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Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

A new survey examining U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors related to food date labels found widespread confusion, leading to unnecessary discards, increased waste and food safety risks.

20 Feb 2019

Clinical trial researchers can initiate advance care planning discussions to help cancer patients

Cancer clinical trials are an important option for patients with cancer. Yet, once a trial ends, patients still need care plans.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers explore case studies focused on industries that kill more people than employed

Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with numbers.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Researchers have uncovered an enzyme and a biochemical pathway they believe may lead to the identification of drugs that could inhibit the production of beta-amyloid protein, the toxic initiator of Alzheimer's disease.

20 Feb 2019

Study reveals major sex differences in management of cardiovascular risk factors among U.S. adults

"The good news is that, since the Millennium, there have been reductions in blood pressure and cholesterol levels and in rates of smoking across adults in the United States.

20 Feb 2019

New computational tool searches for factors that cause specific diseases

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have developed and tested a new computational tool, Candidate Driver Analysis, which will search for combinations of factors that are likely to cause a specific disease.

20 Feb 2019

New screening method could catch organ rejection much earlier without a biopsy needle

Too often, it's only after a transplanted organ has sustained serious damage that a biopsy reveals the organ is in rejection. A new screening method using sensor particles and a urine test could catch rejection much earlier, more comprehensively, and without a biopsy needle.

20 Feb 2019

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Research-clinicians at Children's National Health System have created a novel preclinical model that mimics the persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm human infants, identifying interneuron subtypes that could become future therapeutic targets to prevent or lessen neurodevelopmental risks, the team reports Jan. 31, 2019, in eNeuro.

20 Feb 2019

Study may have important implications for refining parenting during child's adolescence

The field of adolescent psychology is increasingly focused on parents, with researchers asking how mothers and fathers control themselves (and their rising anger) in difficult interactions with their children.

20 Feb 2019

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

As part of nationwide efforts to improve emergency medical care, researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System, in collaboration with UC San Diego Health, have released a national framework report titled "Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services" that identifies regulatory, financial, and technological obstacles to improving local and state EMS systems.

20 Feb 2019

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

A screening tool designed specifically to assess for human trafficking was more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth, as well as the risk factors, than a commonly used psychosocial assessment, reported researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

20 Feb 2019

Physicians graduated outside the U.S. offer better care for Medicare patients with complex needs

A study by a Massachusetts General Hospital research team indicates that internal medicine physicians who are graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. care for Medicare patients with more complex medical needs than those cared for by graduates of American medical schools.

20 Feb 2019

T-cells play key role in how the body fights follicular lymphoma

Healthy white blood cells, called "T-cells," play a crucial role in how the body fights follicular lymphoma. That's according to the results of a study led by Mayo Clinic hematologists Zhi Zhang Yang, M.D., and Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., that was published in Cell Reports.

20 Feb 2019

Rapid expansion of interventions could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer within 50 years

Cervical cancer could be eliminated as a public health problem in most countries by the end of the century by rapid expansion of existing interventions, according to a modeling study published in The Lancet Oncology journal.

20 Feb 2019

Sexually abused children with PTSD more likely to provide incoherent testimony

Age and post-traumatic stress disorder are key factors that affect how coherently sexually abused children are able to recount traumatic events, according to a new study published in the journal Heliyon.

20 Feb 2019

Study: Push-ups can be tailored to meet specific needs of individuals

If you want to improve your golf swing, softball pitch, or tennis serve, the push-up is for you. The push-up is a highly adaptable exercise that can be tailored to help individuals with specific needs, say a team of UWaterloo researchers who studied a modified push-up, called a 'push-up plus.'

20 Feb 2019

New forms of older anti-cancer agent appear to enhance immune response to fight melanoma

Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report two new forms of an older anti-cancer agent they developed appear to enhance the immune system's ability to fight melanoma in mice.

20 Feb 2019

Scientists develop unique hybrid implant that imitates bone structure

Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" developed a unique hybrid bone implant, the core of which is made of porous ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, and the shell is made of polyetheretherketone.

20 Feb 2019

Latest research encourages children to move out and learn through physical activity

The latest research findings and Finland's core curriculum encourage children to get off their desks and learn through physical activity and movement, but the process of adopting the new methods in practice is still in the early stages at schools.

20 Feb 2019

Early delivery due to scrapping of ‘baby cheque’ poses risks to babies

A study by Libertad González, professor with the Department of Economics and Business at UPF and the Barcelona GSE; Cristina Borra and Almudena Sevilla, found that children born prematurely due to the scrapping of the "baby cheque" weighed less at birth and had 20% more hospitalizations, especially due to respiratory problems, although the negative effects seem to dissipate after the second month of life.

20 Feb 2019

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Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

Clinical trial researchers can initiate advance care planning discussions to help cancer patients

Researchers explore case studies focused on industries that kill more people than employed

Researchers uncover biochemical pathway that may help identify drugs to treat Alzheimer's

Study reveals major sex differences in management of cardiovascular risk factors among U.S. adults

New computational tool searches for factors that cause specific diseases

New screening method could catch organ rejection much earlier without a biopsy needle

Novel preclinical model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in preterm infants

Study may have important implications for refining parenting during child's adolescence

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

Physicians graduated outside the U.S. offer better care for Medicare patients with complex needs

T-cells play key role in how the body fights follicular lymphoma

Rapid expansion of interventions could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer within 50 years

Sexually abused children with PTSD more likely to provide incoherent testimony

Study: Push-ups can be tailored to meet specific needs of individuals

New forms of older anti-cancer agent appear to enhance immune response to fight melanoma

Scientists develop unique hybrid implant that imitates bone structure

Latest research encourages children to move out and learn through physical activity

Early delivery due to scrapping of ‘baby cheque’ poses risks to babies

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