C-sections by trained health officers a safe alternative
Task sharing in Sierra Leone -- teaching emergency surgery to health officers -- can help improve healthcare in a country ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
UMN study provides new insight into use of cell replacement therapies to treat muscular dystrophies
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- February 13, 2019 - The University of Minnesota Medical School continues its legacy of advancing cell replacement therapies ...
16 longevity scientists have a Valentine's day message for the world
Announcing the Academy for Health and Lifespan Research BOSTON, FEBRUARY 13 - A group of leading scientists devoted to research ...
Women more likely to have poorer outcomes following aortic surgery
The study, published in February 2019's sex-themed issue of Circulation, found if you're a woman, you're twice as likely to ...
CWRU receives $1.3M to develop decision-making tool for treating intimate partner violence
Project will identify most promising interventions and help providers tailor treatmentsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Case Western ...
Increased depression and suicidal behavior risk for young cannabis users
New international study reveals percentage of young cannabis users are gambling with risk of depression or suicidal behavior Montreal, February ...
Researchers develop reversible antiplatelet therapy to fight clotting, cancer metastasis
Preclinical study of deactivated platelets describes promising new approach to treating diseasesCredit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, ...
MRI and computer modeling reveals how wrist bones move
Credit: Brent Foster and Abhijit Chaudhari, UC Davis We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a ...
Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk
Credit: Flinders University Middle aged women in Australia aren't getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and ...
Verbal autopsies capture more accurate burden of disease in Uganda
Model is likely cost-effective and greatly increases reporting of vital statisticsCredit: Doreen Nabukalu, M.P.H. Chapel Hill, NC - Training community ...
New research findings could be key to improving outcomes for some brain cancers
A genetic mutation makes a glioma subtype resistant to radiation, but a new study finds a potential way around it ...
Can prenatal exposures to BPA impact ovarian function?
Disruption of the endocrine system may have long-term effects and may play a role in reproductive health outcomes (Boston)--While previous ...
Platelet doppelgängers tackle thrombosis and cancer metastasis
Anne-Laure Papa and colleagues have created decoys of platelets - the body's clot-forming blood cells - that prevented the formation ...
Customized drug interaction alerts address alert fatigue, protect patients
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user ...
Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in cells
The research, published in Scientific Reports, shows how new compounds could target specific brain cell receptors to treat a wide ...
Mount Sinai research program awarded $12.5 million NIH grant to continue to study the role of hormones in menopause and aging biology
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National ...
IU School of Medicine makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain
Credit: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain ...
Physician-hospital integration does not improve quality of care
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 13, 2019) - In an age of increased integration between physicians and hospitals, regulators should continue to ...
VUMC researchers, supercomputing effort reveal antibody secrets
Pushing forward the frontier of vaccine scienceCredit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Using sophisticated gene sequencing and computing techniques, researchers at ...
Safe consumption sites: Study identifies policy change strategies and challenges
Understanding community experiences may inform others seeking to establish safe consumption sites A new qualitative study from the Johns Hopkins ...
