...
Ear infections can lead to meningitis, brain abscess and other neurological complications
MAYWOOD, IL - While antibiotics have greatly reduced the dangers of ear infections, serious neurological complications, including hearing loss, facial...
Depression study pinpoints genes that may trigger the condition
Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been discovered by scientists. The findings could help explain why...
How our senses connect with the stress system
Life needs stimulation. However, overstimulation can cause exhaustion and illness. During specific sensitive periods early in life, stress can even...
