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• ‘Bugs’ in the gut might predict dementia in the brain
• ‘Cellular barcoding’ reveals how breast cancer spreads
• ‘Doing science,’ rather than ‘being scientists,’ more encouraging to girls
• ‘Focus on proper care, not on remaining silent’
• ‘Killer’ cells raise hope of universal flu vaccine
• ‘Lack of cleaning’ in brain cells is central to Alzheimer’s disease
• ‘More work needed’ for new IVF technique
• ‘Trojan horse’ drug shows promise for untreatable cancers
• $4.1 million funding for heart research on Valentine’s Day
• 3-D protein structure reveals a new mechanism for future anti-cancer drugs
• 3D model of desmoplasia provides deeper insight into treating pancreatic cancer
• 6 out of 10 hip replacements last 25 years or longer
• 60+ health care groups urge CMS to maintain coverage for medically necessary cancer testing
• A ‘fountain of youth’ pill? Sure, if you’re a mouse.
• A 9-year-old’s brain tumor left her paralyzed. After a Hopkins trial, doctors are using the word ‘cure.’
• A correlation found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stage
• A fear of regret can lock us into bad relationships, jobs and habits – here’s how to break free
• A first set of research guidelines for the field of neurofeedback
• A gut feeling for mental health
• A hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy
• A look ahead at health policy in 2019
• A new approach to peripheral nerve injury? Natural killer cells in the immune system could present a target
• A new approach towards future treatment of diabetes
• A new culprit of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease
• A new mouse model may unlock the secrets of type 1 diabetes
• A new toolkit for studying how ‘PARP’ activity boosts cancers
• A new treatment for Chlamydia via Canadian researchers
• A news step in decoding cell-to-cell communication
• A pill to reverse aging? Enthusiasm outpaces reality
• A pill to reverse aging? Enthusiasm outpaces reality
• A possible blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms show
• A rational checklist is no match for emotions in matters of the heart
• A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately
• A study reveals that a large part of the population is not able to breathe properly
• AAP releases 2019 childhood immunization schedules
• AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of PAP therapy for sleep apnea
• Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk
• Activating gene that helps excite neurons reverses depression in male mice
• Acute Cardiovascular Care 2019 will highlight latest advances covering heart problems
• Adhesion protein optimizes border
• Adolescent athletes ‘prescribed’ aerobic exercise recovered faster
• Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute
• Adolescents with celiac disease are at higher risk of eating disorders
• Adopting AI in diagnosis and prognosis of disease could help extend people’s lives
• Advancing ‘medical professionalism’ vital for doctor satisfaction and high-quality health care
• Advancing therapy by measuring the ‘games’ cancer cells play
• Aerobic exercise improves cognition, even in young adults
• Aggressive clearance key to best outcome after a brain hemorrhage
• Aging and chronic diseases share genetic factors, study reveals
• AI system spots childhood disease like a doctor
• Almost half of Americans have heart or blood vessel disease, new report finds
• Ambulance nitroglycerin patch to lower blood pressure did not improve stroke outcomes
• Americans concerned about weight, but don’t understand link to heart conditions, health
• Americans don’t understand impact of excess weight on heart and overall health
• AMETEK SMP to exhibit at MD&M West 2019
• Amid measles outbreak, some unvaccinated teens are seeking ways to get their shots
• Among Latinos, Puerto Rican children less likely to use their asthma inhalers
• Amprologix wins £1.2 million contract to tackle antimicrobial-resistant MRSA
• An “epidemic” of vaping amongst US teens
• An engineered virus selectively targets and kills cancer cells
• An institutional effort to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed following lumbar surgery
• An overview of microbiome research
• An upbeat attitude might help prevent 2nd stroke
• Another early-onset Alzheimer’s gene mutation is found in a Colombian family, and is traced back to Africa
• Anti-inflammatory biologic therapy may prevent heart disease in patients with skin condition
• Anti-microRNAs are possible new therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes
• Antibiotic development has increased, but inadequate
• Antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs may help combat lung cancer — ScienceDaily
• Antibody could increase cure rate for blood, immune disorders
• Antibody-based treatment could improve cure rate for blood and immune disorders
• Antidepressant drug could save people from deadly sepsis, research suggests
• Are disclosure laws the cure for conflicts created by pharma payments to physicians?
• Are there health benefits from chocolate?
• Art Institute of Chicago announces results of research on five terracotta sculptures
• Artificial intelligence can accurately predict prognosis of ovarian cancer patients
• Artificial intelligence can predict survival of ovarian cancer patients
• As drug use rises, so does syphilis
• As U.S. measles outbreaks spread, why does ‘anti-vax’ movement persist?
• Aspartame and artificial sweeteners – helping or hindering weight loss?
• Assisted suicide would fundamentally change doctor-patient relationship
• Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
• ATS publishes new clinical guideline on home oxygen for children
• Augmentation of labor with higher doses of oxytocin does not reduce rate of cesarean sections
• Australia failing to close the gap on injuries to Indigenous children, study finds
• Babies exposed to bilingual environments develop advantages in attention
• Babies with healthier diets are more active and sleep better—new findings
• Back pain? A physiotherapist may offer the most effective treatment, if you can afford it
• Bacteria promote lung tumor development, study suggests
• Balloon-guided catheter surgery provides better outcomes for stroke patients
• BDNF–VEGF interplay key to rapid antidepressant actions
• Bedsore prevention practices in aged care could constitute abuse, says study
• Beer before wine does not change hangover severity
• Being kind to yourself has mental and physical benefits, research shows
• Beta wave control in Parkinson’s diseased brain could be a potential therapy
• Better architectural design could stop suicide among young people
• Bias may affect providers’ knowledge of transgender health
• Biggest ever map of human Alzheimer’s brain published
• Binge and heavy drinking may change DNA, resulting in greater desire for alcohol
• Bio-Rad launches new digital PCR system and kit for monitoring treatment response in CML patients
• Bioengineers create ultrasmall, light-activated electrode for neural stimulation
• Biological responses to conflict differ in maltreated children
• Bioluminescent deep-sea creatures illuminate the effectiveness of new cancer therapies
• Bird flu shuffle probes viral compatibility
• Blacks with high socioeconomic status less likely to seek mental health care
• Blindfolded training could help doctors save young lives
• Blood cells could hold master clock behind aging
• Blood clot discovery could lead to development of better treatments for blood diseases
• Blood conservation safe, effective during heart surgery
• Blood donors needed as cold weather freezes U.S. supply
• Blood test for specific metabolites could reveal blocked arteries
• Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses
• Blood-brain barrier disruption could lead to age-related cognitive decline
• Blood-clotting factor may cause Alzheimer’s disease
• Body building supplement could be bad for the brain
• Bone marrow disease is stimulated by vitamin D and immune cells, reveals research
• Book offers hope to parents of children who self-injure
• Book provides a new framework for making sense of mental illness
• Boosting glutamate reduces anxiety in monkeys
• Brain differences behind a rare musical ability
• Brain discovery may explain mysterious cell death in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
• Brain hand ‘map’ is maintained in amputees with and without phantom limb sensations
• Brain pathways of aversion identified
• Brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke — ScienceDaily
• Brain synchronization depends on the language of communication
• Breakfast not the most important meal for weight loss
• Breaking the vicious cycles of age-related diseases
• Breakthrough device llures aggressive brain tumor cells out of the patient
• Breakthrough study highlights the promise of cell therapies for muscular dystrophy
• Breast cancer patients at increased risk of atrial fibrillation
• Breast cancer risk highest two decades after childbirth finds study
• Breast cancer screening age should be lowered to 35
• Breast pumps could be transmitting asthma-causing bacteria in babies, finds study
• California bill would tighten controls on children’s genitalia surgery
• Can being born blind protect people from schizophrenia?
• Can prenatal exposures to BPA impact ovarian function?
• Can we repair the brain? The promise of stem cell technologies for treating Parkinson’s disease
• Can we repair the brain? The promise of stem cell technologies for treating Parkinson’s disease — ScienceDaily
• Canbiola announces launch of revolutionary Sustained Acoustic Medicine wellness solution
• Cancer among Israeli men on the decline says report
• Cancer causes premature ageing
• Cancer cells’ plasticity makes them harder to stop
• Cancer comparison across species highlights new drug targets
• Cancer cure within a year, claims Israeli team
• Cancer death racial gap narrows, but still higher for blacks
• Cancer nanomedicine may accelerate metastasis, NUS study finds
• Cancer-promoting changes seen in lung cells soon after exposure to low-molecular weight PAHs
• Cannabinoid compounds may inhibit growth of colon cancer cells
• Cannabis use among adolescents linked with increased risk of depression in adulthood
• Cannabis use as a teenager linked to depression later in life
• Cannabis use in teens raises risk of depression in young adults
• Capsule that releases insulin in the stomach could replace injections for patients with type 2 diabetes
• Care following opioid overdoses in West Virginia falls short
• Castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer responds to combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors
• CBD Lion announced as Headline Sponsor for CBD Expo MIDWEST to be held in Indianapolis
• CDC examines safety of recombinant zoster vaccine
• Celiac disease may be caused by stomach bug in childhood
• Cell component breakdown suggests possible treatment for multiple neural disorders
• Cells that destroy the intestine
• Certain characteristics linked with depression before and after giving birth
• Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs
• Changing nature of opioid epidemic could be responsible for increase in overdose deaths
• Chemicals used to flavor e-cigs may impair lung function
• Children are grossly underdiagnosed for sleep disordered breathing, research reveals
• Children born after fertility treatment do not have greater risk of developing cancer
• Children carry evidence of toxins from home flooring and furniture
• Children from homes with flame-retardant sofa have high SVOC concentration in their blood
• Children with chronic lung diseases at higher risk of flu hospitalisation
• Children with diabetes perform well in school
• Children’s air pollution exposure at school could be linked to higher overweight, obesity risk
• Chilean food regulations are changing food perceptions and purchasing habits, study suggests
• Chinese food producer says swine fever found in dumplings
• Cholesterol-lowering drugs could help prevent onset of motor neurone disease
• Choosing indulgent dessert first may lead to eating lower-calorie meals, study finds
• Chronic inflammation in middle age may lead to thinking and memory problems later
• Chronic pain top reason for medical marijuana use, study says
• Cilostazol-combo antiplatelet therapy reduced risk for recurrent stroke
• Circular RNA holds promise as cancer biomarker
• Cleaning routine shows promise in curbing superbug infection
• Climate change linked to increase in congenital heart defects
• Climate change may increase congenital heart defects
• Clinical study provides clear answer to debate on glucose management after stroke
• Clinicians often miss to detect serious health concerns in older adults
• COCIR welcomes European Commission’s adoption of recommendation on European EHR exchange format
• Coeliac disease can cause irreversible changes to immune cells
• Colorectal cancer cells killed by assassin antibody, team finds
• Columbia neuroengineers create new system to translate thoughts into speech
• Columbia researchers unravel why some glioblastomas respond to immunotherapy
• Combination of PARP inhibitor and immunotherapy results in tumor regression in SCLC mouse models
• Combination treatment lowers risk of ischemic stroke recurrence
• Combination treatment, diabetes drug and immunotherapy, may help to fight breast cancer
• Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation
• Combo T cell and targeted therapy strategy for resistant melanoma with BRAF mutation
• Commitment readiness predicts relationship success, say scientists
• Common e-cigarette chemical flavorings may impair lung function
• Common opioids less effective for patients on SSRI antidepressants, study finds
• Common virus in early childhood linked to celiac disease in susceptible children
• Commonly-used emollients can pose significant fire risk, research shows
• Community activities could help tackle depression in the developing world
• Community hospitals link arms with prestigious facilities to raise their profiles
• Complementary medicine use remains hidden to conventional medical providers
• Complex interplay of two growth factors key to fast-acting antidepressant actions
• Compounds found in fish oil may prevent pregnancy complications, finds study
• Comprehensive review analyzes vocal-cord restoration in 18 Grammy Award-winning singers
• Computational model of the heart’s mitral valve enables customized care for patients
• Conformance of genetic characteristics found to be crucial for longer preservation of kidney graft
• Confusing and high bills for cancer patients add to anxiety and suffering
• Congo Ebola outbreak claims nearly 100 children’s lives
• Congress wades into emotional debate over high-cost prescription drugs
• Connective tissue on the wrong road—When organs start to scar
• Conservative management feasible for adnexal masses
• Consumption of fruits and vegetables linked with physical, mental well-being
• Contraceptive pill may impair women’s ability to recognize emotions
• Controlling blood sugar
• COPD patients need more support when understanding new chest symptoms
• Could a heart attack or stroke lead to early menopause?
