Tag: Medicine/Health

Analysis of 216 AMNOG assessments in the BMJ; proposals for more targeted drug development The German Act on the Reform ...

Endometriosis: Immune cell discovery could provide relief for women with ‘hidden’ pain disorder

A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for ...

Dr. Carlo C. DiClemente to Deliver 11th Annual Jack Mendelson Honorary Lecture at the NIH

What: The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announces that Carlo ...

Finger-prick blood test could safely reduce antibiotic use in patients with COPD

A simple finger-prick blood test could help prevent unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics for people with the lung condition chronic obstructive ...

NTU Singapore scientists develop probes to detect acute kidney failure early

Probes track changes in biological processes at molecular levelCredit: NTU Singapore Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have ...

Team approach to cardiac care increases chance of surviving heart attack complications

When multidisciplinary health care teams were engaged in caring for patients suffering from refractory cardiogenic shock, a severe condition that ...

Study finds nearly half of shared e-scooters being ridden illegally

Credit: QUT A QUT observational study of electric scooter riding in central Brisbane has found nearly half of shared e-scooters ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers identify health conditions likely to be misdiagnosed

For a patient, a diagnostic error can mean the difference between life and death. While estimates vary, likely more than ...

New data on ctDNA as a biomarker for detecting cancer progression presented at ASCO

HERCULES, Calif. - July 11, 2019 - Scientists presented more than 30 abstracts featuring Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology ...

Scientific statement on predicting survival for cardiac arrest survivors

To better facilitate research on appropriately determining prognosis after cardiac arrest and to establish better treatments for recovering from brain ...

EPFL scientists map high-risk areas for hepatitis E

Credit: © LCE/LASIG EPFL 2019 EPFL scientists have created the first world map of regions with the highest prevalence of ...

Training trials

Capping medical residency hours does not hamper new doctors' quality of training When new rules capped training hours for medical ...

Study finds no correlation between brain function & head impacts after 2 seasons of tackle football

In a prospective study of children playing tackle football, researchers find minimal changes in neurocognitive outcomes -- and any changes ...

Can computer use, crafts and games slow or prevent age-related memory loss?

New study looks at timing and number of mentally stimulating activities MINNEAPOLIS - A new study has found that mentally ...

Scripps Research-led consortium awarded $129 million from NIH for new HIV vaccine approach

The seven-year grant will support refinement and manufacturing of novel vaccine candidates so that they can move into early-stage human ...

Ped EM docs at risk for developing compassion fatigue, burnout, low compassion satisfaction

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) ...

Robotic pancreas transplant offers hope for obese patients with Type 1 diabetes

Credit: Fatemi Hossein. For patients with Type 1 diabetes who don't respond well to insulin or have other serious medical ...

Biomedical scientist to study how body’s cannabis-like molecules influence obesity

Research is supported by a five-year grant to UC Riverside from the National Institutes of HealthCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. ...

Antibiotic stewardship intervention improves prescribing for acute respiratory infection

Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.sc., Mbchb, Mres, Ph.d., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL -- Antibiotic stewardship interventions for ...

How sounds, shapes, speech and body movements convey emotion through one shared property