By Endocrine Society
Older individuals hospitalized with a serious condition may face a slimmer risk of surviving if their thyroid hormone levels are low, according to a recent study.
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By University of Washington - Health Sciences/UW News, Community Relations & Marketing
A position paper published gives guidance to clinicians about broaching potential medical mistakes made by co-workers. The authors attempt to reframe the meaning of "colleague."
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By University of Michigan Health System
Snoring during pregnancy may be more than a nuisance -- mothers who snored three or more nights a week had a higher risk of poor delivery outcomes.
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By Massachusetts Institute of Technology
After suffering a traumatic brain injury, patients are often placed in a coma to give the brain time to heal and allow dangerous swelling to dissipate. These comas, which are induced with anesthesia drugs, can last for days. During that time, nurses must
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By NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Imagine a 1950s horror movie monster —- a creeping, gluey tangle of gunk that strangles everything around it. That’s what amyloid plaques are like when they form in body tissues. These gooey protein clumps are associated with many chro
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By Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
Mould species of the genera Fusarium and Altenaria are considered the most important threats to Norwegian grain cereals because they produce toxins that can be a potential risk to food safety. F. avenaceum, the fungi most frequently isolated from Norwegia
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By American Chemical Society
A new type of "good cholesterol," made in the lab, could one day deliver drugs to where they are needed in the body to treat disease or be used in medical imaging, according to scientists. The report states that the high-density lipoprotein mimi
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By NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Scientists say they’ve produced “the clearest evidence yet” the SARS virus originated in Chinese horseshoe bats and that direct bat-to-human transmission is “plausible.” The 2002 severe acute respiratory s
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By Boston University Medical Center
A review article by researchers suggests that epigenetics may be a useful target to stop the growth, spread and relapse of cancer.
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By Public Library of Science
Scientists verify the presence of tuberculosis from 7,000 years ago.
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By University of Sheffield
Scientists have manufactured a new bio-therapeutic molecule that could be used to treat neurological disorders such as chronic pain and epilepsy.
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By University of Eastern Finland
Persons with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from ischaemic heart diseases more frequently than others, yet they undergo related procedures and surgery less frequently than persons with no diagnosed AD, according to a nation-wide register-based study
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By Rice University
Divorced people are more likely to die from preventable accidents than married counterparts, according to a new study.
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By Texas A&M AgriLife Communications
Meclizine, an over-the-counter drug used for decades to treat nausea and motion sickness, has the potential for new uses to treat certain infectious diseases and some forms of cancer.
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By University College London - UCL
A new toxic entity associated with genetically inherited forms of dementia and motor neuron disease has been identified by scientists. The toxin is the result of a genetic mutation that leads to the production of RNA molecules which could be responsible f
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By Loyola University Health System
The risks of developing kidney failure and a calcium deficiency from the popular osteoporosis drug zoledronic acid are extremely rare, according to researchers.
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By University of Glasgow
Pizza is widely regarded as a fully-paid up member of the junk food gang -- maybe even the leader -- at least the versions found on supermarket shelves or delivered to your door by scooter.
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By Weill Cornell Medical College
A new study reveals a mechanism through which the expression of genes is controlled -- a finding that highlights genetic mutations that can impair the timing of gene expression. Such mutations can affect the co-ordination of key events that are required f
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By National Academy of Sciences
Young athletes in the US face a "culture of resistance" to reporting when they might have a concussion and to complying with treatment plans, which could endanger their well-being, says a new report. The report provides a broad examination of co
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By The Hastings Center
As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg prepares to leave office, a commentary by a leading bioethicist analyzes his controversial public health policies and concludes that he is an urban innovator who created a new paradigm of public health, "reach
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