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Acne stigma linked to lower overall quality of life, Irish study finds
Credit: TrueMedia Many people with acne are negatively impacted by perceived social stigma around the skin condition, a new study...
Diagnostic protocol effective in identifying ED patients with acute chest pain
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Sept. 28, 2018 - A relatively new accelerated diagnostic protocol is effective in identifying emergency department patients...
Cancer risk due to certain lifestyle and environmental factors is preventable
COLOGNE. Almost four in every 10 new cases of cancer in Germany are attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors. These...
Improved In vivo imaging of atherosclerotic plaque development
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Atherosclerosis, involving the buildup of plaque in the arteries and an associated reduction...
Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease impacts
Radical solutions to climate change might save lives, but a commentary in the October 2018 issue of the journal Nature...
Discovery paves way for improved ovarian cancer care
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to...
Early Parkinson’s patients waiting too long to seek medical evaluation
Credit: Robert A. Hauser, M.D., University of South Florida The time between diagnosis and the institution of symptomatic treatment is...
A role for Scn5a missplicing in cardiac arrhythmias in myotonic dystrophy
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveals new insights into what can...
Building a flu factory from host cell components
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5...
Sensitive babies become altruistic toddlers
Our responsiveness to seeing others in distress accounts for variability in helping behavior from early in development, according to a...
Child Mind Institute study: Wearables could inform selective mutism research, diagnosis, treatment
NEW YORK, NY (September 24, 2018) - In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, a team...
New wood-based materials to prevent the spread of microorganisms in hospitals
A recently launched development project called Sami&Samu is looking to introduce innovative renewable materials, surface finishes and textiles to Hospital...
Cosmetic surgeons offering incomplete information for breast augmentation customers
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has found that websites by cosmetic...
Medicaid expansions linked to slower rises in overdose deaths
PHILADELPHIA -- The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that...
GSA joins global call to action on fragility fractures
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Final decisions in Germany’s Excellence Strategy
Funding decisions have now been made in Germany's Excellence Strategy, a programme designed to strengthen top-level research at universities in...
Teens who’ve tried marijuana have used it in more than one form
Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked,...
Minority medical residents face burden of bias during training
New Haven, Conn. -- Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans constitute one-third of the U.S. population, but only 9% of practicing...
Finding new combination therapies for neuroblastoma
A phase 2 clinical trial has found that combining a novel compound called alisertib with chemotherapy has anti-tumor activity in...
UM research to focus on muscles of bird flight
Credit: Bret Tobalske MISSOULA - There are two primary types of muscles. Skeletal muscles allow one to raise a limb...
