Cancer tissue-freezing approach may help more breast cancer patients in lower income countries
Johns Hopkins Biomedical researchers encouraged by results in animal studiesCredit: Kubanda Cryotherapy A new reusable device created by the Johns ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Surgery before pregnancy linked to higher risk of opioid withdrawal in babies
Use of opioids to control post-op pain can lead to dependency Babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an ...
Hope for restoring sight in acid attack victims
A revolutionary approach to treating chemical burns in the eye is beginning a clinical trial. For the first time a ...
Study examines association of cognitive reserve accumulated over lifetime with dementia risk
What The Study Did: This study of 1,600 older adults free of dementia at baseline examined whether accumulation over a ...
Is healthy lifestyle associated with lower risk of dementia regardless of genetic risk?
Bottom Line: This observational study looked at whether a healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of dementia regardless ...
Healthy lifestyle may offset genetic risk of dementia
Living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person's genetic risk of dementia, according to new research. The study was ...
Athletes at a higher risk for ACL injury after return to sport
Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return ...
Does use of headgear reduce the rate injuries in high school women’s lacrosse?
Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice and games can reduce the rate of head and face injuries as well as ...
Adults with HIV who have compassionate care providers start and remain in treatment longer
Rutgers researchers find patients who perceive their primary care providers as lacking empathy and not willing to include them in ...
Study gives insight into sun-induced DNA damage and cell repair
Breakthrough study fills a 'missing gap,' Baylor University researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A team led by a Baylor University ...
Over-conditioning kills: Non-traumatic fatalities in football is preventable
Most non-traumatic fatalities among high school and college football athletes do not occur while playing the game of football, but ...
Outcomes of non-operatively treated elbow ulnar in professional baseball players
Professional baseball players with a low-grade elbow injury that occurs on the humeral side of the elbow have a better ...
An itch to scratch: NCATS, NIDCR scientists identify potential approach to chronic problem
Credit: Hans Juergen Solinski, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Chronic itch goes beyond being just a simple annoyance; ...
New technology improves atrial fibrillation detection after stroke
A new method of evaluating irregular heartbeats outperformed the approach that's currently used widely in stroke units to detect instances ...
Improving care quality for hospitalized socially at-risk patients
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 12, 2019) - Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalized patients with social ...
Tightening the tumor-targeting abilities of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy
Seeking to improve upon existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies, scientists have developed a common checkpoint inhibitor (anti-PD-L1) in a nanoparticle formulation, ...
Elegant antibody nanoparticles override immunological tolerance of tumors
Credit: Image by WANG Dangge Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy using the antibody that combats the programmed cell death ligand ...
New study highlights advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased donor
PITTSBURGH, July 12, 2019 - Living-donor liver transplant offers numerous advantages over deceased-donor transplant, including better three-year survival rates for ...
Taking opioids for pain may make it harder to find primary care, study finds
'Secret shopper' study reveals 40% of primary care clinics won't take a new patient who takes opioid painkillers on an ...
Researchers show how AI can be used to more quickly and accurately diagnose breast cancer
New paper addresses need for early and accurate tools in diagnosing cancer Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related ...