• could be a road to tragedy
• Could energy overload drive cancer risk?
• Could omega-3 fatty acids help prevent miscarriages?
• Counseling urged to prevent depression in at-risk new moms
• Country-specific norms created for cancer-related quality of life
• Couples creating art or playing board games release ‘love hormone’
• CPR can save lives in dialysis clinics, but it’s underused
• CRISPR gene editing makes stem cells ‘invisible’ to immune system
• CRISPR revolutionized gene editing. Now its toolbox is expanding
• Cultural practices improve health care for Indigenous women living with violence
• Cultural practices improve health of Indigenous women recovering from trauma of partner violence
• Cutting calories can boost your sex life and your sleep
• CWRU awarded NIH grant to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence
• Cycling fatalities almost halved since introduction of mandatory helmet laws
• Dallas schoolkids learn about mental health
• Darla Shine joins anti-vaccination campaigners
• Data show no evidence that teens’ social media use predicts depression over time
• DDT exposure linked to increased breast cancer risk for all women through age 54
• DDT exposure tied to breast cancer risk for all women through age 54
• Deadly drug-resistant TB a ‘blinking red’ global threat
• Deciding post-exercise snack in advance may increase odds of eating healthy
• Decoding the human immune system
• Decolonization protocol after hospital discharge can prevent dangerous infections
• Decolonization protocol can prevent dangerous infections among discharged hospital patients
• Demand for long-acting reversible contraception seems to be on rise
• Demonisation of smoking and drinking in pregnancy can prevent quitting
• Dengue virus infection may cause severe outcomes following Zika virus infection during pregnancy
• Depression reversed in male mice by activating gene that helps excite neurons
• Despite socioeconomic gains, black-white ‘health gap’ remains
• Developing a Cervical Cancer Test That’s 100% Predictive
• Diabetes drug impacts gut microbiome
• Diagnosis delays for patients with lymphoma could be avoided
• Diagnostic technique reveals protein biomarker that accurately differentiates bladder cancer from benign inflammation
• Diet could help runners beat stomach issues
• Diet drinks daily could raise stroke risk says study
• Diet drinks may be associated with strokes among post-menopausal women
• Diets consisting of fewer calories improve cell performance
• Difference in brain connectivity may explain autism spectrum disorder
• Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of premature mortality and liver cancer for people with chronic hepatitis C
• Discovery could improve cystic fibrosis treatment
• Discovery helps researchers better understand immune system
• Discovery may bolster chemotherapy potency while protecting the heart from side-effects
• Discovery of a ‘master switch’ within the immune system
• Diversity in the CD4 receptor protects chimpanzees from infection by AIDS-like viruses
• DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan
• Do all chemotherapies have equal long-term heart risk?
• Do differences in gait predict the risk of developing depression in later life?
• Do we have an epidemic? Enhancing disease surveillance using a health information exchange
• Doctors and molecular engineers working to enlist the immune system to fight cancer
• Doctors dramatically reduce racial disparities in early-stage lung cancer treatment
• Does social media push teens to depression? New study says no
• Does the time of year really impact your mood?
• Dog DNA testing takes off, and generates debate
• DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 500: health ministry
• Draining blood from the brain of hemorrhagic stroke patients may prevent death
• Drinking and drug-use dreams in recovery tied to more severe addiction history
• Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
• Drug cocktail may help combat breast cancer
• Drug combination may become new standard treatment for advanced kidney cancer
• Drug combinations could become first-line treatment for metastatic kidney cancer
• Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales
• Drug company used rap video to push for higher doses, sales
• Drug microdosing effects may not measure up to big expectations
• Drug shows promise to treat diet-induced osteoarthritis — ScienceDaily
• Drug target identified for chemotherapy-resistant ovarian, breast cancer
• Drug that reverses blood thinning effects stops acute life-threatening bleeding
• Drug treating breast cancer may be effective in treating lung and ovarian cancer
• E-cigarette flavorings shown to be harmful to the human lungs
• E-cigarette use linked to cigarette initiation in adolescents
• E-cigarettes linked to higher risk of stroke, heart attack, diseased arteries
• E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement therapies, finds major trial
• E-cigarettes outperform patches and gums in quit-smoking study
• Early human testing of iron chelation after brain bleed shows mixed results
• Early parent-child conflicts predict trouble charting life path
• Early use of norepinephrine could benefit patients with sepsis and low blood pressure
• Eating breakfast could be the reason your diet isn’t working
• Eating breakfast may not be a good strategy for weight loss
• Edible marijuana worries doctors after man suffers heart attack
• Education may not protect against dementia as previously thought
• Educational intervention cuts unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in China
• Educational outreach, public policy changes needed to reduce health hazards at nail salons
• Effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome — ScienceDaily
• Effective self-control strategies involve much more than willpower, research shows
• Effectively treating childhood anxiety can be done for less, new study finds
• Effects of teenage motherhood may last multiple generations
• Efforts to tackle antibiotic resistance must take account of fourfold difference in use across Europe, report says
• Eight questions helpful for assessing IBD in primary care
• EKF signs private label distribution agreement with McKesson for new hemoglobin analyzer
• Electrical activity early in fruit flies’ brain development could shed light on how neurons wire the brain
• Electronic tool has potential to improve asthma care, study finds
• Elements of gameplay are potential new tools in surgical resident education
• Elephant genes suppress tumours. Could studying this help us prevent cancer?
• Elite methods provide most benefit to slower runners
• Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson’s disease pandemic identified
• Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson’s disease pandemic identified — ScienceDaily
• Empa researchers investigate the safety of graphene for humans
• Endocannabinoid system, a target to improve cognitive disorders in models of Down syndrome
• Engineered DNA vaccine protects against emerging Mayaro virus
• Engineered miniature kidneys come of age
• Engineering a cancer-fighting virus
• Engineering a cancer-fighting virus — ScienceDaily
• Enlarged prostate could actually be stopping tumor growth, simulations show
• EU-funded project investigates molecular mechanisms of aging in adult stem cells
• Even as hospitals cut risky antibiotic use in-house, patients often go home with them
• Even brief EMS delay can cost lives after car crash
• Even cancer can’t get some patients to quit smoking. What could help them kick their habit?
