Health
QUT project aims to reduce dental anxiety and pain
(Queensland University of Technology) A trip to the dentist is not an experience many people look forward to, especially when...
Diabetes may be an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that recent-onset type...
Seven million euros for research into chronic inflammatory bowel conditions
A new collaborative research centre/Transregio 241 'Immune-epithelial communication in inflammatory bowel diseases' is due to commence its research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
Risky opioid prescriptions linked to higher chance of death
When patients are prescribed opioids in risky ways, their chance of dying increases and their odds of death go higher...
Embracing respect and dignity as the next frontier in preventing patient harm
BOSTON - Even when health care experiences go well, patients and their families can still suffer harm. To date, organizational...
When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better
Researchers previously showed that overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis can reduce pain by 50% and significantly improve function...
Research finds new way to determine protection of Men B vaccine against different strains
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Meningococcal Reference Unit have developed a new approach to assess the effectiveness of...
Reducing the risk of dementia through lifestyle changes
Credit: Provided by Baycrest There is no treatment yet for dementia; but one day, a family doctor could prescribe a...
Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick -- and get sick -- medical science has long assumed that...
Researchers find a promising new approach for treating liver cirrhosis
Credit: Ying-Ying Yang, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan. Philadelphia, June 18, 2018 - Increased pressure in the veins...
New radiological procedure for the diagnosis of liver disease
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully tested a new technology for use in the assessment of overweight adolescents...
€7 million for research into chronic inflammatory bowel conditions
A new collaborative research centre/Transregio 241 'Immune-epithelial communication in inflammatory bowel diseases' is due to commence its research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität...
One in 5 parents did not talk to kids about what to do if they got lost at an amusement park
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Parents...
‘Be personal and appreciative’: Research shows effective responses to online feedback
As more patients leave feedback on online platforms including social media, research shows how health and social care organisations can...
New asthma tool determines best treatment for severe asthma patients
Credit: CHEST Foundation, Allergy & Asthma Network and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. One in 12 adults and...
World’s largest autism grant will transform research landscape
The largest research grant ever given for neurodevelopmental conditions has been awarded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative to an international...
Diabetes diagnosis may signal early pancreatic cancer in older African-Americans, Latinos
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - Each year, more than one million Americans are diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes mellitus,...
Penn Biochemist receives award for mass spectronomy
PHILADELPHIA - Benjamin A.Garcia, PhD, an expert in quantitative proteomics and Presidential Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics in the Perelman...
NSAIDs shown to have causal role in cardiovascular risk of patients with osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that over two...
Greater levels of vitamin D associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest higher levels of vitamin D are associated with decreasing...
