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Patients with Medicaid have limited access to physical therapy in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Patients with Medicaid in Massachusetts have limited access to reimbursable physical therapy (PT) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)...
Van Andel Research Institute scientists help redefine how cancer is categorized
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (April 5, 2018) -- Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) announced today that the work of its scientists...
More dairy associated with higher bone density and greater spine strength in men over 50
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth...
Better roads essential for safer cycling
Credit: QUT CARRS-Q A QUT-led study of Queensland motorists and cyclists recommends that efforts to improve cyclist safety during overtaking...
Nemours study highlights psychological and social barriers to treating childhood obesity
WILMINGTON, Del. (April 5, 2018) - Children whose families have elevated psychological and social risks, including child behavior problems, parent...
A heavy working memory load may sink brainwave ‘synch’
Credit: Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Everyday experience makes it obvious - sometimes frustratingly so - that our working...
New point-of-care test quickly detects Lyme neuroborreliosis
A new research-based point-of-care test has been developed in Finland for detecting the Lyme neuroborreliosis spread by ticks. The test...
New in the Hastings Center Report, March-April 2018
Progress: Its Glories and Pitfalls Daniel Callahan In his new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and...
Chronic illnesses, functional limitations a risk in older adults with heart failure
Heart failure affects more than 6 million people in the U.S.--most of whom are older adults. Roughly half the older...
X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory risk
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing...
Web-based program may help address underage drinking
A new study supports the use of a brief, web-based program alone and in combination with a parent campaign for...
Tolerating yourself: A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunity
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina The immune system is responsible for protecting the host from foreign pathogens; however, there...
New actors identified in atherosclerosis
Credit: Graphic: Cochain/Vafadarnejad/Saliba/Zernecke Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about...
ASH partners with UNC, a ClinGen grantee, to curate genomic data for blood research
(WASHINGTON, April 5, 2018) -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH) today announced a partnership with the University of North...
Fentanyl overdose survivors require little if any hospital treatment
Most fentanyl overdose survivors, if given the antidote promptly, don't need prolonged hospital treatment, according to a study by University...
Research predicts likelihood of HIV testing based on race, sex/gender & sexual orientation
A new study has identified factors that lead to increased HIV testing among young adults, specifically how a person's race,...
Urinary incontinence may have negative effects on sexual health
In a new BJU International study, women with urinary incontinence reported declines in sexual activity and arousal over the last...
Macular degeneration linked to aging immune cells
Credit: DANYEL CAVAZOS/MICHAEL WORFUL As people age, their immune systems age, too. And new research at Washington University School of...
Efficient genetic modification of immune cells
A new method enables genes in living T-cells in mice to be modified quickly and efficiently. It makes use of...
Charting an underexplored landscape: The genitourinary microbiome
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(April 5, 2018)-More sensitive cultivation methods and precise 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques have revealed...