• Even in best-case scenario, opioid overdose deaths will keep rising until 2022
• Even psychological placebos have an effect
• Even psychological placebos have an effect — ScienceDaily
• Everyday medications that can ruin your sex life
• Excess immune pruning of synapses in neural cells derived from patients with schizophrenia
• Excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA patients linked to greater risk for cardiovascular diseases
• Exercise gives a better brain boost to older men than women
• Exercise gives older men a better brain boost
• Exercise is your best defense against deep abdominal fat
• Exercise may decrease cerebral blood flow and improve brain function in older adults
• Exercise may fight depression in older adults, study suggests
• Exercise might improve health by increasing gut bacterial diversity
• Exercise your right to fight disease
• Exercise-induced muscle changes could help boost mood in older adults, study suggests
• Expanded recall announced for ibuprofen oral suspension drops
• Expert panel strongly recommends against surgery for the most common shoulder pain
• Experts characterize normal electrical activity in prostate cancer cells in real time
• Experts highlight emerging evidence of impending Parkinson’s disease pandemic
• Experts propose revising the criteria for diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
• Experts set to publish recommendations in relation to cardiovascular health and periodontology
• Exploring racial disparities in social support needs among breast cancer patients
• Exploring the dark side of the genome
• Exposure to chemical in Roundup increases risk for cancer: study
• Exposure to chemical in weedkiller Roundup raises risk of some cancers, study finds
• Exposure to chemicals before and after birth is associated with a decrease in lung function
• Facial trauma malpractice lawsuits favor physicians, study finds
• Family outraged over life-changing treatment going from free to $375,000 a year
• Fans at Pacers game who had contact with bat face rabies exposure
• Faster weight loss no better than slow weight loss for health benefits
• Fasting may boost human metabolic activity, research suggests
• Fasting ramps up human metabolism, study shows
• FDA advisory panel endorses breakthrough nasal spray treatment for depression
• FDA alerts more doctors of rare cancer with breast implants
• FDA approves cablivi for rare blood-clotting disorder
• FDA cracks down on dietary supplements marketed for Alzheimer’s
• FDA receives an ‘F’ in tobacco prevention report card
• FDA reports new cases of cancer linked to textured breast implants
• FDA wants new meetings with Juul, Altria on teen vaping
• FDA warns 17 companies about illegal Alzheimer disease products
• FDA warns that some home-use test strips may provide inaccurate results
• Female reproductive tract blocks weak sperm from reaching egg
• Females find social interactions to be more rewarding than males, study reveals
• Fentanyl deaths from ‘Mexican oxy’ pills hit Arizona hard
• Fentanyl deaths from ‘Mexican oxy’ pills hit Arizona hard
• Fermentation of flaxseed fibers in the gut changes microbiota to improve health, reduce obesity
• Fewer deaths seen among young adults who got extra adult support as suicidal teens
• Fight for Sight funds research to investigate causes of keratoconus
• Finding clues to a functional HIV cure
• Finding suggests ways to promote adult heart tissue regeneration
• Findings point to potential treatment strategies — ScienceDaily
• First customizable insulin pump approved
• First identification of brain’s preparation for action
• First step in tailoring rehabilitation and support services for young stroke survivors
• First therapy indicated for treating adults with rare blood clotting disorder receives FDA approval
• Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it
• Flaxseed fiber ferments in gut to improve health, reduce obesity
• Flu shot much more effective this year, CDC says
• Flu, flu-like illnesses linked to increased risk of stroke, neck artery tears
• Fluconazole makes fungi sexually active — ScienceDaily
• Folliculin mutations disrupt embryo implantation
• For black children, there’s a rising need to create safe spaces to talk about trauma
• For California attorney general Xavier Becerra, resistance is personal
• For older people, medications are common; AGS Beers Criteria aims to make them appropriate, too
• Fractures have long-term impacts on quality of life in older people
• Fractures, head injuries common in electric scooter accidents, UCLA study finds
• Frail seniors find ways to live independently
• Frailty tied to liver transplant wait-list mortality in cirrhosis
• Free dental clinic changes lives in Oklahoma
• French authorities call for ban of Allergan textured breast implants
• From cannabis edibles to plant proteins: 2019 food trends
• fruit and veg boost well-being
• Fruit and vegetable consumption linked to lower risk of early death for dialysis patients
• FSU study breaks new ground in the battle against malignant pediatric brain cancers
• Functional insulin-producing cells grown in lab
• Fundamental technology to support early differential diagnosis of concurrent ASD in patients with ADHD
• Fury at HIV data leak in conservative Singapore
• Gallbladder removal operation during pregnancy associated with adverse maternal outcomes
• GARFIELD classifies disease-relevant changes in the genome
• Gasp! First audio map of oohs, aahs and uh-ohs spans 24 emotions
• Gastric bypass surgery causes type 2 diabetes to go into remission in most patients
• Gene therapy cassettes improved for muscular dystrophy
• General anesthesia is unlikely to have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children: study
• Generic version of popular asthma inhaler wins FDA approval
• Genetic causes of tumors in salivary glands
• Genetic study of impulsiveness reveals associations with psychiatric disorders
• Genetic testing gives answers on developmental disorders during pregnancy
• Genetic variations in a fourth gene associated with higher ALL risk in Hispanic children
• Genetic variations in a fourth gene linked to elevated leukemia risk in Hispanic children
• Geneticists identify molecular pathway for autism-related disorder
• GenoScreen’s Deeplex-MycTB test could help define appropriate treatment for tuberculosis patients
• Germany seeks ban on gay conversion therapies
• Gerontologists highlight new research regarding aging and technology
• Getting patients to click the app
• Global leaders call for urgent action to reduce premature cancer deaths
• Global study finds high success rate for hip and knee replacements
• Going for an MRI scan with tattoos?
• Greater efforts needed to address cancer therapies’ effects on bone health
• Grocery-store based nutrition education improves eating habits
• Groundbreaking preventive approach promises to revolutionize treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
• Growing concern about incidence of chronic kidney disease
• Growing concern as number of measles cases increases in Washington state
• Growing movement uses power of music in Alzheimer’s treatment
• Growing tumours on brain-like tissue for better therapies
• Gut immune cells could be responsible for metabolism changes finds study
• Gut microbes could be linked to depression
• H-RT should be the standard of care for men with low risk prostate cancer, study shows
• Harley Street Concierge launches new guide for employers to mark World Cancer Day
• Hartford Yard Goats bans peanut sales at ballpark to cater to fans with allergies
• Having a sense of meaning in life is good for you. So how do you get one?
• Health officers with surgical training are a safe alternative for performing C-sections
• Healthy diet can ease symptoms of depression
• Healthy diet can reduce depression symptoms
• Hearing impairment associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age
• heart-stopping drama of on-screen CPR doesn’t always reflect reality
• Heartbeats and memory suppression – the new tools for controlling fear
• Heat waves, food insecurity due to climate change may weaken immune systems
• Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
• Heavy drinking may change DNA, leading to increased craving for alcohol
• Heavy smoking can damage vision, Rutgers researcher finds
• Heavy smoking could lead to vision loss, study finds
• Here’s what you need to know about melioidosis, the deadly infection that can spread after floods
• HHS Alex Azar explains how administration plans to lower cost of prescription drugs
• Hibernating hamsters could provide new clues to Alzheimer’s disease
• Hibernation spurts of hamsters hold clues to better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
• High blood pressure top risk factor for stroke in young adults
• High intensity exercise may improve health by increasing gut microbiota diversity
• High mortality rate for drug-resistant tuberculosis due to inaccurate tests
• High physical activity levels tied to coronary artery calcification
• High rates of MenB vaccination advised in university outbreaks
• High-risk sexually transmitted HPV may increase risk of cardiovascular disease
• High-risk sexually transmitted HPV virus associated with increased CVD risk
• Higher education won’t prevent mental decline, study finds
• Higher risk of sudden cardiac death among African Americans may be associated with income, education disparities
• HIV drug could treat Alzheimer’s, age-associated disorders
• HIV drug could treat Alzheimer’s, age-associated disorders — ScienceDaily
• HIV hidden in patients’ cells can now be accurately measured
• HIV-1 protein suppresses immune response more broadly than thought
• Home-based telerehab appears to be as effective as clinic-based therapy in restoring mobility
• Hormone therapy during gender transition may increase risk for cardiovascular events
• Hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk during gender transition
• Hospitalized women with stroke less likely to get specialized medical evaluations
• Household rules and conversations help guide teen marijuana use
• Household rules, conversations help guide teen use
• How a golf swing can lead to early lumbar degeneration
• How a neuron grows an axon
• How breast tissue stiffening promotes breast cancer development
• How do metastatic tumor cells grow in lymph nodes?
• How exercise may protect against Alzheimer’s
• How fibrosis develops in butterfly syndrome patients
• How light may impact your sleep
• How lung tissue forms immune cell hubs in times of need
• how reading influences our hearing
• How the body fights cancer and intruders
• How the brain responds to texture
• How to classify high blood pressure in pregnancy?
• How to create health care centaurs—half doctors and half managers
• How to help your teen use social media safely
• How to mend broken hearts
• How to prepare for the polar vortex
• how to solve the most common foot problems when you’re pregnant
• How to target resources in efforts to end female genital mutilation
• How transcription factors explore the genome — ScienceDaily
• How type 1 diabetes gradually destroys insulin production
• How Viagra puts a brake on a master growth regulator to treat heart disease
• How virtual reality might help fight recurring nightmares
• How we identified brain patterns of consciousness
• How we make social decisions
• How your brain responds to being in love
• How your genes could affect the quality of your marriage
• How your smartphone is affecting your relationship
• HPV misconceptions are causing women to miss smear tests
• HPV shame could put women off cervical cancer screening
• HPV vaccine is safe, says cancer agency, slams ‘unfounded rumours’
• Human brain protein associated with autism confers abnormal behavior in fruit flies
• Human cells can also change jobs
• Human cells can also change jobs — ScienceDaily
• Human consciousness depends on the brain’s ability to maintain dynamics of neural activity
• Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath included increase in CVD hospitalization rates
• Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
• Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don’t work
• Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don’t work — ScienceDaily
• I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?
• IAS 2019 plenary program spotlights urgent developments in HIV science
• Ideas to curb surprise medical bills percolate with rare bipartisan push
• Identification of a central regulator
• Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity
• Immersive virtual reality therapy shows lasting effect of treatment for autism phobias
• Immune checkpoint molecule protects against future development of cancer
• Immune master regulator orchestrates responses to parasite infection
• Immune molecule helps protect transplanted organs from rejection — ScienceDaily
• Immune response to gut microbes may be early indicator of type 1 diabetes
• Immune stimulant molecule shown to prevent cancer
• Immunotherapy can be effective in treating people with recurrent glioblastoma
• Immunotherapy combination generates responses against castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer
• Immunotherapy drug can be effective in treating patients with recurrent brain tumors
• Immunotherapy drug found to be effective in patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma
• Immunotherapy drug used as first-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival
• Immunotherapy may be better than chemotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma
• Improved AI-based tool increases accuracy of schizophrenia diagnosis
• Improvements in cardiovascular care for elderly save billions in health care costs
• Improving affordability of prescription drugs
• Improving pregnancy outcomes for black women
• In prenatal testing, ‘genomics’ sometimes sees what genetic tests can’t
• In vitro grafts increase blood flow in infarcted rat hearts
• Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white population — ScienceDaily
• Increasing glutamate release in the brain reduces anxiety in marmosets
• Index endoscopy results are crucial for assessment of Barrett’s patients
• Indication of considerable added benefit for certain patients
• Inexpensive nutritional supplement for women may help improve growth of fetus
• Infection during delivery linked to greater risk of stroke after delivery
• Inflammation may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life
• Inhibiting tuberculosis-induced cell death with immunotherapy
• Injuries pile up with e-scooter craze: survey
• Innovative new software could help prevent incidence of arrhythmia
• Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus — ScienceDaily
• Insertions of long-acting reversible contraceptives have increased after 2016 election
• Insulin in a pill from MIT researchers
• Insurance rules make it harder to treat opioid use disorder
• Intense glucose therapy via IV insulin did not improve stroke outcomes, study finds
• Intensive blood pressure lowering does not improve post-stroke recovery in clot-buster-treated patients
• Intensive blood pressure lowering safe for clot-buster-treated stroke patients, but doesn’t lessen disability
• Intensive BP treatment does not reduce dementia risk
• Interaction between immune factors triggers cancer-promoting chronic inflammation
• Interaction between two immune cell types could be key to better dengue vaccines, study shows
• Interactive websites may cause antismoking messages to backfire
• Interval training may shed more pounds than continuous moderate intensity workout
• Intervention can increase exclusive breastfeeding rates
• Interventions to reduce antibiotics require tailored approach in developing countries — ScienceDaily
• Intestinal immune cells play key role in metabolic regulation, cardiovascular health
• Introduction of flat-rate payments accompanied by an increase in readmission rates
• Investigating cell stress for better health — and better beer — ScienceDaily
• Investigators study effect of switching insulin medications
• Iridium attached to albumin can attack cancer cells when blasted with light
• Is personality affected by appearance? (Or the way we think we look?)
