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Credit: Zave Smith/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2018) - Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity, including health status. Now, research...

Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse

SEATTLE -- Sept. 24, 2018 -- Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but for many, the response does...

Where people live before hospitalization important for discharge planning, reducing readmissions

Forty per cent of older adults who leave hospital are discharged to home care or a long-term care facility, which, combined with where they lived...

Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person programs for weight loss

FINDINGS Researchers examined participation and weight loss results in an online diabetes prevention program; an in-person diabetes prevention program; and the Veterans Administration's face-to-..

Gender and race may shape how minority women address barriers to breast cancer screening

Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of breast cancer partly due to barriers to timely screening mammography. Programs that use...

Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age

Boston, MA - Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an average of two years earlier than children...

Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to try it at younger age

Ann Arbor, September 24, 2018 - When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children are more likely...

Overweight pregnant women can safely cut calories, restrict weight gain

Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Being obese or overweight during pregnancy can result in serious health problems for the mother and child. Obstetricians are often...

LGBT community has poorer health outcomes, assessment finds

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 24, 2018) - The local LGBT community reports twice the number of poor mental health...

Results from the SOLVE-TAVI trial reported at TCT 2018

SAN DIEGO - September 23, 2018 - The first randomized study to compare general versus local anesthesia during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients...

Preventing underage drinking among youths on rural reservations

Underage drinking is a concern all over the country. Among American Indian and Alaska Native populations, there are especially serious issues: alcohol use and heavy...

Blowing the whistle on referee decisions

Credit: QUT Media It's one of the hardest jobs in sport that every armchair fan thinks they can do better. But QUT research has revealed...

SCAI-WIN announces the winner of the CHIP Fellowship

Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) announced that Megha Prasad, MD, MS, has been selected as the recipient of the SCAI-Women in...

New research heralds a blood test for drowsy driving

During this unique study from the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey, led by Professor Derk-Jan Dijk, 36 participants skipped one night of...

Too many people missing out on health benefits of golf, says expert panel