What is association of age with risk of death for ICU patients?
Bottom Line: This study of nearly 134,000 patients admitted to intensive care units in France examined the association of age ...
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Post-bypass survival linked to civil status and class
Credit: Photo by Laila Ostlund Civil status, education, and income are factors shown to be clearly associated with duration of ...
Tech-saavy people more likely to trust digital doctors
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Would you trust a robot to diagnose your cancer? According to researchers at Penn State, people ...
Time of day associated with physicians ordering cancer screenings, patients completing them
Bottom Line: The time of day of a primary care appointment was associated with the likelihood of a physician ordering ...
Measuring quality of life after pediatric kidney transplant
Credit: Children's National VANCOUVER, British Columbia - After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the ...
Cancer screening rates decline when patients see doctors later in day
Compared to patients who see their primary care doctor earlier in the day, cancer screening rates decline significantly as the ...
Increased risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among children with immigrant father
Children born in Finland who had an immigrant father were two times more likely to be diagnosed with PTSD than ...
Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding
Kanazawa University-led researchers show that inactivation of the mosquito salivary protein AAPP affects feeding on host blood, thus significantly reducing ...
HIV prevention drug can curb the epidemic for high-risk groups in India
Making pre-exposure prophylaxis available in India would be a cost-effective way to reduce the spread of HIV and increase survival ...
999 trial shows value of live video streaming
Using live video streaming from the scene of accidents and medical emergencies to the dispatch team of a Helicopter Emergency ...
Statins’ potential to treat MS unrelated to lowering cholesterol
Peer reviewed | modelling and randomised controlled trials | people The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with ...
A new system for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus
A piece of research by the UPV/EHU-CIBER BBN reduces the technical problems in microencapsulating pancreatic islets when treating type 1 ...
New progress in developing an animal model of hepatitis C
Small mutations lead to significant impacts on hepatitis C virus replication in miceCredit: Credit: Jenna Gaska, Princeton University Small differences ...
Treatment to restore natural heartbeat could be on the horizon for heart failure
A new therapy to re-engage the heart's natural electrical pathways - instead of bypassing them - could mean more treatment ...
Cognitive enhancers to boost abilities at work considered acceptable by the public
Cognitive enhancement has become increasingly accepted for adults in the workplace, but not students or athletesCredit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA-The general ...
A cup of Joe and you’re good to go!
(under 6 a day and you're A-OK) Latte, cappuccino or short black, a morning coffee is an essential for many ...
Expert panel calls for increased transparency so consumers can identify quality probiotics
New publication formulates a plan for consumer assurance about what's in their probiotic product Probiotics are increasingly being researched and ...
Multiple sclerosis: Discovery of a mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. The defense system that usually protects patients from external aggression turns on its ...
Researchers discover the Achilles’ heel of an aggressive brain cancer
Could antihistamine be a potential aid in defeating cancerous cells?Credit: Laakkonen Lab / University of Helsinki Glioblastoma is the most ...
Unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the ‘hunger hormone’
Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight ...
