Health
More U.S. prostate cancer patients choosing active surveillance
The number of prostate cancer patients in the U.S. choosing active surveillance over surgery or radiation has rapidly increased since...
LSU Health New Orleans LA Tumor Registry releases 6th Census Tract Cancer Incidence Report
New Orleans, LA -- LSU Health New Orleans Louisiana Tumor Registry (LTR) has published the sixth report of statewide...
Electrode cuff developed at WVU improves testing of medical treatments that use electricity to heal
West Virginia University engineers are taking a major step into “bioelectronic medicine,” a cutting-edge approach that uses electric current as a...
An innovative technology-driven treatment was found to be as effective as psychiatric medications like Cipralex
Good news for people with social anxietyCredit: Tel Aviv University Good news for people with social anxiety A new clinical...
Jet lag’s harmful health impacts found to be caused by biological clock misalignment
New research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst zeroes in on the root cause of adverse health effects from disruption...
Virginia Tech researcher identifies narrow opportunity to address a rare disease linked to autism, schizophrenia
The human brain begins to assemble itself shortly after conception as a growing number of brain cells connect to create...
Final Human Brain Project Summit closes with a vision for the future of digital brain research
The ten-year European Flagship Human Brain Project (HBP) links brain research with computing and technology in a large-scale, interdisciplinary approach....
Study shows ketamine could be beneficial for treating brain injury in children
A common anesthesia drug could be beneficial in reducing pressure inside the skull of children with traumatic brain injuries (TBI),...
The Institut Pasteur and the University of São Paulo sign articles of association to establish the Institut Pasteur in São Paulo
On Friday March 31st, 2023 at a ceremony in Paris, the Institut Pasteur President, Professor Stewart Cole, and the University...
Scallop eyes as inspiration for new microscope objectives
Some species of mussels can see. Scallops, for example, have up to 200 eyes that help them detect predators such...
White-tailed deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence...
New procedure helps patients avoid leg amputation
More than 75% of patients facing amputation from the most severe form of peripheral artery disease were able to keep...
New Intermountain, Stanford study finds excess harm from commonly overprescribed antibiotics for patients resulting in widespread side effects
When patients request or demand an antibiotic, even when it is unlikely to help, a physician might be tempted to...
New mechanisms and therapeutic possibilities for heart failure uncovered by scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Johns Hopkins University
(Philadelphia, PA) – Greater awareness and advances in treatment have greatly improved survival rates following heart attack. With more survivors,...
How to achieve a functional cure for chronic hepatitis B
Geneva, March 30, 2023 – More than half of patients who suffer from chronic hepatitis B have the e antigen...
TCT 2023 Career Achievement Award to be presented to Stuart J. Pocock, PhD
NEW YORK – March 30, 2023 – The TCT 2023 Career Achievement Award will be presented to Stuart J. Pocock,...
ATS publishes official statement on race, ethnicity and pulmonary function test interpretation
March 30, 2023 – The American Thoracic Society has issued an official statement for clinicians that explains why race and...
University Hospitals research published in New England Journal of Medicine shows minimally invasive procedure saves most patients with severe vascular disease from amputation
CLEVELAND – A study published in the March 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that...
European Union’s ban on tattoo ink: breaking down the chemistry (video)
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2023 — A ban by the European Union on a number of pigments used in tattoo inks...
Surprise finding shows that neutrophils can be key antitumor weapons
White blood cells called neutrophils have an unappreciated role in eradicating solid tumors, according to a surprise discovery from a...
