Could mental health apps lead to overdiagnosis?
Credit: pixabay There are tens of thousands of commercially available mental health apps on the market, many hugely popular. But ...
Breakthrough discovery will change treatment for COPD patients
Credit: Providence Health Care Permanent lung damage caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) starts much earlier than previously thought, ...
Dartmouth institute receives $2.1 million for project to help women with uterine fibroids
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Researchers at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice have received a $2.1 million ...
Medicare Advantage rankings penalize plans serving disadvantaged populations, study finds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New research from Brown University suggests that federal rankings of Medicare Advantage plans may unfairly penalize those ...
Rare pediatric skin conditions often get expensive, inconsistent care
Credit: UIC Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to conduct a large-scale analysis of treatments ...
From corn to flake: Health-promoting phenolic acids lost during food processing
Credit: JoVE Video Journal URBANA, Ill. - For many Americans, highly processed foods are on the menu for breakfast, lunch, ...
Ludwig-developed candidate drug may be effective against broader class of brain cancers
July 9, 2018, NEW YORK -- A Ludwig Cancer Research study explains why a particular mutation in the epidermal growth ...
New insight into Huntington’s disease may open door to drug development
Credit: Photo courtesy of McMaster University Hamilton, ON (July 9, 2018) - McMaster University researchers have developed a new theory ...
Can fasting improve MS symptoms?
Credit: Tim Parker People with multiple sclerosis (MS) can find an abundance of conflicting advice suggesting that special diets - ...
New pediatric asthma yardstick has treatment guidance for children of every age
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (July 9, 2018) - Although about 10 percent of school-aged children in the United States have asthma, ...
Scientist earns third concurrent National Cancer Institute grant to study breast cancer
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Deb Kelly, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, was awarded ...
Fluorescent fish genes light path to neuroblastoma
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A new type of zebrafish that produces fluorescent tags in migratory embryonic nerve precursor cells could ...
Loyola Medicine, Palos Health first in Illinois to offer MRI-guided radiation therapy
MAYWOOD, IL - The Loyola Center for Cancer Care & Research at Palos Health South Campus in Orland Park is ...
Whooping cough vaccine: The power of first impressions
Credit: Dr. Ricardo Antunes, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology LA JOLLA, CA-- The current whooping cough vaccine was ...
Alarming trend shows first-time smoking among young adults
Credit: UTHealth HOUSTON - (July 9, 2018) - Millennials living more dangerously and settling down later could be creating a ...
Synthetic surfactant could ease breathing for patients with lung disease and injury
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON - Human lungs are coated with a substance called surfactant which allows us ...
Depression screening rates among adults increased slightly in recent years, but remain low
Rates of routine screening of U.S. adults for depression have increased slightly in recent years, but remain very low. Adults ...
New patch boosts brightness in medical diagnostic tests
Credit: Washington University in St. Louis Fluorescence-based biosensing and bioimaging technologies are widely used in research and clinical settings to ...
Altitude sickness drug appears to slow progression of glioblastoma
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine A drug used to treat altitude sickness -- as well as glaucoma, epilepsy, heart ...
Wake Forest Baptist awarded $8 Million to study intervention for diabetes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 9, 2018 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $8 million to Wake Forest ...
