Urine test could prevent cervical cancer
Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University ...
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Study examines reliability of early diagnoses of ASD in toddlers
Bottom Line: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is common in children and is, on average, generally detected and treated by about ...
Are Canadians kept in the dark about new risks of medicines?
Government warnings about potential drug safety risks vary significantly across countries, according to a new international study co-authored by researchers ...
Plenary addresses importance of 2020 US Census and challenge of the young child undercount
Participants will understand why it matters that 5% of children under the age of 5 were missed in the 2010 ...
New study aims to validate pediatric version of sequential organ failure assessment
Credit: Pediatric Academic Societies BALTIMORE - A new study aims to validate the pediatric version of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment ...
Fleming’s method in miniature
Credit: ETH Zurich / Steven Schmitt and Helena Shomar It was 90 years ago that mould accidentally got onto a ...
Lifetime flu vaccine?
If the virus that causes flu were an ice cream cone, then the yearly vaccine teaches the immune system to ...
New studies examine teen vaping association with sexual risk behavior and drug usage
BALTIMORE - Electronic vapor product (EVP) usage among U.S. high school students is associated with a higher likelihood of engagement ...
Novel method developed by HKBU scholars could help produce purer, safer drugs
Credit: HKBU Physics and Chemistry scholars from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have invented a new method which could speed ...
Fondren Foundation commits $15 million to Houston Methodist to pioneer treatments
Contribution to provide essential support for digestive and immunologic disordersCredit: Houston Methodist The Fondren Foundation has made a $15 million ...
How to purify water with graphene
Credit: © NUST MISIS Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" together with their colleagues from Derzhavin ...
Study links gene to sleep problems in autism
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - Up to 80 percent of children ...
Drexel University spinal cord injury researcher Dr. Michael Lane receives award from ASNTR
ASNTR's Molly and Bernard Sanberg Memorial Award recognizes outstanding research in brain repair Tampa, Fla. (April 29, 2019) - At ...
More intensive blood pressure therapy helps patients with type 2 diabetes regardless of cardiovascular risk
DALLAS, April 29, 2019 -- People with type 2 diabetes who received intensive treatment to keep their blood pressure levels ...
Food system improvements could make it easier to eat healthier
American Heart Association Scientific Advisory DALLAS, April 29, 2019 -- A science advisory from the American Heart Association describes system-wide ...
USC Norris launches study to increase diversity among clinical trial participants
New 3-year IMPACT study focuses on reducing financial barriers to clinical trial enrollment for low-income and racial and ethnic minority ...
Study shows a quarter of patients have never had their BMI recorded by their GP
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, Scotland (28 April - 1 May) reveals ...
Pregnant women who were overweight children are at increased risk of developing hypertensive disorders
A study of nearly 50,000 women in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in in Glasgow, Scotland ...
International study reveals disconnect between perceptions of health care providers and people with obesity worldwide
The disconnect between perceptions of health care providers (HCPs) and people with obesity (PwO) is revealed in a new international ...
Heavier and taller children are more likely to develop kidney cancer as adults than their average-sized peers
A study of more than 300,000 individuals in Denmark, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, Scotland ...