• It doesn’t take much for soldiers to feel cared for
• J&J buys medical robotics company for $3.4 bn
• Japan trial to treat spinal cord injuries with stem cells
• Japanese study finds concerning trends in cervical cancer and treatment response
• Johns Hopkins Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute awards research grants to study how bladder cancer affects women
• Johnson & Johnson will list drug prices in TV commercials
• JUUL under scrutiny for raising nicotine levels in e-cigarettes
• Keep medical marijuana dispensaries away from children
• Key life events affect well-being for less time than assumed, research reveals
• Keynote speakers announced for CBD Expo MIDWEST to be held in Indianapolis
• KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ A ‘healthy’ state of the union
• Kidney failure patients face higher risk of cancer death
• Kidney transplantation to minority patients with a different blood types is safe
• Kids using too much toothpaste says CDC
• KU professor discusses promise of brain-computer interface to aid, restore communication
• Lab discovers how the immune system ‘thinks’
• Lack of doctors breeds deep resentment in rural France
• Large study fails to link phthalates and increased breast cancer risk
• Large study finds no association between phthalate exposure and breast cancer risk
• Large-scale genetic study sheds light on origins of depression
• Large-scale study reveals genetic risk of diabetes in the Japanese population
• Laughter may be best medicine—for brain surgery
• Lawsuit details how the Sackler family allegedly built an Oxycontin fortune
• Layer up during the polar vortex
• Learning a second alphabet for a first language
• Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep
• Less anesthesia during surgery doesn’t prevent post-op delirium
• Leviticus Cardio and Jarvik Heart reveal novel wireless heart pump system
• LGBTQ youths are more likely to suffer negative outcomes in child welfare system
• Limit food industry sway on public health matters
• Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk
• Listeners get an idea of the personality of the speaker through voice
• Live better with attainable goals
• Lonely and isolated – but not by choice
• Long-term unemployment linked to increase in neonatal abstinence syndrome
• Longer-lived sperm produces offspring with healthier lifespans
• Looking behind a rare brain disease for clues to treat more common mental disorders
• Low fitness, obesity linked to later disability pension
• Low FODMAP diet reduces stomach issues caused by exercise
• Low physical fitness during adolescence associated with later receipt of disability pension
• Low-calorie diet prevents asthma symptoms in mice, study finds
• Lower birth weight may up risk for psychiatric disorders
• Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use, study shows
• Lowering blood pressure in the ambulance with nitroglycerin patch did not improve stroke outcomes
• Machine learning finds multiple factors underlie cancer immunotherapy success
• Magnetic fields enhance bone remodeling
• Major tobacco companies pay almost no corporation tax despite massive profits
• Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels
• Making better embryos
• Male Y chromosomes not ‘genetic wastelands’
• Management of MS in pregnancy reviewed in U.K. guideline
• Managing young women at high risk of heart disease
• Many small kids in US are using too much toothpaste
• Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
• Many women plagued by anxiety after stroke
• Mapping oesophageal cancer genes leads to new drug targets
• Marijuana edibles carry risk and side effects for patients with cardiovascular disease
• Marijuana smoking linked with higher sperm concentrations, study finds
• Marijuana use during adolescence increases risk of depression and suicidal thoughts
• Marine snail venom could improve insulin for diabetic patients — ScienceDaily
• Masculine fitness program improves physical activity of European men
• Maternal age, body mass index, race affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy
• Maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress may affect infants’ temperament
• Maternal glucose in pregnancy tied to child’s glucose outcomes
• May explain why women more likely to stay mentally sharp in later years — ScienceDaily
• MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users
• Measles cases nationwide rise to 101, CDC says
• Measles outbreak hits Val-Thorens ski resort in French Alps
• Measles outbreak in southwestern Washington rises to 50 cases
• Measles outbreak sends vaccine demand soaring, even among the hesitant
• Measles outbreak sends vaccine demand soaring, even among the hesitant
• Measles outbreak: CDC confirms at least 101 cases
• Measles outbreaks are back
• Meat beefs up men’s sexual motivation, study suggests
• Mechanism discovered to activate the body’s immune system against bacteria and regulate the microbiome
• Medaxiom joins American College of Cardiology Foundation
• Medicaid rolls fall in MIssouri, Tennessee, worrying advocates for poor
• Medical bills financially burden almost half of cardiovascular disease patients
• Medical cannabis relieves ASD symptoms in children
• Medical cannabis relieves symptoms in children with autism: study
• Medical scribes could help doctors care for more patients
• Medicare rules increase out-of-pocket costs of multiple sclerosis drugs
• MedStar experts collaborate with AMA to address patient safety, clinician burnout issues
• MEESSI-acute heart failure risk score validated
• Men who are able to do ten push-ups are less likely to have a stroke
• Men’s porn habits could fuel partners’ eating disorders, study suggests
• Mental health issues affecting one in seven kids in the U.S
• Mental health problems common after concussion
• Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
• Meth abuse driving big spike in syphilis cases
• Methotrexate well tolerated, effective for psoriasis in Chinese
• MGH researchers identify brain cells that modulate behavioral response to threats
• Microbes on the tongue could be used to diagnose pancreatic cancer
• Microbiome could be culprit when good drugs do harm
• Milder flu season may be due to a better flu vaccine match, report says
• Millions of British people breathe toxic air travelling to GPs
• Mindfulness and sleep can reduce exhaustion in entrepreneurs
• Mindfulness promising option for easing chronic pain
• Minimal benefit for decision aid about prolonged ventilation
• Minimal risk for Māori consuming eel, toxicology study finds
• Minimally-invasive surgery to remove blood from the brain associated with fewer deaths
• Miracle treatment or dangerous drug? Indonesia cashes in on Kratom
• Misinformation is causing measles cases to rise worldwide
• Modulating stress circuits
• Moffitt researchers shed light on how CAR T cells function mechanistically
• Molecular mechanisms behind AICAr drug; impact on ALL
• Molecular vibrations drive electrons over large distances — ScienceDaily
• Molecule effective in killing tuberculosis bacteria
• Molecule silences barrel, bullet pointed at transplanted organ
• More die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined: study
• More interactive features in health sites may discourage users to quit smoking
• More light needed on medical ‘shadow’ records, ‘black box’ tools
• More older people with depression could benefit from non-drug treatments
• More primary care physicians leads to longer life spans, Stanford researcher says
• More severe injuries sustained at jump parks versus home trampolines
• More than enough on our plates
• More than half a million breast cancer deaths averted in the US over three decades
• More than half a million breast cancer patient’s lives saved by improvements in treatment
• More U.S. men holding off on prostate cancer surgery
• Mosaic-like gene deletion and duplication pattern shaping the immune system discovered
• most black HIV patients interviewed for partner services
• Most students receiving spectacles wear them at follow-up
• Most triggers for irregular heartbeat can be easily modified
• Mother’s age, race, weight affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy, study finds
• Mother’s milk important to protect infants with congenital heart disease from infection
• Movement impairments in autism can be reversed through behavioral training
• Movement of wrist bones revealed by MRI and computer modeling
• MRI and computer modeling reveals how wrist bones move
• MRI cardiac stress test shows promise at identifying fatal heart disease
• MRI scans reveal how brain protects memories
• MTN launches new study to empower teen girls with choices in HIV prevention
• MUSC researchers examine the way estrogen affects drug addiction
• Nano-painkiller lasts longer and is less addictive than opioids
• Nearly half of all adult Americans have cardiovascular disease
• Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have cardiovascular disease
• Nearly half of US adults have heart or blood vessel disease
• Neural circuits underlying a psychotherapeutic regimen for fear disorders
• Neuroendocrine tumors: Choosing the best treatment
• New ‘Trojan horse’ cancer treatment shows early promise in multiple tumour types
• New 3-D imaging technique reveals how pancreatic cancers start
• New adaptive treatment strategy increases the benefits of Internet-delivered CBT
• New AI toolkit is the ‘scientist that never sleeps’ — ScienceDaily
• New AI-driven platform analyze how pathogens infect human cells
• New algorithm analyzes weather patterns to predict yield and grain composition of corn
• New anti-malaria drug findings reported
• New assay selects patients with lung cancer for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors
• New Australian initiative helps emergency clinicians to improve patient care
• New biomaterial-based autograft extender can help treat critical-sized bone defects
• New blood drop emoji due to hit smartphone keyboards in the spring
• New cell model of most common form of Alzheimer’s points to molecular causes, drug target
• New Climate Change exhibit draws on latest scientific information about impact of warming climate
• New clinical trial aims to examine safety and use of two HIV prevention tools
• New computer program may help identify and label spinal segments during real-time surgeries
• New covered California sign-ups plummet
• New data suggests nicotine while pregnant alters genes
• New depression drug related to ketamine recommended by FDA panel
• New diagnostic technique reveals key protein biomarker for bladder cancer
• New diagnostic test for malaria uses spit, not blood
• New discoveries in circadian rhythms provide insight into cancer treatment
• New drug brings unexpected hope in targeting cancer cells
• New eHealth tool shows potential to improve quality of asthma care
• New French study explores risks of ultra-processed food
• New guidelines outline new treatment management for psoriasis
• New heated tobacco device causes same damage to lung cells as e-cigs and smoking
• New injury documentation tool may provide better evidence for elder abuse cases
• New insight into anti-malaria drug
• New insight into cell receptors opens the way for tailored cancer drugs
• New knowledge about high cholesterol treatment for people aged 80 and older
• New link found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stage
• New liver cancer subtypes revealed immunologically
• New machine learning method could spare some women from unnecessary breast surgery
• New machine learning method predicts if atypical ductal hyperplasia will turn cancerous
• New method for improved visualization of single-cell RNA- sequencing data
• New method improves transplant safety in mice
• New method predicts how drug molecules arrange themselves under changing energetic conditions
• New method produces hydrogels that have properties similar to cells’ environment
• New method to collect tiny droplets may help detect disease-causing bacteria
• New microfluidics platform separates cell types for RNA profiling
• New nanomedicines for a more efficient and less aggressive treatment of prostate cancer
• New NIH research policy seeks greater inclusion across lifespan
• New path to overcoming drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer
• New pathway for cell communication discovered
• New photoreduction process decreases presence of oxidized mercury in atmosphere
• New physical effect could lead to advancements in personalized pharmaceuticals
• New project explores how gaming technologies can help cancer patients communicate better
• New project uncovers barriers to transnational research access to large prospective cohorts in Europe
