Health Care

Adding genomic sequencing results to traditional newborn screening means a baby could potentially test positive for numerous conditions that might not develop within their lifetimeCredit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC -…
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Honoring Aging2.0's Katy Fike and WOMANIUM's Prachi J. VakhariaCredit: Photo courtesy of Generator Ventures (Millbrae, CA) The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) will celebrate women in science and tech on Wednesday, May 29,…
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Parent experiences when approached for research in a pediatric intensive care unit, the role of inclusion benefits in ethics committee assessment of research, and more in the current issueCredit: In the Mirror, by Kathy Jones, 48 x 36…
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Researchers have shown that a new way of assessing women's relationship with their bodies during pregnancy could help predict how well the mother might bond with her unborn baby and her longer-term emotional wellbeing. Results from the…
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC, May 22, 2019 - Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) researchers have shown the feasibility of bioengineering vascularized functional renal tissues for kidney regeneration, developing a partial…
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Findings relate to men with low-risk prostate cancerCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Overall active surveillance rates are up, though the increase is significantly smaller for black patients Black men may be deterred by both…
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Credit: Nako Kobayashi/Tufts University BOSTON (May 22, 2019, noon EDT)--A new modeling study estimates the number, proportion, and type of specific cancers associated with the under or overconsumption of foods and sugar-sweetened…
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Get a sneak peek of the future when design students from all over the world show off their graduation projects in the shape of products, services and systems. Umeå Institute of Design at Umeå University is ranked number one in the world…
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Credit: Sean Flynn/UConn A desire for a simpler, cheaper way to do common laboratory tests for medical diagnoses and to avoid "washing the dishes" led University of Connecticut researchers to develop a new technology that reduces cost and…
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Rapid, accurate cancer test is critical for dogs' treatment and survival PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 22, 2019 -- Ethos Veterinary Health, Ethos Discovery, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope,…
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Simian immunodeficiency virus envelope protein elicits desired anti-HIV antibody response in mice A protein from Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), which can infect monkeys and apes, has shown promise as a potential component of a…
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A recent study can help governments understand which diagnostic laboratory tests are most important when developing universal health coverage systems. Researchers from five countries found that diagnostic laboratory tests are used…
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Extending rates to non-expansion states would have led to 355,184 additional screenings A new study examining Medicaid expansion and cancer screening finds that the five states and District of Columbia that first adopted Medicaid expansion…
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BOSTON-- At current drug prices, testing all persons entering prison for Hepatitis C, treating those who have at least 12 months remaining in their sentence, and linking individuals with less than 12 months in their sentence to care upon…
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