Undocumented immigrants least likely to see a doctor, but still healthier than other populations
Undocumented Latino immigrants have some of the lowest rates of health care use - and signs point to it getting worse. A Drexel University study...
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Religious upbringing linked to better health and well-being during early adulthood
Boston, MA - Participating in spiritual practices during childhood and adolescence may be a protective factor for a range of health and well-being outcomes in...
Case Western Reserve’s Dr. Lan Zhou receives $2M to study colorectal cancer development
Lan Zhou, MD, PhD, associate professor of pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five-year, $2 million grant from the...
Can a novel high-density EEG approach disentangle the differences of visual event related potential (N170), elicited by negative facial stimuli, in people with subjective cognitive impairment?
Credit: Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) Thessaloniki- Macedonia, Greece - September 14, 2018 - Greek researchers investigated whether specific brain regions, which have...
Growing computers in petri dishes
Credit: Xiaochen Guo/Lehigh University Will the computers of tomorrow be manufactured, or will they be cultivated? This question lies at the heart of new research...
Brief psychotherapy benefits women caring for children with severe health issues
Credit: University of Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Brief cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by caring for children with severe...
CHLA team identifies developmental stage for no. 1 eye tumor in children
Credit: Hardeep Singh, PhD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development...
Study examines law enforcement-inflicted injuries using California hospital data
Bottom Line: An analysis of hospital visits in California shows trends in injuries inflicted by law enforcement officers in the line of duty and how...
Overall well-being of a population associated with less per capita medicare spending
CINCINNATI - A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that the overall well-being of a population on a county level is associated with lower...
Financial incentives for cholesterol control may be cost-effective
Boston, MA - A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be a cost-effective...
Flu shot rates in clinics drop as day progresses, but nudges help give them a boost
PHILADELPHIA - Primary care clinics experienced a significant decline in influenza vaccinations as the day progressed, researchers from Penn Medicine report in a new study...
Ontario women to get PET scans to help plan treatment in locally advanced cervix cancer
Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 14, 2018) - An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced...
Kessler Foundation joins international study to improve cognitive dysfunction in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, and John DeLuca, PhD, have been awarded a $410,000 grant from the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada and...
Probiotic use may reduce antibiotic prescriptions, researchers say
WASHINGTON -- Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed...
TAVR associated with shorter hospital stay, compared to SAVR
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For many years, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has been considered the standard of care for...
