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Maryland Proton Treatment Center offers thermal therapy in combination with proton therapy
Credit: University of Maryland Medical System Baltimore, Md. Oct. 8, 2018 - The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) is now...
Penn Medicine’s OncoLink receives 2018 CPEN Excellence in Patient Education Award
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The Cancer Patient Education Network (CPEN) honored the Patient Education Team from Penn Medicine's OncoLink...
Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats
Car accidents, sports injuries, even too much typing and texting can injure the peripheral nerves, leaving people with numbness, tingling...
Why single embryo transfer during IVF sometimes results in twins or triplets
Credit: Credit/copyright: Keiji Kuroda It has been known for some time that it is better to transfer a single embryo...
Study: Sexes differ when it comes to comfort during and after exercise
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- New research from the University at Buffalo has, for the first time, identified...
Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
In a study of postmenopausal women, participants who lost weight had a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than...
Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioelectronic medicine
Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- Researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first...
Racial discrimination linked to higher risk of chronic illness in African-American women
Credit: Public domain Berkeley -- Less-educated African American women who report experiencing high levels of racial discrimination may face greater...
Global sea level could rise 50 feet by 2300, study says
Credit: NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet...
Small-brained female guppies aren’t drawn to attractive males
Credit: Dr Jake Morris (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) Female guppies with smaller brains can distinguish attractive males, but they...
Scientists successfully implant a polymeric prosthesis imitating bone structure
Credit: © NUST MISIS For the first time ever, a research team from the small innovative enterprise Biomimetix, implementing several...
Out like a light: Researchers id brain’s ‘sleep switch’
BOSTON - Two decades ago, Clifford B. Saper, MD/PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...
Largest ever genetic study of blood pressure
Credit: Lancaster University The largest ever genetic analysis of over one million people has identified 535 new genes associated with...
Mayo clinic researchers question benefits of long term oxygen therapy in COPD
CHICAGO--October 8, 2018--Long-term oxygen therapy does not decrease the risk for hospitalizations or increase life expectancy for many patients with...