Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Mastectomy has historically been the standard treatment for breast cancer patients experiencing recurrence after an ...

Low back pain accounts for a third of new emergency department imaging in the US

AJR research finds one in every three ED visits for back pain results in x-ray, CT, or MRI, and imaging ...

IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...

Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children

Credit: Courtesy Yale University Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New ...

Chemical compound found in essential oils improves wound healing, IU study finds

Credit: Photo courtesy of Sachiko Koyama BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in ...

Scientists identify harmful bacteria based on its DNA at a very low cost

The detection of food poison outbreaks caused by bacteria takes time and is expensive, but now researchers have found a ...

Injecting ‘solar cells’ into the body to regenerate brain cells

Associate Professor Menglin Chen aims to develop a new method of regenerating brain and heart cells; her method uses nanofibers ...

Animal-assisted interventions positive for people’s health but more research is needed

Credit: Alex Holland The impact of animal-assisted interventions for both patients and health services could be substantial, but more rigorous ...

HIV/AIDS, diabetes, organ transplant drugs possible Alzheimer’s treatment approaches

Alzheimer's Association part the cloud program takes the field a step closer to effective therapy with 5 new grantsCredit: Alzheimer's ...

Artificial intelligence identifies previously unknown features associated with cancer recurrence

Credit: RIKEN Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) in Japan has successfully ...

Vaping of marijuana on the rise among teens

NIH's 2019 Monitoring the Future survey finds continuing declines in prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes, and alcoholCredit: University of Michigan ...

Children with HIV score below HIV-negative peers in cognitive, motor function tests

Disparity worsens over time despite early HIV treatment, NIH study findsCredit: NIAID WHAT: Children who acquired HIV in utero or ...

First US study shows strong results for procedure to treat knee pain from OA

Ari Isaacson, M.D., director of clinical research in the UNC School of Medicine's department of radiology, led a pilot study ...

Sinuses bothering you? Use those nasal sprays regularly

University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert says appropriate use of nasal spray 'dramatically' lessens the need for antibiotics ...

Ancient ‘chewing gum’ yields insights into people and bacteria of the past

Credit: Photo: Theis Jensen. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a ...

Regenstrief VP co-authors National Academy report on AI’s potential to improve health

Seminal report focuses on hope, hype, promise, and peril of AI use in medical arenaCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - A ...

Fatty meal interrupts gut’s communication with the body, but why?

If that second helping of prime rib stuns your gut into silence, is that good or bad?Credit: Duke University/Lihua Ye ...

Researchers awarded $3.1 million to address vaping epidemic among youth

Credit: UTHealth As e-cigarette use by young people reaches epidemic proportions, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center ...

Changes in the immune system explain why belly fat is bad for thinking

Credit: Auriel Willette, Iowa State University Iowa State researchers have found for the first time that less muscle and more ...

How immune cells switch to attack mode