• New project will develop biomarker-based system to send personalized advice on dietary, lifestyle habits
• New prostate cancer prediction tool has unmatched accuracy
• New protocol could ease diagnosis of bacterial infections in infants
• New recommendations on breast cancer screening and diagnosis released
• New research brings scientists closer to preventing preterm births
• New research challenges medical consensus that adenoids and tonsils significantly shrink during teenage years
• New research disproves previous assumptions of how looks influence personality
• New research findings could be key to improving outcomes for some brain cancers
• New research may help treat HIV patients without elevating risk for liver disease
• New research opens the way for tailored cancer drugs
• New research sheds light on how kidney obstruction causes damage and repairs
• New research shows adult neurogenesis does not persist in the human hippocampus
• New research shows no evidence that social media use predicts later depressive symptoms
• New research suggests a simple blood test could improve the early detection of lung cancer
• New reversible antiplatelet therapy could reduce risk of blood clots, prevent cancer metastasis
• New review examines impact of cancer therapies on the skeleton
• New role for death molecule
• New scan technique reveals brain inflammation associated with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome
• New solutions needed to improve care and reduce cost of high-need, high-cost patients
• New stage in the development of corrective mechanisms for ischemia and neurodegenerative diseases
• New study analyses presence of added sugars, sweeteners in spanish foods
• New study analyzes health outcomes of switching patients from analog to human insulin
• New study compares chemotherapy drugs with development of cardiomyopathy
• New study debunks importance of eye contact
• New study examines the way estrogen affects methamphetamine addiction
• New study explores the use of Natural Cycles app in ‘Plan a Pregnancy’ mode
• New study helps doctors better understand high blood pressure in pregnant women
• New study highlights need for expanding access to surgery for children in somaliland
• New study may help guide treatment of pediatric anxiety
• New study pinpoints how fibrosis develops in butterfly syndrome patients
• New study proves the success of support for parents who have children taken into care
• New study seeks to guide clinical treatment for older patients with aortic stenosis
• New study shows more protein and fewer calories help older people lose weight safely
• New study shows sitting, watching TV linked to colorectal cancer risk before age 50
• New study shows violent video games do not make teens more aggressive
• New system for early detection of lupus developed
• New target appears to aid recovery after optic nerve trauma
• New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma
• New technique uses acoustic waves to measure the stiffness of living cells
• New technique using patients’ own modified cells could help treat Crohn’s disease
• New technology can detect any virus that poses a threat to humans
• New therapeutic molecules show promise in reversing memory loss related to depression, aging
• New therapeutic target found for aggressive pediatric cancers with few treatment options
• New therapeutic targets for kidney fibrosis emerge
• New tool for documenting injuries may provide better evidence for elder abuse cases
• New treatment target emerging for retinal damage
• New tuberculosis drug may shorten treatment time for patients
• New type of genomic screening developed to produce novel drugs
• New understanding could help improve prediction and prevention of depression
• New York City launches crackdown on CBD in food and drinks
• Newborns have innate skills to pick out words, study reveals
• Newly developed stem cell technologies show promise for treating PD patients
• Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick
• Newly discovered genetic disorder opens way for future diabetes drugs
• Newly discovered immune cells play role in inflammatory brain diseases
• Newly discovered immune cells play role in inflammatory brain diseases — ScienceDaily
• Newly discovered molecules show potential to treat obesity and fatty liver disease
• Newly identified messenger molecules could help protect survival of neurones
• Newron announces successful completion of patient enrollment in STARS study
• NHS over-prescribing pills, not therapy for older people with depression
• NHS performance figures highlight the true scale of Emergency Department crisis
• NICE renews accreditation for Advanced
• Nicotine works inside cells to reinforce addiction: study
• Night-time use of screen-based media devices associated with poor sleep in children
• NIH “Inclusion Across the Lifespan” policy supports research involving underrepresented age groups
• NIH trial to track outcomes of liver transplantation from HIV+ donors to HIV+ recipients
• NIH-funded researchers develop new assay to measure success of HIV cure strategies
• No association between antiepileptic drug use and dementia
• No overall increased risk of cancer in children born after fertility treatment
• No sweat? That’s an issue for home-schooled children
• Non-invasive imaging technique could greatly enhance cancer therapies — ScienceDaily
• Non-invasive prenatal sequencing test complements current prenatal screening for genetic diseases
• Noninvasive liquid biopsies rapidly, accurately determine response to cancer treatment
• Normal brain aging patterns occur at a faster rate in people with psychosis
• Northwest US measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions
• Novel app uses AI to guide, support cancer patients
• Novel software offers possible reduction in arrhythmic heart disease
• Now’s your chance to change your Medicare Advantage plan
• NSAID pretreatment promotes cardiorenal syndrome in heart failure
• Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response
• Number of suicide deaths have risen globally to over 800,000 in 2016
• Obesity linked to adverse events in children with leukemia
• Obesity-linked cancers on the rise in young adults
• Obesity-related cancers are rising rapidly among adolescents in the US
• Obesity-related cancers found to be increasing among younger adults in the United States
• Obesity-related cancers rising fastest among millennials, study finds
• OCD medication could also stop deadly sepsis, study suggests
• OHSU research uncovers new target to prevent, treat alcoholism
• Oily formulations for efficient oral medications
• On the origin of B1 cells — ScienceDaily
• Once free, drug for rare disease now being sold for $375K a year
• One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why
• One step closer to growing made-to-order human kidneys — ScienceDaily
• Online prediction tool for kidney stones developed
• Online support for GPs reduces unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions
• Only ‘modest’ improvement in heart failure survival rates since 2000
• Open-science model for drug discovery expands to neurodegenerative diseases
• Opioid epidemic fueling a rise in infection-related stroke
• Opioid overdose epidemic likely to increase in the U.S in coming years
• Opioid-related auto fatalities in Maryland remain stable from 2006 to 2017
• Opioids overprescribed for common children’s fracture, study says
• Oral antibiotics noninferior to IV for bone, joint infection
• Oral cancer is among the ten most common cancers in the world
• Oral complications are rare in older women treated for osteoporosis
• Oral contraceptives could impair women’s recognition of complex emotions
• Origins of depression brought into focus in large-scale gene study
• OSA patients with excessive daytime sleepiness at greatest risk of cardiovascular disease
• Osaka University-centered study finds concerning trends in cervical cancer and treatment response
• OU researcher and collaborators are developing new strategies for early intervention of Lupus
• Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third
• Ovarian cysts should be ‘watched’ rather than removed: study
• Over-abundance of energy to cells could increase cancer risk
• Overactive repair system promotes cell death following DNA damage by certain toxins, study shows — ScienceDaily
• Oxford Nanopore launches new cDNA Kits for its sequencing technology
• OxyContin reformulation to curb opioid abuse led to hepatitis C surge, study finds
• Ozzy Osbourne hospitalized over flu complications
• Pakistani women seek abortions as birth control
• Patients in Northwest measles outbreak traveled to Hawaii
• Patients suffer when health care behemoths quarrel over contracts
• Patients taking anti-depressants more likely to develop gastrointestinal bleeding
• Patients with diabetes mellitus have high risk of stable ischemic heart disease
• Patients with facial pain report most benefit from self-care techniques
• Patients with psychosis have accelerated aging of cognitive networks, study finds
• Pennsylvania hospital tests patient for possible Ebola exposure
• Performing artists must protect their bodies like athletes
• Perpetual gaps exist in health care for African-Americans
• Persistent low BMI in children may be a risk factor for developing anorexia nervosa
• Persistent low body weight in young kids increases risk for anorexia nervosa later
• Personal, social factors play role in enabling sustainable return to work after ill health
• PET imaging agent may allow early measurement of efficacy of breast cancer therapy
• PET/CT imaging agent shows promise for better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism
• PFAS chemicals pass through the placenta to fetal tissues throughout pregnancy
• Philip Morris eyes tech gadgets for ‘smoke-free’ market
• Philippines hit by deadly measles outbreak
• Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak
• Philips introduces new premium digital X-ray room to help shorten patient wait times
• Phthalates may decrease fertility in female mice, study finds
• Phthalates may impair fertility in female mice
• Physical activity environment and obesity risk – new research
• Physical restraint doesn’t protect patients – there are better alternatives
• Physician burnout tied to ability to address social needs
• Physician-hospital integration does not improve quality of care
• Physicists identify simple mechanism used by deadly bacteria to fend off antibiotics
• Physiological age is a better predictor of survival than chronological age, shows study
• Pill that reverses brain damage could be on the horizon
• Pinpointing the cells that control the brain’s memory flow
• Platelet ‘decoys’ outsmart both clots and cancer
• Platinum nanoparticles for selective treatment of liver cancer cells — ScienceDaily
• Plunging temperatures a threat to people with Alzheimer’s
• Positive thinking during pregnancy could help children’s ability in math and science
• Post-stroke depression common among black, hispanic survivors
• Postconditioning during PCI for STEMI shows delayed benefits
• Potential way to treat and prevent cancer in children with neuroblastoma
• Poverty not an obstacle to excellent healthcare in Africa: Gates
• Powerful immune molecule silences barrel to protect transplanted organs from rejection
• Practices related to fluid volume that are important for dialysis patients’ health
• Preclinical research finds new approach to treating aggressive cancer
• Pregnant women face greater risk of having hemorrhagic stroke, reveal studies
• Pregnant women who undergo gallbladder removal surgery experience longer hospital stays
• Prescription opioid overdose deaths falling in Iowa
• Preventing infections could help combat antimicrobial resistance
• Prior dengue infection protects against Zika
• Prisons and asylums prove architecture can build up or break down a person’s mental health
• Probing H. pylori cancer protein
• Probing hyperexcitability in fragile X syndrome
• Professional musicians are not protected from brain-related diseases
• Programming white blood cells to fight pancreatic cancer
• Programs to reduce childhood obesity must include all family members, suggests study
• Promega launches Maxwell RSC miRNA Plasma and Serum Kit
• Promising new treatment for children with ADHD shows improvement in efficacy
• Promising strategies for slowing, stopping, or reversing Parkinson’s disease
• Prostate cancer: Starving out the enemy
• Protein released from fat after exercise improves glucose
• Protein widely known to fight tumors also boosts cancer growth
• Providers’ concerns about behavior change don’t justify withholding HIV PrEP
• Psoriasis treatment associated with reduction in coronary artery disease
• PTSD alone didn’t increase heart disease risk in veterans
