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Evidence mounts that daily opioid users may fare worse after spine surgery, study finds
In a multicenter database study of adults who had undergone surgery for spinal deformities, researchers say that those who had...
Better education during childhood decreases risk of dementia in African-Americans
Credit: Portrait Innovations/Valerie Smith-Gamble INDIANAPOLIS - A newly published observational study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University has found...
Giving roots and shoots their space: The Advanced Plant Habitat
Credit: Bryan Onate The Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), a recent addition to the International Space Station, is the largest growth...
Is whole-brain radiation still best for brain metastases from small-cell lung cancer?
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Lung cancer often metastasizes to the brain. Historically, brain metastases have been treated with...
‘Striosome’ neurons in the basal ganglia play a key role in learning
Credit: OIST A pleasant surprise or a nasty shock is likely to be a memorable experience. For instance, if you...
Boosting T cell ‘memory’ may result in longer-lasting and effective responses for patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Just like people, some T cells have excellent memories. These subtypes known as memory T...
Americans with a college education live longer without dementia and Alzheimer’s
Education gives people an edge in their later years, helping them to keep dementia at bay and their memories intact,...
Henry Ford physician selected as panelist for FDA panels on medical device regulation
- Kathleen Yaremchuk, M.D, MSA, Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, will serve...
Basel researchers succeed in cultivating cartilage from stem cells
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine Stable joint cartilage can be produced from adult stem cells originating from...
Portland State researchers chart a new way to look at concussion
A Portland State University research team studying concussion has published an interactive diagram showing the many facets of mild traumatic...
St. Baldrick’s Foundation commits $8 million to support pediatric cancer dream team with SU2C
Credit: Stand Up To Cancer The work of the Stand Up To Cancer-St. Baldrick's Foundation Pediatric Cancer Dream Team, launched...
Is it time to abandon the Nobel Prize?
In a commentary piece published in De Gruyter's journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, authors Clare Fiala and Eleftherios P....
PolyU’s Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control named the champion in Geneva’s Invention Expo
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning...
Volunteering 2 hours per week reduces loneliness in widowed older adults, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Widowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by...
Using AI to detect heart disease
Credit: Ashleen Knutsen Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the Centers...
Helmsley Charitable Trust awards Critical Path Institute a grant to focus on Crohn’s disease
Tucson, AZ, and New York, NY - April 16, 2018 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust...
Early life stress and depression associated with sleep disturbances
Early life stress, sleep disturbances and alterations in neuronal plasticity have been associated with depression, yet the relation between these...
U of G study finds concerning connection between feminine hygiene products and infection
Credit: University of Guelph Vaginal hygiene products have been used by 95 per cent of Canadian women, but they likely...
Music intensifies effects of anti-hypertensive medication
In addition to remembering to take the medication prescribed by their cardiologists at the right times and going to the...
#AGS18 research links value-based care to social supports, interprofessional collaboration
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society With support from Humana Inc., (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation's leading health and...
