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Study finds no developmental differences in children conceived via ART

Parents with children conceived via IVF, IUI or using infertility medication can rest assured that treatment has no impact on childhood development.

8 May 2019

Bioimpedance device better than tape measure for assessing lymphedema risk in women

Bioimpedance spectroscopy is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman's risk for developing lymphedema, painful swelling in the arm after breast cancer surgery, according to interim results of a study led by Sheila Ridner, PhD, RN, Martha Ingram Professor and director of the PhD in Nursing Science Program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.

8 May 2019

Communicating food benefits to kids in a way they can relate to make them eat healthier

Communicating food benefits to children that they can relate to may get them to eat healthier. That's according to a study published today in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior by Washington State University and Florida State University scientists.

8 May 2019

Fatty molecules which induce sleep may help with diagnosing Alzheimer's

A new study published today in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, has found that a particular class of molecules may help with diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease.

8 May 2019

Researchers create ‘mini-guts’ to explore how gut epithelium respond to gluten in celiac patients

In pursuit of a novel tool for the research and treatment of celiac disease, scientists at the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital have validated the use of intestinal organoids.

8 May 2019

Groundbreaking research could lead to a simple, inexpensive test for Ebola virus

In a breakthrough that could lead to a simple and inexpensive test for Ebola virus disease, researchers have generated two antibodies to the deadly virus.

7 May 2019

Hospital openness linked to lower mortality rates

The diffusion of a culture of openness in hospitals is associated with lower hospital mortality, according to a study conducted among 137 acute trusts in England by Veronica Toffolutti (Bocconi University and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and David Stuckler (Bocconi University) published in Health Affairs.

7 May 2019

Discovery could change the way fibromyalgia and chronic pain are treated

Researchers led by a team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston were able to dramatically reduce the pain of fibromyalgia patients with medication that targeted insulin resistance.

7 May 2019

Patients of Medicare providers excluded for fraud and abuse more likely to be minorities, disabled

A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyzed providers excluded from Medicare for fraud and abuse, and found that the patients they treated prior to being banned were more likely to be minorities, disabled and dually-enrolled in Medicaid to supplement financial assistance for health care.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 7 May 2019

Study provides new insights into functional role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making

To make judgments about an unknown sensory stimulus based on prior knowledge is a basic decision process, called perceptual decision-making.

7 May 2019

Montmorency tart cherries could exert beneficial effects for adults with metabolic syndrome

Montmorency tart cherries reduced systolic blood pressure, insulin levels and insulin concentrations in adults with metabolic syndrome participating in a small pilot study published in the Journal of Functional Foods.

7 May 2019

Everyday stressors may diminish blood vessel function in people with depression

Long-term stress has been linked with cardiovascular disease, but for people with depression, researchers say small, everyday stressors may be enough to diminish blood vessel function in otherwise healthy adults.

7 May 2019

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Smoking has long been the biggest cause of cancer in the United States, but obesity, now the second leading cause, has been gaining ground.

7 May 2019

Electroconvulsive therapy appears to fight depression by 'rebooting' certain brain networks

Electroconvulsive therapy helps people with severe depression by "pushing the reset button" on brain networks involved in creating a mental picture, according to recent Baycrest findings.

7 May 2019

Regeneration of severely damaged lungs using a interventional cross-circulation platform

Lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy for an increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease, is severely limited by the number of available donor organs.

7 May 2019

KAIST research team finds cause of sepsis-induced lung injury

A KAIST research team succeeded in visualizing pulmonary microcirculation and circulating cells in vivo with a custom-built 3D intravital lung microscopic imaging system.

7 May 2019

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Mohit Nair discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that MSF is doing to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics.

7 May 2019

Autism estimates for the USA are wildly inaccurate, say experts at INSAR 2019

Research presented at INSAR 2019 suggests that autism estimates are wildly inaccurate as they do not involve sufficient data on families from ethnic minority backgrounds.

7 May 2019

Study finds link between maternal diet rich in nuts and child's neurodevelopment

Nuts are known to help reduce the risk of hypertension, oxidative stress and diabetes and they may exercise a protective effect against cognitive decline in older age.

7 May 2019

Enhancing the effectiveness of cognitive tests for diagnosing dementia

Cognitive difficulties are a symptom of many neurodegenerative conditions, and the benefits of early and accurate diagnosis are well recognized.

7 May 2019

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Study finds no developmental differences in children conceived via ART

Bioimpedance device better than tape measure for assessing lymphedema risk in women

Communicating food benefits to kids in a way they can relate to make them eat healthier

Fatty molecules which induce sleep may help with diagnosing Alzheimer's

Researchers create ‘mini-guts’ to explore how gut epithelium respond to gluten in celiac patients

Groundbreaking research could lead to a simple, inexpensive test for Ebola virus

Hospital openness linked to lower mortality rates

Discovery could change the way fibromyalgia and chronic pain are treated

Patients of Medicare providers excluded for fraud and abuse more likely to be minorities, disabled

Study provides new insights into functional role of posterior parietal cortex in decision-making

Montmorency tart cherries could exert beneficial effects for adults with metabolic syndrome

Everyday stressors may diminish blood vessel function in people with depression

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Electroconvulsive therapy appears to fight depression by 'rebooting' certain brain networks

Regeneration of severely damaged lungs using a interventional cross-circulation platform

KAIST research team finds cause of sepsis-induced lung injury

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Autism estimates for the USA are wildly inaccurate, say experts at INSAR 2019

Study finds link between maternal diet rich in nuts and child's neurodevelopment

Enhancing the effectiveness of cognitive tests for diagnosing dementia

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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