Clinical trial looks at absorption levels of sunscreen active ingredients into bloodstream
Bottom Line: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that active ingredients in sunscreen absorbed into the bloodstream above a ...
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Form drives function in cancer proliferation
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - May 6, 2019 - A new study finds that the protein responsible for the crawling movements ...
Making a ‘to do’ list for trauma docs
Study: Digital checklist can support trauma teams without hampering performanceCredit: Drexel University In hospital trauma centers, where life-or-death decisions are ...
Brain injury from low oxygen affects specific cells, Stanford-led study finds
Low oxygen levels are a well-known cause of brain injury in premature babies. But the mechanism by which low oxygen ...
Improving the well-being of heart-failure patients
Credit: DZHI Wuerzburg Many patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) are anxious of the shock delivered by the device ...
‘Google Maps’ for cancer: Image-based computer model reveals finer details of tumor blood flow
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers develop an image-based computer model of tumor behavior that captures more of the complexity of cancer ...
Trans-catheter aortic valve replacement can improve outcomes in low-risk surgical patients
Study presented today at AATS 99th Annual Meeting finds that after one year, incidence of adverse events with TAVR was ...
UMN researchers advance understanding of atrial fibrillation-related dementia
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- May 6, 2019- University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have determined that atrial fibrillation (Afib) is independently associated ...
Prof R. Vanholder and Prof M. Sever received the 2019 ISN Bywaters Award
This year, two former council member of the ERA-EDTA received the ISN Bywaters Award: Professor Raymond Vanholder from Ghent, Belgium, ...
Messenger cells bring good news for bone healing, USC stem cell study finds
Credit: Stephanie T. Kuwahara and Francesca Mariani/USC Stem Cell How do bones heal, and how could they heal better? The ...
New technique for minimally invasive lung cancer surgery — ultrasonic device safe, effective
First-of-its-kind, multi-site international trial presented at AATS 99th Annual Meeting shows promise for reducing risks and promoting quicker recovery TORONTO ...
Circulating tumor DNA gives treatment options for the most common ovarian cancer type
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most common and aggressive subtype of ovarian cancer. The HGSOC tumors consist of ...
Clinical trial shows promise for increasing lung transplant patients’ life expectancy
Results of a first-in-humans trial presented at AATS 99th Annual Meeting indicates the safety of a novel treatment for ischemia ...
New model improves staging and risk predictions for esophageal cancer patients
Risk-stratification with new nomogram could improve delivery of appropriate therapy to patients with a high risk of nodal metastasesCredit: AATS ...
Cancer cells have a problem with junk RNA that makes them vulnerable
The unexpected role of junk nucleic acids in cancerCredit: InsideOutBio In an article just published by Trends in Cancer online, ...
Smart pill bottle keeps drugs safe
Credit: © 2019 Muhammad M. Hussain A smart pill bottle that sends wireless alerts when it detects tampering, overdose or ...
New research uncovers how life-threatening fungal diseases adapt to survive in humans
A new study from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research has uncovered how serious fungal infections grow in humans by ...
Hopping bacteria
New look at behavior upends common assumptions about bacteriaCredit: Courtesy of the researchers Current biological models assume that many bacteria ...
Five things to know about physician suicide
Physician suicide is an urgent problem with rates higher than suicide rates in the general public, with potential for extensive ...
High rates of Indigenous people in jail is a health crisis
The overincarceration of Indigenous people in Canada is a health crisis, causing more years of life to be lost than ...
