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Cannabis use up among parents with children in the home
NEW YORK--Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study...
Cystitis treatment: Back to the 1950s
Doctors are beginning to prescribe antibiotic treatments from the 1950s for benign infections to fight antibiotic resistance and preserve the...
CAMH study shows details of brain networks in autism
TORONTO (May 14, 2018) - A CAMH study analyzing more than 1,000 brain scans reveals surprising new insights into brain...
Centralized infrastructure facilitates medical education research
The Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance has enabled a large number of research teams to conduct meaningful...
Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline
A new Canadian guideline for impaired vision in older adults recommends against primary care screening of older adults not reporting...
Heart disease severity may depend on nitric oxide levels
The most common heart medications may get an assist from nitric oxide circulating in the body, according to a new...
Antibodies against one hemorrhagic fever virus found to disarm a related virus
Hemorrhagic fever viruses, so named for their ability to induce massive, and at times fatal, internal bleeding, captured the world's...
Genetic Non-Discrimination Act challenge from Quebec may open doors to genetic discrimination
If Canada's Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNA) is overturned by a challenge from the Province of Quebec, it will open the...
New computational strategy designed for more personalized cancer treatment
Mathematicians and cancer scientists have found a way to simplify complex biomolecular data about tumors, in principle making it easier...
First description of mEAK-7 gene could suggest path toward therapies for cancer
For years, researchers have known that a gene called EAK-7 plays an important role in determining how long worms will...
Roles and functions of community health workers in primary care
Community health workers in primary care provide clinical services, community resource connections, and health education and coaching. As trained individuals...
Gout not associated with increased risk of fracture, study finds
Gout, a painful inflammatory arthritis, is not associated with an increased risk of fracture, according to a large study led...
New method of marine alkaloid synthesis has discovered by FEFU scientists
Maria Sidorova, a female graduate student of Far East Federal University (FEFU), has developed a new way of synthesizing marine...
University of Alberta cyclotron could supply province’s demand for medical isotopes
Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) University of Alberta scientists have taken a critical step towards supplying Alberta's demand for...
UA researchers to study how to stop stress from causing pain
Credit: Nadia Whitehead, UA College of Medicine - Tucson More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from...
Elastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells
Credit: Video courtesy Ning Wang. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles...
Scientists in Russia and Singapore investigate inorganic biomaterials with antimicrobial properties
A team of scientists from the Lobachevsky University Department of Solid State Chemistry under Dr. Evgeny Bulanov has developed a...
Nanomedicine — Targeting cancer cells with sugars
In the treatment of cancer, there are still several limitations. Especially the delivery of sufficient amounts of active chemotherapeutic drug...
University of Cincinnati study examines impact of poor functional kidney status
Credit: Colleen Kelley CINCINNATI -- A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) finds poor functional kidney status...
A theoretical model to alleviate primary care strain
Co-management of patients by more than one primary care clinician is among new models of care designed to meet the...
