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Screening for colorectal cancer in under-55-year-olds with family history: Benefit unclear
Between the age of 50 and 54 years, all statutory health insurance fund members in Germany are entitled to immunological...
Tu named finalist for innovative metabolism research
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 30, 2018 - UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Benjamin Tu has been selected as one...
Insomnia is a likely long-term side effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased...
American Cancer Society updates colorectal cancer screening guideline
An updated American Cancer Society guideline says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk,...
Free tax services in pediatrics clinics yield high returns
BOSTON-- During its first two years, StreetCred, a free tax preparation program developed at Boston Medical Center (BMC), helped 753...
University of Cincinnati awarded $29 million to look at TPA combination stroke therapy
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI--A nearly $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund research led...
Adults with high blood pressure face higher healthcare costs
DALLAS, May 30, 2018 -- Adults with high blood pressure face $1,920 higher healthcare costs each year compared to those...
Even a shark’s electrical ‘sixth sense’ may be tuned to attack
Imagine having superhuman hearing. You're at a noisy, cocktail party and yet your ears can detect normally inaudible sounds made...
Hobbs awarded Institut de France Grand Prix for cholesterol work
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 30, 2018 - UT Southwestern Medical Center geneticist Dr. Helen Hobbs is the 2018...
Some blood stem cells are better than others
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases In your body, blood stem cells produce approximately 10 billion new white...
Press registration opens for 2018 fall national meeting of the American Chemical Society
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2018 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National...
Surgical technique improves sensation, control of prosthetic limb
Boston, MA -- Humans can accurately sense the position, speed and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut....
Oil and gas wastewater as dust suppressant less than ideal
At the least, wastewater from oil and gas drilling should be treated in a waste treatment facility before it is...
Poll: Half of older adults don’t use health provider’s secure patient communication site
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the...
New study shows evidence that health information exchanges improve care, reduce costs
Credit: Google images INDIANAPOLIS -- An updated systematic review of recent studies of health information exchanges found evidence the exchanges...
New review highlights benefits of plant-based diets for heart health
Credit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON - Vegetarian, especially vegan, diets are associated with better cardiovascular health, according to...
Price competition for generic drugs linked to increase in manufacturing-related recalls
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers from three universities have found that extreme price competition in the generic pharmaceutical market -- designed...
Sniffing out real truffles
At a cost of thousands of dollars per pound, truffles are an expensive food. The fungi are prized for their...
Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary
The increasingly popular practice of 'vaginal seeding' -- in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother's vaginal fluids...
New compound effective against drug-resistant pathogens, could lead to new antibiotics
Researchers from North Carolina State University have synthesized an analog of lipoxazolidinone A, a small molecule that is effective against...
