Snorers suffer from nerve and muscle damage in the palate
Credit: Per Melander People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate. This can in turn create...
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Identifying PTSD could be affected under proposed changes to global diagnostic tool
Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health Fewer individuals across the globe would be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) under proposed changes to the most...
Preparing for the ‘silver tsunami’
Skyrocketing drug prices and the looming insolvency of Social Security and Medicare are just two of many pressing issues caused by America's surging baby-boom population,...
New ‘Scoring’ System for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
Georgios Margonis, M.D., Ph.D., a surgical oncology fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Matthew Weiss, M.D., surgical director of the Johns...
HSS anesthesia education program sees sustainable results in Vietnam
Training local clinicians with regional anesthesia techniques has helped the Vietnamese medical community improve their approach to anesthesia care, results of a survey conducted by...
Beam Therapeutics launched to develop Harvard base editing technology
Credit: Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard Staff Photographer Cambridge, Mass. - May 14, 2018 - Harvard University has granted a worldwide license to Beam Therapeutics, Inc., to...
In-womb air pollution exposure associated with higher blood pressure in childhood
DALLAS, May 14, 2018 - Children who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution during the third trimester of their mother's pregnancy had a...
Elastic microspheres expand understanding of embryonic development and cancer cells
Credit: Video courtesy Ning Wang. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new technique that uses tiny elastic balls filled with fluorescent nanoparticles aims to expand the understanding...
Gout not associated with increased risk of fracture, study finds
Gout, a painful inflammatory arthritis, is not associated with an increased risk of fracture, according to a large study led by Keele University, and published...
Genetic Non-Discrimination Act challenge from Quebec may open doors to genetic discrimination
If Canada's Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNA) is overturned by a challenge from the Province of Quebec, it will open the doors to genetic discrimination, argue...
Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline
A new Canadian guideline for impaired vision in older adults recommends against primary care screening of older adults not reporting concerns about their vision. The...
Cannabis use up among parents with children in the home
NEW YORK--Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study from researchers at Columbia University's...
Tumor-like spheres help scientists discover smarter cancer drugs
Credit: Kota et. al./The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - May 14, 2018 - Cancer is a disease often driven by mutations in genes. As...
Brain size mediates the association between height and cognitive ability
Reports from several studies have identified a link between height and general cognitive ability, or intelligence, but the mechanisms underlying this association are not well...
Research leads to medication reduction in aged care facilities
Credit: University of Tasmania Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF's), the latest University of Tasmania research shows. Led by...