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Why is one twin smaller than the other? Answer could lie in the placenta
BOSTON (June 16, 2017) - When a baby is born small, it's often attributed to genetic factors or maternal risk...
Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes
Credit: University of Notre Dame Scientists at the University of Notre Dame have found that exposure to just 10 minutes...
Research finds common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice
Credit: Virginia Tech A new study at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) and the Virginia-Maryland College of...
Bacteria free themselves with molecular ‘speargun’
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Many bacteria are armed with nano-spearguns, which they use to combat unwelcome competitors or knockout...
New approach to unlock the genetic potential of plant cell wall
Researchers from the University of York and the Quadram Institute have unlocked the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which...
In Medicaid patients, fatal overdose risk rises with opioid dose and sedative-hypnotic use
June 16, 2017 - Among Medicaid patients taking opioids for chronic pain, the risk of fatal overdose rises steadily with...
Education for people with RMDS and employers can improve ability to work
The results of an educational programme implemented by the Galician Rheumatology League (LRG), presented today at the Annual European Congress...
Scientists solve 30-year old mystery on how resistance genes spread
Credit: DTU/DTU Biosustain To win the war against antibiotic resistant super bugs, scientists seek to find the origin of resistance...
UM chemist to study climate, health effects of wildfire smoke
Credit: Courtesy of Lu Hu MISSOULA - University of Montana scientists will fly straight into the smoke of western wildfires...
New study shows for first time link between passive smoking in childhood and rheumatoid arthritis
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Broccoli in focus when new substance against diabetes has been identified
Credit: Margareta Gustafsson Kubista/University of Gothenburg Researchers have identified an antioxidant - richly occurring in broccoli - as a new...
New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint replacement
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic...
Biosimilar concerns of rheumatology patients being addressed by national program
To address the fear and insecurity expressed by rheumatology patients on being switched from a biologic to a biosimilar treatment...
Excess risk of cardiovascular events in RA patients decreased since start of 21st century
The results of a meta-analysis presented for the first time today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017...
New international honor for professor Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi
Professor Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi of Centre Eau Terre Environnement at INRS received the Outstanding Scientist Award from the International Bioprocessing...
New relapse prediction tool reduces cost of rheumatoid arthritis treatment
Madrid, Spain, 16 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Radon increases risk for malignant skin cancer
It is undisputed that radon is a risk factor for developing lung cancer. New research by the Swiss Tropical and...
Among farmworkers, immigrants are less likely to use SNAP
Credit: UC Regents 2017 The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) -- formerly known as "food stamps" -- that helps...
Genes explain higher prevalence of CVD in chronic IMID patients
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 represent an important step...
New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival
"How long do I have, doctor?" For many cancer patients, following the initial shock of their diagnosis, thoughts quickly turn...
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