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Perioperative short haul air travel associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-New research presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons...
Pharma companies and non-profits team up to provide affordable HCV treatment in Latin America
A new collaboration between pharmaceutical companies and non-profit organizations will manufacture and supply a new, more affordable, hepatitis C treatment...
American College of Rheumatology responds to Association Health plans proposed rule
Washington, D.C. - In comments submitted today to the U.S. Department of Labor in response to its Association Health Plans...
Pre-surgery counseling, non-opioid pain relievers shown to reduce post-surgery opioid use
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Two new studies presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic...
Neuroprotective mechanisms of gene and cell therapy of spinal cord injuries
A joint paper with Kazan State Medical University appeared in Stem Cells International. The research was based at the Gene...
Study: ‘Dual mobility’ hip replacement reduces risk of dislocation
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery More than 330,000 total hip replacements are performed in the United States each year. Overall,...
Stem cell centers on the rise, claim high efficacy for treatment of knee osteoarthritis
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Even with a lack of peer-reviewed evidence, the number of centers advertising stem cell therapies...
The Forsyth Institute expands key human microbiome database
Credit: Pallavi Murugkar & Felicitas Bidlack Cambridge, MA - March 5, 2018 - A team of researchers from The Forsyth...
Mosquito brain atlas aims to reveal neural circuitry of behavior
Credit: Meg Younger/Howard Hughes Medical Institute/The Rockefeller University A mosquito's head is about the size of a pencil tip, but...
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency impacts children’s risk for severe forearm fractures
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Children who are vitamin D deficient have a greater risk of having more severe forearm...
Only two US programs now scientifically proven to decrease ACL injury and improve neuromuscular
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-According to the Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States, females are four to...
Moving toward a future free of drug-induced hearing loss
A new special publication orchestrated by five of the nation's leading hearing experts compiles the latest research into hearing loss...
Helmet use associated with reduced risk of cervical spine injury during motorcycle crashes
Credit: Copyright 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (MARCH 6, 2016). Despite claims that helmets do not protect...
The growing trend of youth sports specialization
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Youth sports has experienced a paradigm shift over the past 15 to 20 years. Gone...
eLife showcases important advances in Physics of Living Systems
The open-access journal eLife has launched a new subject area, Physics of Living Systems, to highlight leading research at the...
Study reveals how the brain tracks objects in motion
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Catching a bouncing ball or hitting a ball with a racket requires estimating when the ball will...
Neurocognitive impairment linked to worse outcomes after total joint replacement
Credit: NYU Langone Health People with undiagnosed neurocognitive deficits are undergoing hip and knee replacements at high rates and are...
Study shows cycling as number one cause of cervical fractures in men
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)-Sporting-related cervical fractures increased by 35 percent from 2000 to 2015, mainly due to an...
A new tactic for eczema?
Eczema affects about 17 percent of children in developed countries and is often the gateway to food allergy and asthma,...
BODE may overestimate transplant benefit in COPD patients
Glenview, IL - COPD remains the leading indication for lung transplantation worldwide and accounts for one third of all lung...
