For women with genetic risk, twice-a-year MRI beats mammograms
Credit: Fred Pineda, postdoctoral fellow, the University of Chicago Medicine Getting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans twice a year instead of one annual mammogram is...
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With STDs at an all-time high, why aren’t more people getting a proven treatment?
ANN ARBOR, MI - Nearly 2.3 million times last year, Americans learned they had a sexually transmitted disease. But despite these record-high infection rates for...
Investigator at CHLA to study bone loss associated with cerebral palsy
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability originating in childhood. Approximately 2 of every 1000 babies born acquire...
Otago researchers find answers as to why some people are at risk of gout
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have helped characterise a genetic variant that enables new understanding of why some people are at risk...
NEJM perspective: How state attorneys general can protect public health
Gun violence, obesity, and the misuse of opioids and alcohol are responsible for roughly 374,000 deaths--15 percent of all deaths--each year in the United States....
What if needle pokes didn’t hurt? Hospital implements strategies to eliminate or reduce needle pain in kids
September 13, 2018 - A major US children's hospital introduced a first-of-its-kind project to eliminate or reduce pain from elective needle procedures in all infants...
Rare antibodies show scientists how to neutralize the many types of Ebola
Credit: Ollmann Saphire lab, Scripps Research Two new studies by scientists at Scripps Research are bringing Ebola virus's weaknesses into the spotlight, showing for the...
Musical sensor shows bad medicine plays false note
Credit: William Grover RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- What if a single musical note could mean the difference between life and death? A new sensor based on...
Requiring physical activity classes help sedentary college students be more active
Credit: OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences CORVALLIS, Ore. - Requiring physical activity classes in college encourages sedentary students to become more active,...
World’s bone health research experts gather Sept. 28-Oct. 1, Montreal
More than 3,000 bone scientists will come together for the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Montréal September 28...
A new platform for research and industry collaborations in artificial intelligence
Credit: AAIH WASHINGTON, DC, Sept 13th, 2018 - Pharmaceutical R&D efficiency has declined to a stall, as clinical trial failure rates for new drug IND's...
Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it usually accumulates around the hips,...
A mere drop of blood makes skin cells line up
What happens to skin cells when they are confronted with blood? A team of researchers from Oslo University Hospital, led by Emma Lång and Stig...
Wearable ultrasound patch monitors blood pressure deep inside body
Credit: Chonghe Wang/Nature Biomedical Engineering A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin could help people detect...
Poorest Americans most likely to have used prescription opioids
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Among older Americans, the poorest are the most likely to have used prescription opioids, according to a University at Buffalo study providing...
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