Patient factors contribute to imaging follow-up rates
A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) considers several potential factors that might have led to...
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Doctors more likely to prescribe preventive therapy if prompted by EMR
Purely educating doctors about the importance of prescribing certain therapies may not be enough to make a meaningful impact, according to a new Penn Medicine...
Uterine artery embolization can be considered for well controlled symptomatic leiomyomas
A new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) investigates the safety of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for...
Focus on immunotherapy and patient perspective at IASLC 2019 Small Cell Lung Cancer Meeting
Denver -- (March 27, 2019) -- While non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the more common form of lung cancer and attracts the lion's share...
Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones
RIT associate professor Elizabeth Cherry helped develop the cardiac dynamics modeling method You can now perform supercomputer simulations of the heart's electrophysiology in real time...
Can a protein in cord blood predict risk of death, cerebral palsy in preterm infants?
Researchers find haptoglobin expression linked to newborn outcomes Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some preterm babies born without haptoglobin,...
New plant breeding technologies for food security
Genome editing and world hungerCredit: S Koppmair An international team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, argues in a perspective article recently published in...
Making waves: Researchers shed light on how cilia work
They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems to care for themselves. The...
Smoking and mortality in Asia
Bottom Line: In this analysis of data from 20 studies conducted in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and India with more than 1 million participants, deaths...
Researchers discover two, rare genes associated with Alzheimer’s disease
(Boston)--Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time. These variants, one located in the NOTCH3 gene...
$2.9 million grant to help extract clean irrigation water from fracking wastewater
Michigan State University will share almost $3 million to develop a freshwater recovery system to extract clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracturing wastewater. The reclaimed...
Poor lung function in shorter people linked to increased risk of heart disease
Results from a study led by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that an association between shorter stature and higher risk of...
Satellite finds Tropical Cyclone Joaninha slammed by wind shear
Credit: Credit: NOAA/NRL One day makes a big difference when you're a tropical cyclone. On March 28, Tropical Cyclone Joaninha still maintained an eye, and...
How do species adapt to their surroundings?
Study explores the coevolution of lifespans and plasticity Several fish species can change sex as needed. Other species adapt to their surroundings by living long...
Research into tropical eye worm yields new tests to assess safety of anti-filarial drugs
Researchers at the LSTM's Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics, and University of Buea, Cameroon have developed new models of the tropical eye worm, Loa loa...
