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Francisella tularensis infections from foods unlikely
In Germany, 41 cases of tularemia were reported in 2016. The infections are mainly due to direct contact with infected...
Breastfeeding in Germany from a scientific viewpoint
Is breastfeeding really better? The intense debate on this question has been going on for decades -- and is often...
Novel blood test predicts kidney cancer risk and survival five years prior to diagnosis
A critical biomarker of kidney disease may help predict clear cell kidney cancer - the most common form of kidney...
Over-the-counter drugs, dietary supplements and their effect on lab test results
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and dietary supplements are widely used and popular, with US households spending an average of almost USD...
For many, ‘flexible work boundaries’ become ‘work without boundaries’
Credit: Lehigh University Personal relationships and home life suffer for those tied to their work emails round-the-clock, according to a...
Early type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years
Credit: Charlotta Sjostedt Women who developed type 1 diabetes before the age of ten years die an average of nearly...
New study finds fake, low-quality medicines prevalent in the developing world
Credit: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that...
Making weight: Ensuring that micro preemies gain pounds and inches
(Children's National Health System) A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies helped to boost their weight and...
Icahn Institute partners in $6.5 million NIH award to advance precision medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded $6.5 million to a consortium that includes the Icahn Institute for Genomics...
More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced
Credit: ATS Aug.10, 2018--More than 4 in 10 women with asthma may go on to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
24/7 work emails impact health, relationships for employees and significant others
Credit: Lehigh University Personal relationships and home life suffer for those tied to their work emails round-the-clock, according to a...
Study suggests glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Glaucoma, a disease that afflicts nearly 70 million people worldwide, is something of a mystery despite its...
Autoimmune response drives vision loss in glaucoma
Boston, Mass. -- A research team from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has shown that...
Novel approach keeps liquids from freezing at very low temperatures for extended periods
Investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) have developed a simple method to maintain water...
Precision public health method identifies clusters of respiratory disease in Uganda
A study led by researchers at Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health...
Global funding for adolescent health misses the target
Even though adolescents make up 26 percent of the population in developing countries, their health claimed a meager 1.6 percent...
New study provides next clue to prevent dangerous episodes of low blood sugar in diabetics
A new LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center study reveals that a novel biomarker might give us new answers necessary to...
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors
Credit: Peter Barta / St. Jude Children's Research Hospital In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research...
Wearable ‘microbrewery’ saves human body from radiation damage
Credit: Purdue University/Erin Easterling WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The same way that yeast yields beer and bread can help hospital...
New technology improves CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes, other species
Credit: Rasgon laboratory, Penn State A technology designed to improve CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in mosquitoes and other arthropods succeeds with...
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