Study finds new combined risk score more effectively predicts stroke risk in Afib patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute Doctors know patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of having a stroke, and now a new...
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Taurine deficiency in sperm causes male infertility, study finds
Credit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba - Sperm are highly specialized cells adapted to achieve a single goal: fertilize an egg. Along the road to fertilization...
Gadolinium deposition in the brain not dose dependent
Credit: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have determined that in children receiving gadolinium as a contrast agent...
Discovery of novel biomarker with remarkable specificity to rheumatoid arthritis
Tsukuba, Japan - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's tissues. Unlike the wear-and-tear damage...
Longenesis to present the latest advances in Blockchain and AI for healthcare at the Consensus 2018
Thursday, May 10, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Longenesis, a Hong Kong-based leader in applying the latest advances in deep learning and blockchain technologies to healthcare...
How turning down the heat makes a baby turtle male
Credit: Images by Ge et al. DURHAM, N.C. -- Boy or girl? For those who want to influence their baby's sex, superstition and folk wisdom...
Racial-ethnic disparities in the quality of end-of-life care among lung cancer patients
DENVER -Significant disparities in the quality of end-of-life lung cancer care were found among racial-ethnic minorities, with higher odds of experiencing potentially preventable medical encounters...
Racial or ethnic discrimination impacts Latinas’ satisfaction with contraception services
Young Latina women who have experienced racial or ethnic discrimination are less satisfied overall with their contraceptive care, which could affect their access to more...
Untangling brain neuron dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A decay of brain function is a hallmark of Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, or DLB. Specifically, cognitive...
Most oncologists have discussed medical marijuana with patients
Data from a new survey show that as many as 80% of oncologists have discussed medical marijuana use with their patients. According to the authors,...
Rising religious ‘none’ rates linked to conservative Christian politics
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Religious "nones," people who do not officially associate themselves with a specific religion, are on the rise in the United States. While...
PATH statement on White House Summit on AI for American Industry
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers May 10, 2018, Washington, DC - The Partnership for Artificial Intelligence and Automation in Healthcare (PATH) applauds today's White...
Levitation yields better neutron-lifetime measurement
Credit: LANL LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 10, 2018--Being repulsive can have its advantages. In the case of an experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory's linear...
Divide and conquer: Israeli researchers find key to creating better medicines with fewer side effects
Credit: Palitel and Naaman. Today, a new study published in Science by Professors Yossi Paltiel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ron Naaman from...
UMass Amherst chemists develop molecular switch for on-demand cargo release
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In an unexpected finding, chemist Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst show for the...
