Medicine/Health

Credit: Sarah McQuate/University of Washington Almost 500,000 Americans die each year from cardiac arrest, when the heart suddenly stops beating. People experiencing cardiac arrest will suddenly become unresponsive and either stop…
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Darrell Cass, M.D., leads multispecialty team of clinicians to repair spina bifida birth defect in a nearly 23-week-old fetusCredit: Cleveland Clinic Wednesday, June 19, 2019, CLEVELAND: - Cleveland Clinic has successfully…
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DALLAS, June 19, 2019 -- Cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication following radiation therapy of the chest, neck or head had significantly reduced risk of suffering a stroke, and possibly other cardiovascular…
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Researchers discover moderate and deep sedation are equally effective for detecting pre-cancerous polypsCredit: University of Missouri Health Care COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 19, 2019) Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death…
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New statistics reveal increase in cosmetic procedures among those 55 and older to enhance their look from head to toeCredit: American Society of Plastic Surgeons The rise of dating websites and apps have changed the dating scene, leading…
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Mouse models developed with CRISPR technology lead to possible nanoparticle treatmentCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists used a gene editing method called CRISPR/Cas9 to generate mice that faithfully mimic a fatal…
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Credit: American Medical Association Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) provides new insights into tissue damage for these autoimmune…
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NIH AMP research lays groundwork for finding potential treatment targetsCredit: Camazine Scott Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE)…
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Credit: Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins Hockey team has partnered with the Forsyth Institute to provide custom mouthguards to student athletes at Lynn Classical High School for the spring sports season. Athletes from the…
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Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, according to a study publishing June 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Shaowen Bao of the…
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New study documents that postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer are at much greater risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, and that risk continues years after breast cancer treatment CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 18, 2019)--Thanks…
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By unraveling secret conversations, via signaling, in cellsCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is examining the reaction in the brain at the precise moment when certain memories are seared into our…
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A new tool will help cancer researchers gain a better understanding of the critical mechanisms at play during metastasis.Credit: Shaner et al. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2019 -- Cancer touches nearly everyone in one way or another,…
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Penn study provides a new perspective on how a zygote transitions from maternal to zygotic controlCredit: Matt Good, Penn Medicine; Cell Press PHILADELPHIA - Transitions are a hallmark of life. When dormant plants flower in the…
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