Health

March 23, 2018

Credit: Yabe I. et al., Scientific Reports, Jan. 16, 2018 Newly discovered gene mutations may help explain the cause of...

Three-in-one molecule shows promise in helping certain breast cancer patients

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Mar. 19, 2018) - A newly designed three-part molecule could be...

Signalling study sheds light on conditions from alopecia to cancer

Researchers from the University of Dundee and the Francis Crick Institute have made a significant discovery about a cellular pathway...

Study finds medical students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology

MAYWOOD, IL - Medical school students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology, a Loyola study has found. Researchers who...

Millions of Americans seek and find illicit marijuana online

These days, Americans shop for nearly everything online--including marijuana. That's the conclusion of a new study published today in the...

Shaking up newborn ambulance transportation for a brighter future

Credit: University of Nottingham The multidisciplinary team led by Professor Donal McNally, Professor of Bioengineering and Head of the Bioengineering...

National Academy of Medicine launches comprehensive online resource hubs on clinician burnout

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today launched the Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub, a comprehensive online repository for health system...

One in 10 people have traces of cocaine or heroin on their fingerprints

Scientists have found that drugs are now so prevalent that 13 per cent of those taking part in a test...

Health check can spot psychologically vulnerable persons

If mental health was made part of a health check, then it would be possible to detect vulnerable people who...

Harvard scientists ask ‘what is the point?’ in challenge to acupuncture researchers

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 22, 2018--The effectiveness of acupuncture compared to standard treatments has...

Bacteria may promote pancreatic cancer by suppressing the immune system

Bottom Line: Bacterial load was significantly higher in pancreatic tumor samples from patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma compared with pancreatic...

North and south cooperation to combat tuberculosis

Credit: UZH Tuberculosis can be cured and could be eradicated. For this to happen, however, patients have to receive the...

Discovery offers hope for improving physical performance as we age

Researchers from UNSW and Harvard Medical School have discovered that replacing two naturally occurring molecules in the body could reverse...

Sex workers need workplace regulations to improve safety: Study

Credit: University of British Columbia Canada's sex workers, many of whom work indoors, are enterprising and vigilant when it comes...

Forgetting details, getting the gist may prompt false memories in older adults

Older adults often complain about forgetting, but Penn State psychologists suggest that another problem may be misremembering. In a study,...

Racial disparities in HIV control persist despite equal access to care

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2018--Researchers report that racial disparities in HIV control (viral...

Automated notification system improves follow-up of actionable tests pending at discharge

Many patients are discharged from the hospital with pending tests. For example, a patient may be awaiting biopsy results for...

Researchers link dietary supplement DHA to higher fat-free body mass in children

LAWRENCE -- University of Kansas researchers have reported that pregnant women who consumed a supplement of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a...

Brief cardiac arrest? Tend to the heart, but don’t neglect the brain