NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening health inequality
New research examining the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes that continuing the trend towards ...
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Kessler foundation receives $1 million to study novel treatments for spinal cord injury
Tim Reynolds, co-founder of Wall Street's Jane Street Capital, funds new avenue of research at the Center for Spinal Stimulation ...
The Lancet editor Richard Horton to be honored June 10, 2019
2019 Roux Prize winner is 'relentlessly taking on issues' to advance health, challenge the medical profession, and promote human rights ...
Robotic surgery for throat cancer not superior to radiation therapy, study finds
Results from world first trial could influence treatment decisions for patients with oropharyngeal cancerCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ON ...
Special issue: Organoids open frontiers in biomedicine, as design challenges are addressed
A Special Issue of Science featuring four Reviews illuminates ways in which organoid technology is opening up frontiers of research ...
Researchers spot mutations that crop up in normal cells as we age
Analyzing RNA sequencing data pinpoints 'somatic clones,' including some harboring cancer mutations, in many types of normal tissue Cell division ...
LGBT-identifying females are at increased risk of substance use in early adolescence
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Females who identify as sexual minorities face an increased risk of substance use that shows up as ...
Are American Zika strains more virulent than Pacific and Asian strains?
Credit: Shigeru Tajima, CC BY 4.0 Over recent years, Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread eastward from Africa and Asia, leading ...
Proteasome inhibitors show promise for drug-resistant malaria
Credit: Stokes, et al. (2019) Proteasome inhibitors have significant promise as components of novel combination therapies to treat multidrug-resistant malaria, ...
Is sex primarily a strategy against transmissible cancer?
Credit: One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among ...
Scientists edge closer to root causes of multiple sclerosis
Credit: University of British Columbia An international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia has made a ...
ACR applauds bipartisan legislation to improve prior authorization oversight and use
Rheumatology leaders join a coalition of national medical specialties in urging congress to protect patients from prior authorization requirements in ...
New study identifies molecular aging ‘midlife crisis’
Just as a computer requires code to work, our bodies are regulated by molecular "programs" that are written early in ...
Henry Ford Stroke Centers earn American Heart Association quality awards
Credit: Henry Ford Health System All five of Henry Ford Health System's hospitals that are equipped to treat stroke recently ...
Dementia and the ethics of choosing when to die
New Hastings Center project addresses foundational questions about end-of-life choices for people with dementia As the American population ages and ...
Just a phage? How bacteria’s predators can shape the gut microbiome
Study finds that bacteriophages can have a cascade of effects on the microbiome and change metabolite levels, with implications for ...
Scientists recreate blood-brain barrier defect outside the body
Credit: Emulate, Inc. LOS ANGELES (June 6, 2019) -- Scientists can't make a living copy of your brain outside your ...
Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, is 2019 Bloomberg Fellow
Credit: The Bloomberg American Health Initiative Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, a pediatric emergency physician at Children's National and medical ...
Emory University receives $180 million grant from Gates Foundation
Award for Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS) is the university's largest-ever single grantCredit: Emory University Emory University ...
Researchers uncover indoor pollution hazards
Credit: WSU PULLMAN, Wash - When most people think about air pollution, they think of summertime haze, traffic or smokestack ...
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