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UK study to help chronic pain sufferers back to work
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Medical School are leading a novel study to explore ways of helping people with...
What makes patients more likely to land back in the hospital? Social factors play key role
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - No patient who just got out of the hospital wants to end up there again soon....
BU faculty member recognized for excellence from the American Heart Association
(Boston)--Philip A. Wolf, MD, professor of neurology and research professor of medicine (epidemiology and preventive medicine) at Boston University School...
Novel method to identify illegal drugs, faster and with greater accuracy
(Boston)--For the identification of illicit drugs in forensic toxicological casework, analysis can be delayed and potentially compromised due to lengthy...
Where cells go: Mechanical and chemical cues collaborate to guide them
Credit: Yulia Artemenko, Johns Hopkins Medicine Living cells respond to biochemical signals by moving toward those at higher concentration, a...
Improving cryopreservation for a longer-lasting blood supply
Freezing and reanimating your body is still science fiction, but cryopreserving cells and certain tissues for future use is a...
Fast-cooking dry beans provide more protein, iron than ‘slower’ varieties
Credit: American Chemical Society Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for...
Controversial drug approval stirs deep concerns — and hope
In September, the Food and Drug Administration approved Exondys, a controversial treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy based on tenuous data...
Scientists create an atlas of the developing mouse heart
Credit: Harvard Medical School It's not simple, making a heart. In the womb, the organ begins as a tube, sprouts...
Poorer patients face malnutrition risk
Credit: Anthony Weate/QUT Marketing and Communication Patients with chronic lung disease living in deprived areas are more likely to be...
Inhibitory motor control problems may be unique identifier in adults with ADHD
SAN DIEGO -- Young adults diagnosed with ADHD may display subtle physiological signs that could lead to a more precise...
Women at greater risk for Zika infection due to suppressed vaginal immune response
Credit: Shahzada Khan, Gladstone Institutes Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered that the vaginal immune system is suppressed in response...
Psoriatic arthritis patients find condition difficult to diagnose and often misunderstood
Philadelphia, November 16, 2016 - Psoriatic Arthritis In America 2016, is a new national survey by Health Union of over...
Efficient approach for tracking physical activity with wearable health devices
Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical...
Vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, says CU Anschutz study
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 16, 2016) - Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that high doses...
Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’
Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution and are responsible for thousands of premature...
Marijuana could help treat drug addiction, mental health
Credit: UBC Using marijuana could help some alcoholics and people addicted to opioids kick their habits, a UBC study has...
Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome
Credit: Sean Brady Most antibiotics in use today are based on natural molecules produced by bacteria--and given the rise of...
A possible explanation for recurring breast cancer
In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have...
Wide variability in generic heart failure drugs can make them unaffordable to uninsured
Credit: Photo by Ellen Hutti, Saint Louis University. ST. LOUIS - New research from Saint Louis University finds that the...
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