Machines see the future for patients diagnosed with brain tumors
For patients diagnosed with glioma, a deadly form of brain tumor, the future can be very uncertain. While gliomas are often fatal within two years...
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Patients with multiple conditions receive higher level of care in affluent areas
Patients with multimorbidity--two or more long-term medical conditions--have complex health care needs, often requiring higher levels of care than other patients. According to a new...
Oseltamivir does not increase risk of suicide in children
A new study finds that use of oseltamivir, an antiviral drug used to treat influenza A and B, does not increase risk of suicide in...
No increase in shared decision-making for PSA testing but discussions have broadened
Although health care organizations differ in their recommendations for use of prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer screening, they agree that the decision to undergo...
Electronic consultation system improves access to specialty care
An electronic consultation system designed to reduce excessive wait times for appointments with specialists experienced exponential growth during a recent five-year period. The Champlain BASE...
Infected ‘zombie ants’ face no discrimination from nest mates
Credit: de Bekker et al., 2014 Carpenter ants infected with a specialized parasitic fungus are not subjected to aggression or isolation from their nest mates,...
Mowing the lawn less often improves bee habitat
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Penn. (March 13, 2018) - When it comes to improving habitat for beleaguered native bee species, doing less may accomplish more. New research...
Molecule that gives energy-burning brown fat its identity could lead to drugs for obesity
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(March 13, 2018) While most fat cells in the human body store energy, everyone has a small subset of brown fat...
Researchers study fundamental interactions in soil communities
Credit: University of Houston Researchers traditionally have studied individual microorganisms independently of how those organisms interact with their surroundings. Now an international team of re..
Emotional suppression reduces memory of negative events
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By peering at the brains of study subjects prompted to suppress negative emotions, scientists have gained...
Screening mammography for women 40-49 detects more cancers compared with older age groups
Leesburg, VA, March 13, 2018 - When compared to the screening population ages 50 and over, screening mammography in women ages 40-49 detects 19.3% additional...
Study debunks fears of increased teen suicide risk from popular flu drug
Credit: UIC/UI Health A new study published by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago suggests that the drug oseltamivir -- commonly known as...
Bone marrow edema in lower spine is common in young athletes
New research indicates that young recreational and elite athletes commonly accumulate excess fluid in the bone marrow around the joint that connects the spine with...
Men and women have opposite genetic alterations in depression
Philadelphia, March 13, 2018 - Men and women with major depressive disorder (MDD) have opposite changes in the expression of the same genes, according to...
Pioneering research on mechanistic basis of disease in new journal Systems Medicine
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 13, 2018--The new peer-reviewed journal, Systems Medicine, has launched with a powerful mission to capture...
