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An analysis of nationwide data shows patients with symptoms are most likely to return to the hospital within a week of their thyroid surgery, suggesting...

Could gulls' wings inspire smarter airplane design?

Flexing a single elbow joint enables gulls to adapt their wing shape to gusty conditions--a relatively simple mechanism that could inspire improved aircraft designCredit: Christina...

Can a video game-based 'digital medicine' help children with autism and co-occurring ADHD?

CHOP researchers evaluate feasibility, safety and benefit potential of project: EVO Platform Philadelphia, January 3, 2019--Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) evaluated a digital...

Study looking to prevent type 1 diabetes follows children into adolescence

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2019) - Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of both errant genes and the...

Extraordinary treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador

Credit: BIOWEB A new treefrog species was discovered during a two-week expedition to a remote tabletop mountain at Cordillera del Cóndor, a largely unexplored range...

Clinical trial launches to develop breath test for multiple cancers

Credit: Owlstone Medical Ltd Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate the presence of cancer at...

Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria

02 January 2019: ERADA Technology Alliance Ltd (ERADA), pioneers of innovative, rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases, have announced the imminent launch...

Metabolic syndrome patients need more vitamin C to break cycle of antioxidant depletion

CORVALLIS, Ore. - A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption...

Study sheds light on the function of a long-mysterious PCSK9 mutation

Results build on developing model of new druggable PCSK9 interactor High levels of low-density lipoproteins, parcels of lipids and protein that carry cholesterol, are a...

Study details poverty, lack of health insurance among female health care workers

Mass. General/Penn Medicine study suggests that 1.7 million female health care workers and their children live in poverty A study carried out by researchers at...

Court decision protects patient care 340B hospitals

The Dec. 27 federal court injunction stopping further cuts in 340B reimbursements for Medicare Part B drugs to some participating hospitals is a critical step...

University of Nevada, Reno uses 15-years of satellite imagery to study snow's comings and goings

New publications discuss snowpack changes and their implications in the Great BasinCredit: Photo by Adrian Harpold, University of Nevada, Reno. RENO, Nev. - Winter snows...

Controlling neurons with light — but without wires or batteries

University of Arizona research reveals a more sophisticated method for delivering light to control neurons in the brain -- which could ultimately mean turning off...

China's war on particulate air pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

PM 2.5 pollution is falling but ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise In early 2013, the Chinese government declared a war on air pollution...

Meta-analysis highlights important challenges in cognitive processing for adults with ASD