• PTSD alone does not explain the increased risk of cardiovascular disease in veterans
• Public health researchers recommend reevaluating approach amid declining US life expectancy
• Public transportation use associated with lower obesity rates
• Puerto Rican children more likely to have poor or decreasing use of asthma inhalers
• Puerto Rico’s ‘fear lab’ mentors neuroscience rigor amid diversity
• Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men
• putting a value on the hidden costs of drinking
• Putting babies under general anaesthetic won’t affect their development, new research shows
• Putting female mosquitoes on human diet drugs could reduce spread of disease — ScienceDaily
• Putting yourself in their shoes may make you less open to their beliefs
• Quality of overall diet is key to lowering type 2 diabetes risk
• Quit Smoking this World Cancer Day
• Racial disparities in cancer deaths on the decline for America
• Radiologists can help identify victims of domestic violence
• Radiometer’s AQT90 FLEX analyzers used to assess D-dimer point-of-care testing for DVT
• Raising awareness of lung cancer risk in people with COPD
• Rapid progression of age-related diseases may result from formation of vicious cycles
• Rapid weight gain in early childhood affects heart health in adolescence
• Rare gene mutations associated with colorectal cancer also cause breast cancer
• Rate of weight loss matters less for overall health benefits, suggests study
• Rats in augmented reality help show how the brain determines location
• Recall of infant liquid ibuprofen sold at CVS, Walmart expands over safety worries
• Recurring infections could lead to delayed bladder or kidney cancer diagnosis
• Recurring UTIs may mask symptoms of bladder or kidney cancer
• Regulating the MS-causing properties of Th17 cells
• Relapse dreams more common in people with severe alcohol, drug addiction history
• Religious beliefs influence consumer choices on specialty foods
• Removing 70% or more of the brain hemorrhage could produce better outcomes, study finds
• Removing more blood via minimally invasive surgery more likely to improve hemorrhagic stroke recover
• Removing the stigma surrounding the sex lives of the over 60s will help improve sexual health
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• Research brings us closer to understanding an elusive symptom of sickle cell disease—the silent stroke
• Research could potentially lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases
• Research finds new potential targets for treatment of pancreatic cancer
• Research finds reasons for sudden cardiac death in patients with stable ischemic disease
• Research finds steep rise in infection-related stroke due to opioid epidemic
• Research identifies pathway connecting some ARV drugs with liver disease
• Research links deprivation, inequality to poorer blood thinner outcomes
• Research may provide a new way to treat organ scarring
• Research on chickenpox virus paves way for promising HIV vaccine
• Research opens up new therapeutic area to better manage chronic inflammatory diseases
• Research reveals critical immunological axis that triggers cancer-promoting chronic inflammation
• Research sheds light on body clock and links to mental health and disease
• Research shows how waterproofs using fluorochemicals are over-engineered for consumers
• Research shows key function of specialized cells in peripheral nerve repair
• Research shows link between diet drinks and stroke risk among post-menopausal women
• Research team first to identify hearing and deaf infants process information differently
• Research team uncovers critical new clues about what goes awry in autistic brains
• Researcher discovers blood vessel system in bones
• Researchers 3-D bio-print a model that could lead to improved anticancer drugs and treatments
• Researchers are worried that people with chronic disease are not being active enough
• Researchers call for big data infrastructure to support future of personalized medicine
• Researchers characterize mechanism of action of CAR T cells
• Researchers closer to new Alzheimer’s therapy with brain blood flow discovery
• Researchers committed to open-science efforts
• Researchers compare the effect of breastfeeding versus pumping on human milk microbiome
• Researchers describe the first model of mitochondrial epilepsy
• Researchers develop drug to rejuvenate muscle cells
• Researchers develop intervention to encourage couples HIV testing
• Researchers develop more efficient system to reprogram stem cells
• Researchers develop new approach for vanquishing superbugs
• Researchers develop powerful new approach to improve maturation of miniature kidneys
• Researchers develop prediction tool for kidney stones
• Researchers develop prostate cancer prediction tool that has unmatched accuracy
• Researchers discover a weakness in a rare cancer that could be exploited with drugs
• Researchers discover DNA variants significantly influence body fat distribution
• Researchers discover how sleep can fight infection
• Researchers discover key genomic ‘management’ partners in brain development
• Researchers discover new therapeutic target for rare, aggressive pediatric cancers
• Researchers emphasize need for more physical activities for home-school children
• Researchers examine link between OSA and inflammation, organ damage
• Researchers find ‘origin’ of cancer spread
• Researchers find clues that depression may speed brain aging
• Researchers find differences in gut microbiomes in people with schizophrenia
• Researchers find febrile infants may not need painful tests, antibiotics, hospitalizations
• Researchers find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
• Researchers find new clues to controlling HIV
• Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia
• Researchers find silicone wristbands to be an effective way to measure children’s nicotine exposure
• Researchers find TNF cannot be used as a biomarker for RA treatment discontinuation
• Researchers find trigger that turns strep infections into flesh-eating disease
• Researchers gain new insights into aging-related changes in upper lip
• Researchers gains new insights into development of the human immune system
• Researchers home in on genes linked to age-related macular degeneration
• Researchers ID, treat faulty brain circuitry underlying symptoms of schizophrenia
• Researchers identify brain pathways of aversion
• Researchers identify brain protein crucial to recovery from stroke
• Researchers identify effects of nanoparticles on intestinal microorganisms
• Researchers identify high-risk areas for infant deaths in Harris County
• Researchers identify protein that contributes to racial disparities in prostate cancer
• Researchers identify regulatory mechanism underlying obesity
• Researchers identify the families with the most sibling bullying
• Researchers identify treatable mechanism in patients with schizophrenia
• Researchers link protein clusterin to many facets of cardiometabolic syndrome risk
• Researchers map an awake-brain
• Researchers one step closer to growing made-to-order human kidneys
• Researchers outline roles and impacts of human in socio-ecological systems
• Researchers pinpoint increase in contamination caused by POPs in animal fur
• Researchers provide insight into how breast tissue stiffening promotes cancer development
• Researchers report promising advance in the search for new class of antidepressants
• Researchers report psychological placebos can also have an effect
• Researchers reveal brain connections that disadvantage night owls
• Researchers reveal how receptor TLR-9 protects against lupus
• Researchers reveal risks of eating disorders from childhood
• Researchers speed up detection of blood infection
• Researchers study if microplastics can cause harm to people
• Researchers suggest balanced reporting of sports head injuries
• Researchers to investigate light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment
• Researchers turn to newlywed couples to unravel questions about the chemistry of empathy and bonding
• Researchers uncover how the immune system protects from bowel cancer
• Researchers unravel path of metallodrug in a breast cancer cell
• Researchers use integrated data analysis to classify liver cancer
• Resistance exercise program builds muscle and reduces diabetes risk
• Results of early endoscopic exam critical for assessment of Barrett’s patients
• Risk factors ID’d for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma mortality
• Risk factors identified for infanticide in the 21st century
• RNAs play key role in protein aggregation and in neurodegenerative disease, according to new research
• Robots, AI to diagnose and treat patients soon
• Role of interventional inflammatory bowel disease in the era of biologic therapy
• Rotator cuff stem cells more likely to develop into fat cells
• Russian researchers create intelligent software system for lung cancer diagnostics
• Rutgers study explores facial trauma litigation
• Rutgers study uncovers new threat in the opiate epidemic
• Sausage mislabeling in Canada is down, new study finds
• Scanning children’s teeth may predict future mental health issues
• Schoolchildren with type 1 diabetes perform just as well as their classmates
• Scientists believe it may be possible to reverse the heart damage caused by aging
• Scientists catch heartbeat ‘molecular switch’ in action
• Scientists discover an immune clock that controls infections and cardiovascular disease
• Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in immune system and brain
• Scientists discover new mechanism by which sleep supports the immune system
• Scientists explore new treatment targets for retinal damage
• Scientists explore tick salivary glands as tool to study virus transmission, infection — ScienceDaily
• Scientists find effective way to improve synchronization measured in chaotic systems
• Scientists first to pinpoint a cause of pigmentary glaucoma
• Scientists gain new insight on triggers for preterm birth
• Scientists generate functional, transplantable B cells from mice
• Scientists generate functional, transplantable B cells from mice — ScienceDaily
• Scientists identify a new ‘watchdog’ that controls intestinal bacteria
• Scientists identify reversible molecular defect underlying rheumatoid arthritis
• Scientists implicate hidden genes in the severity of autism symptoms
• Scientists links genomic, metabolic processes in cells’ evasive strategies as they metastasize — ScienceDaily
• Scientists provide new insight on gene mutations associated with autism
• Scientists receive $1.5 million to develop new technology for detecting healthcare-associated infections
• Scientists seeking to regrow kidneys make promising discovery
• Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures important for memory
• Scientists show treatment success in minimally invasive heart valve procedure
• Scientists stumble upon a model to study a lethal complication
• Scientists to test light therapy as relief from painful side effect of cancer treatment
• Scientists turn brain waves into speech using AI
• Scientists uncover new information about development of gastric cancer
• Scientists wean mosquitoes off blood with dieting drugs
• screening policies for critical congenital heart disease widespread
• Searching for side effects
• Sedentary lifestyle could increase risk of colorectal cancer in young women
• Self-reported sleep duration is a useful tool to measure sleep in children, study suggests
• Senator’s offer to help patient import cheap insulin goes nowhere
• Seniors aging in place turn to devices and helpers, but unmet needs are common
• Sensyne to find solutions for chronic diseases
• Sepsis common in terminal hospitalizations, discharges
• Serendipitous observation opens the door for a precision medicine treatment — ScienceDaily
• Serotonin neurons prompt brain to make the right call
• Serotonin neurons prompt brain to make the right call — ScienceDaily
• Service dogs benefit the well-being of their handlers, research shows
• Set of genes predicts severity of dengue, study reports
• Setting preschoolers on an active path
• Seven things that can affect the heart—and what to do about them
• Shameful secrets bother us more than guilty secrets
• Shape of structure that nerve cells use to sense cold — ScienceDaily
• Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers
• Shellfish could revolutionize human health research — ScienceDaily
• Short anti-rejection therapy improves survival of transplanted pancreatic islets in diabetic animals
• Short anti-rejection therapy protects transplants in diabetic animals
• Shorter course of radiation therapy effective in treating men with prostate cancer
• Should we screen people for irregular heartbeat?
