Health
Small molecule prevents blood clots without increasing bleeding risk
It may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without increasing...
Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?
COLOGNE. The duration of a person's unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report...
Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017--Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate...
People walking to work or an errand more likely to stroll into dangerous areas, study says
People taking leisurely strolls tend to choose safer walking routes than those heading to work or on an errand, a...
Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs’ own language
Loading video... Credit: Princeton University Princeton researchers have developed a way to place onto surfaces special coatings that chemically "communicate"...
Reservoirs of latent HIV can grow despite effective therapy, study shows
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that immune cells infected with a latent form of human immunodeficiency virus...
Infection with seasonal flu may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA -- Most cases of Parkinson's have no known cause, and researchers continue to debate and study possible factors that...
Brain opioids help us to relate with others
A new Finnish research reveals how brain's opioids modulate responses towards other people's pain. Recent results obtained by researchers from...
Just ask: Documenting sexual orientation and gender identity among transgender patients
DES PLAINES, IL--Transgender patients feel it is more important for health care providers to know their gender identity (GI) than...
Study: Ketamine doesn’t affect delirium or pain after surgery
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ketamine was first introduced into clinical practice by investigators at the University of...
Body- and sex related problems are separate from other forms of psychological problems
Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common in middle aged women,...
High-sensitivity assay gives more reassurance to chest pain patients
For some time now, patients in Sweden's emergency clinics complaining of chest pain have been evaluated using the "high-sensitivity troponin...
A lightning-fast flu virus detector
Credit: Department of Bioelectronics,Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Researchers have developed a new, rapid biosensor for the...
One blood pressure drug therapy associated with lower health-care costs
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- About half of patients diagnosed with high blood pressure will need their medication adjusted within the first...
Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day
On average every day in the United States, 13 children receive emergency treatment for a lawn mower-related injury. That adds...
Childhood obesity causes lasting damage to the body
Obesity in childhood has long term health implications stretching into adulthood, a new study in the journal Obesity Reviews reveals....
A tough talk: How to improve cost transparency in cancer care
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Being transparent about the cost of cancer treatments with patients has been increasingly recommended to...
AHCA could jeopardize health coverage for young adults, study suggests
As the U.S. Senate takes up the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a large study provides evidence that eliminating...
Your sex life is only as old as you feel
The closer you feel to your actual age, the less likely you are to be satisfied with your sex life,...
Preventing software from causing injury
Credit: Texas A&M University Health Science Center Workplace injuries don't just come from lifting heavy things or falling off a...
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