Behavioral nudges lead to striking drop in prescriptions of potent antipsychotic
August 1, 2018 -- A study led by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has found that letters targeting high prescribers of Seroquel (quetiapine),...
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Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning
Credit: Brian Tran Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans -- individualized maps that help doctors determine where to blast tumours...
Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could lead to better understanding of premature births
More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering...
3D-Printed implants shown to help grow ‘real bone’
Credit: Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in lab animals while "steadily dissolving,"...
Ketamine has potential therapeutic role in adolescents with treatment-resistant depression
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 1, 2018--A new study has shown a significant average decrease in the Children's Depression Rating...
A protein could be key to preserving heart function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Aug. 1, 2018 -- A protein known to drive nerve cell survival in the brain and spinal cord might also protect failing...
Individual training of parents is best for small children with ADHD
A major research project from Aarhus University and the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Risskov, in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, University of...
Can we predict the long-term outcome of boys with ADHD?
Washington, DC, August 1, 2018 A study published in the August 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry(JAACAP)...
Medical researchers from MSU suggested a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Courtesy of Boris Zhivotovsky. During carcinogenesis malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing the tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an actively developing area of cancer...
Multi-feature based brain network improves auto-diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, August 1, 2018 Researchers have developed a new method for constructing personal brain networks using multiple structural features to improve the accuracy of diagnosing...
Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E
(Ruhr-University Bochum) An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally occurring substance silvestrol. The substance...
Distrust of power influences choice of medical procedures
Credit: Roland Imhoff First World countries have well-developed healthcare systems that employ medical regimens that have been empirically demonstrated to be effective. Despite this, many...
Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment
A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist:hip ratio) was associated with reduced cognitive function...
Only 10 percent of non-dialysis kidney patients ever see a dietitian
MAYWOOD, IL -- In patients with chronic kidney disease, medical nutrition therapy can slow the progression and significantly reduce healthcare costs. But 90 percent of...
One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation, gender expression and mental he..
