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Many at risk for HIV despite lifesaving pill
ANN ARBOR--Multiple barriers may stop high-risk individuals from accessing an HIV drug that can reduce the subsequent risk of infection,...
Ingesting honey after swallowing button battery reduces injury and improves outcomes
Philadelphia, June 11, 2018--A team of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists has demonstrated that eating honey after swallowing a...
Safety protocol breaches: ways to prevent infection transmission in health care setting
The medical community is losing its biggest gun in fighting infection, antibiotics. Researchers are turning to safety protocols to reduce...
Negative emotions are murkier, less distinct in adolescence
Adolescents don't distinguish between negative emotions as clearly as younger children and adults in their 20s do, according to findings...
Patients’ self-diagnosis of personality disorders not as far off as previously believed
Purdue University researchers think the gap between a psychologists' diagnosis and a patient's self-evaluation might not be as extreme as...
Human Vaccines Project announces new partnership with Telethon Kids Institute in Australia
NEW YORK, JUNE 11, 2018 - The Human Vaccines Project, a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on decoding the immune system...
Reviving the protector: new tactic against medulloblastoma
Scientists have a new tactic with potential for fighting medulloblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of brain tumor...
Double-checking diabetes medications may reduce re-hospitalizations
Clinicians may take upwards of 15 minutes to double-check a patient's medication list in an electronic health record system, but...
UA receives $1.1m for study of genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and heart disease
Credit: BioCommunications at UA Health Sciences Yann C. Klimentidis, PhD, assistant professor and genetic epidemiologist at the University of Arizona...
‘Surgery in a pill’ a potential treatment for diabetes
Credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA -- Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight...
American sign language and English language learners: New linguistic research supports the need for policy changes
(Washington, DC) - A new study of the educational needs of students who are native users of American Sign Language...
Framework identifies genetic missense mutations linked to autism spectrum disorder
Missense mutations occur when there is a change in one gene's DNA base pair, and the change results in the...
Are you really you when you’re hungry?
WASHINGTON -- What makes someone go from simply being hungry to full-on "hangry"? More than just a simple drop in...
Two bilateral French-Austrian research projects start at IST Austria
Credit: Waielbi Two joint projects between labs at the Institute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria and at French research...
New target for treating heart failure identified by Penn Medicine researchers
Credit: Ben Prosser, Ph.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Changes in cellular struts called microtubules (MT)...
Millennials: Bet for the future
A 'Soviet person' is becoming a phenomenon of the past. Social change is being driven by people who came of...
Moderate and extreme temperatures could increase the risk of occupational injuries
Moderate and extreme ambient temperatures increase the risk of occupational accidents. This is the main conclusion of a new study...
Negative rapid test results may delay antiviral therapy in patients with severe influenza
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - A new study has found that half of influenza cases in patients admitted...
Improving Americans’ diets could save billions in health-related costs
What we eat has important implications for our health--and for what we spend on healthcare. New research suggests improving the...
Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson’s disease?
June 10, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - In the first study of its kind, researchers from the New York-based Human...