• Should we stop using electroconvulsive therapy?
• Siberian indigenous people tolerate tick-borne infections more easily
• Sickle cell disease and the silent stroke — ScienceDaily
• Simple bile acid blood test could tell risk of stillbirth
• Simple drug cocktail converts neighboring glial cells into functional new neurons
• Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells
• Simply shining light on ‘dinosaur metal’ compound kills cancer cells — ScienceDaily
• Simulating your cancer treatment on a computer
• Simulation model to find the most optimal cancer treatment
• Single CRISPR treatment provides long-term benefits in mice
• Single word most associated with negative hospital reviews on yelp is ‘told’
• Sinks next to toilets in hospital may be reservoirs for Klebsiella pneumonia carbapenemase
• Site of care could determine patients’ access to palliative treatment
• Site of care may affect patients’ access to palliative treatment
• Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
• Skin colour and neurodevelopment are not linked
• Sleep apnea patients struggle to remember details of life memories, study shows
• Sleep, mood, and stress affect older adults’ control beliefs
• Slower runners benefit most from elite methods — ScienceDaily
• Smaller portion of fish and chips may be a healthier meal option
• Smart steps for healthy feet
• Smartphone use risks eye examination misdiagnosis
• Smartphone-based mindfulness training reduces loneliness, increases social contact
• Smoking and drinking during pregnancy – stigma drives women to secrecy
• Smoking cannabis may increase sperm count
• Smoking may limit body’s ability to fight dangerous form of skin cancer
• So you went vegan in January – now what?
• Social media can improve lives post-disaster, according to research
• Social stigmas surrounding HPV could put women off going for cervical screening
• Social threat learning has a strong effect on our decision-making
• Social threat learning influences our decisions
• Sodium intake associated with increased lightheadedness in context of DASH-sodium trial
• Soft pill to track the insides of the stomach developed
• Sophisticated blood analysis provides new clues about Ebola, treatment avenues
• Special Feature: World Cancer Day
• Specific sedentary behavioral patterns linked with risk of young-onset colorectal cancer
• SpeeDx expands their infectious disease portfolio into respiratory market
• Sphere Fluidics and PAA collaborate to offer automated micro-plate handling capabilities for single cell analysis
• Sphere Fluidics announces closure of $2 million (circa £1.5 million) investment round
• Spinal cord is ‘smarter’ than previously thought
• Spinal cord turns out to be ‘smarter’ than thought
• Sponge cytology-sampling device promising for Barrett esophagus Dx
• Sports medicine society updates concussion guidelines
• Stanford probes faculty ties to China gene-edited baby work
• State governments are key to solve pollinator health crisis, study finds
• Statin therapy reduces cardiovascular disease risk in older people
• Statins could protect against motor neurone disease
• Staying safe in the cold
• Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven, expensive and potentially dangerous
• Stem-cell scientists show that petri dish-built matrices of vessels integrate well with existing heart tissue — ScienceDaily
• Stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck might help ease pain associated with PTSD
• Stimulating the vagus nerve in the neck might help ease pain associated with PTSD — ScienceDaily
• Stress-free training may enhance surgical skill
• Stroke program demonstrates substantially improved outcomes in adherence to guidelines
• Stroke risk factors on the rise in Native-Americans
• Stroke risk factors rise in post-menopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer
• Studies address racial disparities in postpartum period and cardiovascular health
• Studies lend support to ‘grandmother hypothesis,’ but there are limits
• Study ‘strongly supports’ extending cervical screening intervals
• Study affirms self-reported sleep duration as a useful health measure in children
• Study aims to customize epilepsy treatment by stimulating the brain non-invasively
• Study aims to understand spaces in which young people engage in sex after alcohol use
• Study analyzes evolution of Hepatitis A virus with samples from patients
• Study assesses role of personal styles for predicting identity change from early adulthood to midlife
• Study can have implications in the vaccination policies against Hepatitis A
• Study discovers new therapy for aggressive blood cancer
• Study estimates misuse of prescribed opioids in the United States
• Study evaluates impact of air-exchange rates on respiratory health in low-income homes
• Study examines barriers to exercise experienced by dialysis patients
• Study examines hospital readmissions for women with postpartum psychiatric diseases
• Study examines links between workplace sexism and women’s mental health, job satisfaction
• Study examines race-based differences in social support needs among breast cancer patients
• Study explains why women are more prone to Alzheimer’s disease
• Study explores patterns of adenoid and tonsil growth in teenagers
• Study explores the role of estrogen in controlling Type 2 diabetes
• Study findings hold promise for children with DMD
• Study finds a dearth of mental health interventions for ethnic minority youth in the US
• Study finds children with autism more likely to face maltreatment
• Study finds ensemble music programs positively affect students’ character, competence
• Study finds exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults
• Study finds gene does not increase risk for Type 2 diabetes in all Hispanic/Latino background groups equally
• Study finds genetic vulnerability to use of menthol cigarettes
• Study finds high rates of weight-based bullying among LBGTQ teens
• Study finds link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and equine metabolic syndrome
• Study finds low relapse risk in young patients with Hodgkin lymphoma
• Study finds no association between antiepileptic drug use and dementia risk
• Study finds no association between trazodone and reduced dementia risk
• Study finds no link between access to federally qualified health centers and ED visits
• Study finds patient messages help predict medication adherence
• Study finds rise in overdoses from opioids in diarrhea drug
• Study finds underutilization of aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer in high risk patients
• Study finds upsurge in ‘active surveillance’ for low-risk prostate cancer
• Study helps solve mystery of how sleep protects against heart disease
• Study identifies brain cells that modulate behavioral response to threats
• Study identifies new target to prevent, treat alcoholism
• Study identifies protein regulator that induces Th17 cells to cause multiple sclerosis
• Study identifies two proteins that suppress tumor growth in fruit flies, suggests similar effect on human cancers
• Study increases check-ups for smokers at risk of lung cancer by 40 per cent
• Study links protein, clusterin, to cardiac and metabolic diseases
• Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease
• Study links rise in CRC rates with binge-watching of TV shows
• Study looks at effects of microdosing of psychedelics on mental health
• Study offers implications of advanced age in evaluation, management of ischemic heart disease
• Study on measles transmission in China have implications for controlling the epidemic worldwide
• Study predicts worsening of overdose crisis, limits of focusing on prescription opioids
• Study proposes new approach that cures multidrug-resistant TB in conflict-affected communities
• Study provides insight into how type 1 diabetes gradually destroys insulin production
• Study provides new insight into use of cell replacement therapies to treat muscular dystrophies
• Study recommends reconsidering hepatitis A vaccination protocol to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus
• Study reports survival benefit for black men on new prostate cancer drugs
• Study reveals complementary medicine use remains hidden to conventional medicine providers
• Study reveals how blood cells help wounds heal scar-free
• Study reveals how brain tumors escape the effects of antiangiogenic drugs
• Study reveals how exercise may protect against Alzheimer’s disease
• Study reveals how immune cells target different tissues
• Study reveals how one mutation causes the most common inherited intellectual disability
• Study reveals how social interactions influence body image
• Study reveals link between altered brain activity and social deficits in autism
• Study reveals patterns of drug intoxication deaths, organ donors across the US
• Study sheds new light on left ventricular dysfunction in ischemic heart disease
• Study shows benefits of delayed cord clamping in healthy babies
• Study shows blindfolds could improve doctors’ leadership in pediatric resuscitation
• Study shows blocking serotonin receptors blocks mind-altering effects of LSD
• Study shows how neuroactive steroids inhibit activity of pro-inflammatory proteins
• Study shows how relationships, stress affect sleep
• Study shows how skin cancer hijacks the immune system to grow and spread
• Study shows how vegans, vegetarians and omnivores feel about eating insects
• Study shows need for thrombectomy-capable stroke centers remains high in 64 percent of communities studied
• Study shows oversized meals to be a factor in obesity
• Study shows promise for future prostate cancer treatment
• Study shows that glioblastoma patients survive significantly longer with combination chemotherapy
• Study suggests Chilean food regulations are changing food perceptions, norms, behaviors
• Study suggests global warming could cause more cases of food poisoning
• Study suggests people become susceptible to social influence around age 12
• Study ties cancer-causing HPV to heart disease, too
• Study ties heart disease, diabetes to cannabis exposure in utero
• Study uncovers new clues to lung transplant rejection
• Suicide can’t be predicted by asking about suicidal thoughts, major Australian study shows
• Surgical skills could be improved with stress-free training
• Surprise rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment for joint inflammation
• Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
• Susan Lucci warns women about heart health
• Suspicious spots on the lungs do not behave like metastases of rhabdomyosarcoma
• Suspicious spots on the lungs of children with rhabdomyosarcoma do not behave like metastases
• Swedish patient becomes first recipient of novel implant to control dexterous hand prosthesis
• Swine fever outbreak spreads to five prefectures across Japan
• Swine flu outbreak kills nine in Morocco
• Syphilis is making a comeback and causing some unusual health problems
• Tackling tumour scar tissue could be key to treating pancreatic cancer
• Take smartphones away from children at bedtime and dinner, say experts
• Task force outlines strategy to address California’s shortfall of health workers
• Team finds individualized diets are most effective for managing blood sugar levels
• Team makes breakthrough toward developing blood test for pain
