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Women exposed to cleaning products suffer decreased lung function, finds study

A new study has found that females who use cleaning products at home or are employed as cleaners are more prone to the risks of deteriorated lung function than women who do not clean.

16 Feb 2018

Gene editing tool used to detect cancer

Researchers have developed a DNA detection system that can detect the presence of bacterial and viral DNA, which could be a valuable diagnostic tool for a range of disorders.

16 Feb 2018

Women using short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant, study shows

Women with asthma who only use short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant than other women, according to international research led by the University of Adelaide.

15 Feb 2018

American Heart Association commends McDonald's for offering healthier menu in kids' meals

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following statement today on new commitments from McDonald's and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.

15 Feb 2018

Chagas disease associated with two-fold increase in odds of strongyloidiasis, study shows

Chagas Disease (caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi) and strongyloidiasis (caused by the helminth S. stercoralis) are neglected tropical diseases that share a similar epidemiological burden and result in chronic infections with high morbidity and mortality.

14 Feb 2018

Running mitigates negative impacts of chronic stress on the brain, study finds

Most people agree that getting a little exercise helps when dealing with stress. A new BYU study discovers exercise -- particularly running -- while under stress also helps protect your memory.

14 Feb 2018

The training of Dr. Robot: Data wave hits medical care

The technology used by Facebook, Google and Amazon to turn spoken language into text, recognize faces and target advertising could help doctors combat one of the deadliest killers in American hospitals.

14 Feb 2018

Scientists unravel immune cascade that drives tissue damage, complications in chlamydia infections

Closing a critical gap in knowledge, Harvard Medical School scientists have unraveled the immune cascade that fuels tissue damage and disease development in chlamydia infection - the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States.

13 Feb 2018

New study to test safety, efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat Parkinson's disease

University of Maryland Medicine is leading a phase 3 study to test the safety and efficacy of using MRI-guided focused ultrasound on the brain in order to treat Parkinson's disease.

13 Feb 2018

Histamine levels substantially higher in homes infested by bed bugs, study shows

New research findings could turn perceptions of the already despised bed bug from nuisance pest into medically important threat.

13 Feb 2018

Simple toolkit improves quality of care in Indian hospitals

A simple toolkit of checklists, education materials and quality and performance reporting improved the quality of care but not outcomes in hospitals in the south Indian state of Kerala and may have the potential to improve outcomes of heart attacks and other major cardiovascular disease events in other settings, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

13 Feb 2018

California joins states that would evict veterans who seek aid-in-dying option

California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a newer rule that effectively bans that option in the state's eight veterans' homes.

13 Feb 2018

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

New software to deliver faster and more accurate diagnoses in genetic epilepsies is the ambition of a ground-breaking partnership between Congenica, a global provider of clinical genomics interpretation software, and FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, supported by Science Foundation Ireland.

13 Feb 2018

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Women exposed to cleaning products suffer decreased lung function, finds study

Gene editing tool used to detect cancer

Women using short-acting asthma relievers take longer to become pregnant, study shows

American Heart Association commends McDonald's for offering healthier menu in kids' meals

Chagas disease associated with two-fold increase in odds of strongyloidiasis, study shows

Running mitigates negative impacts of chronic stress on the brain, study finds

The training of Dr. Robot: Data wave hits medical care

Scientists unravel immune cascade that drives tissue damage, complications in chlamydia infections

New study to test safety, efficacy of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to treat Parkinson's disease

Histamine levels substantially higher in homes infested by bed bugs, study shows

Simple toolkit improves quality of care in Indian hospitals

California joins states that would evict veterans who seek aid-in-dying option

Ground-breaking partnership aims to deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses for genetic epilepsy

Cannabis use triggers schizophrenia and other psychiatric issues

Before-school physical activity program leads to improvement in body weight, wellness of children

Polyploid cells can protect the liver against cancer formation, study shows

New tool measures cell strength 100 times faster than current technologies

GlycoNet researchers to study correlation between sugars and Alzheimer's disease

Testing for alpha fetoprotein may improve early liver cancer detection, finds study

Combining ultrasound with blood test improves detection of liver cancer by 40%

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A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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