Screening for postpartum depression in the emergency department
Credit: Children's National Health System It's a scenario that Children's emergency medicine specialist Lenore Jarvis, M.D., M.Ed., has seen countless ...
Researchers apply computing power to track the spread of cancer
Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from ...
Anti-mucositis gel developed at UGR to be widely available by 2022
Credit: CIBM Researchers from the University of Granada have developed new medication which could help to treat and prevent chemotherapy ...
Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes reduces follow-up costs by more than half
Credit: UEF Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on ...
Drinking changes young adults’ metabolite profile
Credit: UEF Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study from the University of Eastern ...
LOINC honors Pam Banning for contributions to advancement of health data interoperability
Credit: Timothy Yates, IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC, the world's most widely used code system for identifying medical ...
Administering hormones affects DNA
The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous ...
Otago researchers’ discovery unlocks secrets behind cancer drug resistance
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago research provides insights into an underlying mechanism that could explain why new cancer ...
Lemurs can smell weakness in each other
Credit: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center. DURHAM, N.C. -- Some people watch the competition carefully for the slightest signs of ...
ClinGen Panel evaluates validity of genes reported to be associated with Brugada Syndrome
Clinical laboratories often rely on medical articles and public information on gene disease associations in determining the genes to include ...
The hidden complexity underlying a common cause of autism
Credit: Girirajan Laboratory, Penn State Genes located in a large chromosomal aberration associated with autism interact with each other to ...
New technology enables man to hold his granddaughter again
CLEVELAND, Ohio--In the first known study of how amputees use advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical ...
Higher doses of rifampin appear more effective in fighting TB without increasing risk of adverse events
Credit: ATS June 29, 2018--Higher daily doses of rifampin, a cornerstone of tuberculosis treatment, killed more TB bacteria in sputum ...
The proper protection and use of information workshop
When the American Society for Horticultural Science convenes its annual conference this summer, some discussion will involve matters of concern ...
Genetic ancestry test users ‘cherry-pick’ which races to identify with
Genetic ancestry tests are often advertised as a tool to uncover new connections to diverse cultures and ancestries, but new ...
New study reveals the function of a mysterious component of the inner ear
A few years ago, Ian Swinburne, HMS research fellow in systems biology, noticed something odd while conducting a time-lapse microscopy ...
Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst
Credit: penn State Dramatic improvements have been made to the process of converting carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, to methanol, ...
The evolution of testes
The loss of anatomical features is a frequent evolutionary event. For example, humans and other great apes have lost their ...
Revolutionizing retinal studies
Charles Lieber and his group are rewriting the rules of how scientists study retinal cells, and they're doing it with ...
Study investigates the reproductive habits of the fungus that causes athlete’s foot
The sexual habits of Trichophyton rubrum, the fungus that causes athlete's foot and other kinds of skin and nail infections, ...
