Majority of US adults prescribed epinephrine report not using it in an emergency
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JUNE 21, 2018) - The most effective, life-saving treatment for a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) is epinephrine. Yet a new study...
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Human immune ‘trigger’ map paves way for better treatments
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research A discovery about how human cells are 'triggered' to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death...
Nightingale Health & UK Biobank announce major initiative to analyze 500,000 blood samples
(Nightingale Health) Nightingale Health, the Finnish innovator of an internationally recognized blood biomarker technology for studying chronic diseases, will analyze the biomarker profiles of 500,000..
Device may detect heart dysfunction in childhood cancer survivors treated with chemo
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New drug halves hearing loss in children following cancer treatment
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When cozying up with would-be predators, cleaner shrimp follow a dependable script
Credit: Eleanor Caves, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- It's a mystery how cleaner shrimp partner with would-be fish predators -- sometimes even climbing in their...
Researchers identify method to diagnose cancer in patients with early onset diabetes
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can develop elevated blood sugar levels up to three years before their cancer diagnosis, according to the...
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