• Technique sheds light on cells’ health and development; may be useful for precision medicine — ScienceDaily
• Teen pot smoking raises risk of depression in adulthood, study finds
• Teen pot use linked to later depression, suicide attempts
• Teenage motherhood may have multigenerational effects
• Teens living in US states allowing medical marijuana smoke less cannabis: study
• Testosterone is not the only hormone needed for penis development
• Tests suggest scientists achieved first ‘in body’ gene editing
• The 2008 recession associated with greater decline in mortality in Europe
• The BMJ launches campaign for adequate rest breaks for doctors
• The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted
• The first spontaneous animal model of human hypophosphatasia uncovered
• The future of minority health and health disparities research is here
• The future of psychiatry promises to be digital, from apps that track your mood to smartphone therapy
• The interplay between relationships, stress, and sleep
• The language of conversation impacts on the ‘synchronization’ of our brains
• The Lypla1 gene impacts obesity in a sex-specific manner
• The path forward for making electronic health records more usable
• The reality of watching reality TV
• The role of immune cells in the formation of metastases
• The science behind big ’80s hairstyles
• The Steps We Can All Take This World Cancer Day
• The T2B Infrastructure Center for Respiratory Disease set to enter into the final phase
• The unexpected creates reward when listening to music
• The ways of wisdom in schizophrenia
• Therapeutic endoscopy has an expanding role in the treatment of IBD
• Therapy derived from parasitic worms helps protect against one of chemotherapy’s side effects
• Therapy Dogs Reduce Stress and Improve Emotional Well-Being in Vulnerable Individuals
• Thirdhand smoke residue exposes children to chemicals
• This family walks to honor a young life lost to heart condition
• This trait could be key to a lasting romance
• Thousands of women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
• Tick’s salivary glands could become key research tools for studying virus transmission
• Time for a Manhattan Project on Alzheimer’s
• Time-lapse microscopy helps reveal brake mechanism in Streptomyces lifecycle — ScienceDaily
• Tissue match on genome-wide level leads to longer preservation of kidney graft
• To end the HIV epidemic, addressing poverty and inequities one of most important treatments
• Tobacco companies in quiet return to Formula One
• Tobacco use by teens soars, erasing past progress, CDC says
• Tofacitinib benefits sustained for two years in patients with RA
• Too much screen time linked to an epidemic of myopia among young people
• Tracking HIV’s ever-evolving genome in effort to prioritize public health resources
• Traffic fatalities on a high after cannabis legalisation
• Transformational change is essential in all practice settings
• Transparent hospital pricing exposes wild fluctuation, even within miles
• Transplanting pig hearts into sick babies may be a promising temporary treatment option
• Trojan Horse approach to cancer therapy shows promise
• Tropoelastin protein accelerates growth of stem cells
• True cost of gambling underestimated, say new publications
• Trump administration salutes parade of generic drug approvals, but hundreds aren’t for sale
• Trump highlights health agenda with vow to lower ‘unfair’ drug prices
• Trump plan to stop HIV epidemic targets high-infection areas
• Trump pledges to end HIV transmission by 2030. Doable, but daunting.
• Trump seeks to ‘eliminate HIV’ in US within 10 years
• Trump’s HIV plan met with both cautious optimism, flat-out skepticism
• Tumor-fighting protein also promotes cancer growth, shows study
• Tweaking hormone-producing cells in the intestine — ScienceDaily
• Two decades of data reveal overall increase in pain, opioid use among U.S. adults
• Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
• Two studies reveal pregnant women bear greater risk of hemorrhagic stroke
• Two-thirds of filers cite illness and medical bills as contributors to financial ruin
• U.S. adolescents spend little time in physical activity, sleep and too long on screens
• UBC researcher invents new method to analyze behavior change counseling sessions
• UC study reveals most effective medication for treating pediatric anxiety
• UK sales of Xanax and other prescription psychiatric drugs increasing via the darknet
• Ultra-processed foods are harming your health
• Ultrasound predicts fistula formation for kidney dialysis patients
• UMN researchers develop new way to study cancer cells in a 3D in vitro model
• UNC-led scientists receive $5.1 million grant to combat cervical cancer in Malawi
• Uncovering a ‘smoking gun’ of biological aging clocks
• Uncovering the evolution of the brain
• Unexpected discovery points to potential new treatment for autoimmune disorder
• Unexpected link found between natural contaminants and manmade pollutants
• Unravelling how instructions for new life are read — ScienceDaily
• Unredacted lawsuit against OxyContin maker reveals they pushed opioid as a low-addiction risk
• Unrestrained driver predicts unrestrained child passenger
• Up to 15 percent of children have sleep apnea, yet 90 percent go undiagnosed
• Update dietary guidelines for a healthier you
• US older women three times as likely to be treated for osteoporosis as men
• Use of e-cigarettes increases risk of stroke, heart attack, coronary heart disease
• Use of gastric acid suppressants may negatively impact survival outcomes in sarcoma patients treated with pazopanib
• Use of image analysis to ID HER2 status in breast cancer outlined
• Use of liver grafts from older donors decreased despite better outcomes in recipients
• Using a health information exchange network to enhance disease surveillance
• Using artificial intelligence to adjust chemotherapy dosages
• Using spatial technologies to monitor obesity risk
• Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion, but state lawmakers are balking
• Utah’s novel plan for Medicaid expansion opens door to spending caps sought by GOP
• UVA researcher to present updates on new artificial pancreas at AAAS Annual Meeting
• UVA scientists find potential explanation for mysterious cell death in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
• Vaccination with Streptococcus mitis could protect against virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumonia
• Vaccine storage too often fails to meet standards
• Vapers develop cancer-related gene deregulation as cigarette smokers
• Vaping may pose big risk for smoking in otherwise ‘low-risk’ kids
• Vaping twice as good as gum for quitting smoking finds study
• Vegan or Mediterranean diet – which is better for heart health?
• Vegans have the most negative attitude toward consuming foods of insect origin
• Verbal autopsies capture more accurate burden of disease in Uganda
• Verbal autopsy interviews capture more accurate data about causes of deaths in Uganda
• Versatile drug may protect baby from hazards of intraamniotic infections
• Violence, malnutrition and lack of care reported in huge numbers in Australia’s aged care system
• Vitamin D could lower the risk of developing diabetes
• Vitamin D helps treat lethal drug-resistant TB
• Vitamin D may lower glucose levels and reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes
• Vulnerable migrants and well-being study highlights barriers to healthcare for migrants
• Walking for health benefits just got easier to track
• Washington lawmakers weigh vaccine bill amid outbreak
• Washington lawmakers weigh vaccine bill amid outbreak
• Watchful waiting in prostate cancer becoming more popular
• Watching TV more strongly linked to obesity in children, finds study
• We need to fine-tune our ‘maps’ of the visual cortex, study shows
• Weight loss surgery changes the way our bodies sense food
• Western diet may increase risk of severe sepsis, death, study finds
• Western diet may increase the risk of ‘deadly sepsis’
• What causes aging of the upper lip? Loss of volume, not just ‘sagging’
• What do we really know about e-cigarettes and vaping?
• What drives patients to use medical marijuana: mostly chronic pain
• What if you were your own blood donor for surgery?
• What is ‘stomach flu?’
• What is mastitis?
• What is medicine? Why it’s so important to answer this question
• What makes some people creative thinkers and others analytical?
• What would happen if U.S. hospitals openly shared their prices?
• When a kiss is more than a kiss
• When sequencing fails to pinpoint a rare disease
• When to see someone for your neck or back pain
• Who does (and doesn’t) want a DNA ancestry test?
• WHO warns of ‘backsliding’ in measles fight as cases soar
• Why anti-vaccine beliefs and ideas spread so fast on the internet
• Why are children so good at learning languages?
• Why Congo’s Ebola outbreak still going strong
• Why it’s so difficult for scientists to predict the next outbreak of a dangerous disease
• Why more people don’t call 911 when stroke symptoms hit
• Why Mr. Nice could be Mr. Right
• Why some brain tumors respond to immunotherapy
• Why the U.S. needs price tags on health care
• Why too much DNA repair can injure tissue
• Why visual illusions appear in everyday objects – from nature to architecture
• Why your kid’s strep throat keeps coming back
• will eating nuts make you gain weight?
• Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, study finds
• Winners and losers under bold Trump plan to slash drug rebate deals
• With age comes hearing loss and a greater risk of cognitive decline
• With mom’s green card on the line, family forgoes autism services for citizen child
• With weight loss being a common self-improvement goal does the ‘buddy system’ approach to weight loss work?
• Women experiencing miscarriage should be offered treatment choices
• Women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery, study finds
• Women less likely to receive geriatric care for emergency hip surgery
• Women more likely to have poorer outcomes following aortic surgery
• Women should be offered a choice of treatment options for miscarriage, study shows
• Women’s brains age slower than men’s
• Women’s brains appear three years younger than men’s
• Women’s hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates
• Word order predicts a native speakers’ working memory
• World Cancer Day 2019 highlights the need for urgent action to improve early cancer detection
• WPI researchers use brain imaging to enhance personal learning environments
• WVU gynecologic oncologist investigates novel treatment for cervical and vaginal cancers
• Yoga practice decreases severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
• Yoga regimen reduces severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
• Young cannabis users have increased risk of depression and suicidal behavior
• Young people drowning in a rising tide of perfectionism
• Your exercise performance is a better predictor of longevity than your chronological age
• Your genes could impact the quality of your marriage
• Your mouth helps you smell tasty foods
• Your relationship may be better than you think – find the knot
• Youth smoking decline stalls, and vaping may be to blame
• Zebrafish useful to model ALS-linked mutations
• Zeus launches ‘Tie Layer’ polymer solution for medical device manufacturers