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Frequent e-cigarette use may play vital role in smoking cessation

Among U.S. adults who were established smokers in the past five years, those who use e-cigarettes daily were significantly more likely to have quit cigarettes compared to those who have never tried e-cigarettes.

17 Aug 2017

Scientists discover novel therapeutic strategy to treat aggressive subgroup of lung cancer

Research conducted by a team of Norton Thoracic Institute scientists on a novel therapeutic avenue for an aggressive and difficult to treat subgroup of lung cancer was published in the August 15, 2017 issue of Cancer Research.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway.

17 Aug 2017

Research highlights need for expert treatment to manage subarachnoid hemorrhages

Research led by the head of the Barrow Neurological Institute and published in the July 20, 2017 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that subarachnoid hemorrhages, which are caused by ruptured brain aneurysms, account for 5-10 percent of all strokes and are best managed by experienced and dedicated experts at high-volume centers with neurosurgeons, endovascular surgeons and stroke neurologists.

17 Aug 2017

New analysis finds link between cloudy drinking water and gastrointestinal illness

Cloudy drinking water, even if it's within the limits allowed by some cities, was linked to increased cases of gastrointestinal illness, according to new Drexel University analysis.

17 Aug 2017

Patient empowerment may be effective strategy to improve physicians’ hand hygiene adherence

Armed with new tools, patients and parents felt empowered to remind healthcare providers to perform hand hygiene, successfully improving compliance rates, but just over half of physicians felt that patients should be reminding providers, according to a new study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

17 Aug 2017

Youth admission to substance abuse treatment facilities up, while marijuana use remains unchanged

While marijuana use amongst youth remains stable, youth admission to substance abuse treatment facilities has increased, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

The 200 different types of cells in the body all start with the same DNA genome. To differentiate into families of bone cells, muscle cells, blood cells, neurons and the rest, differing gene programs have to be turned on or off.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers investigate how previous exposure to West Nile virus affects Zika infection

West Nile virus is no stranger to the U.S.-Mexico border; thousands of people in the region have contracted the mosquito-borne virus in the past. But could this previous exposure affect how intensely Zika sickens someone now?

17 Aug 2017

Kids First Data Resource Center aims to identify links between birth defects and childhood cancers

Children with structural birth defects are at a much higher risk of developing certain types of childhood cancers but scientists currently lack vital information about why this occurs.

17 Aug 2017

Nanobioelectronics to treat bacterial infection in the stomach

Nanotechnology has made another breakthrough at the University of California San Diego. For the first time the researchers have shown that micromotors or microscopic robots could be used to treat a bacterial infection in the stomach in mice models win the laboratory.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers discover new brain area involved in spatial memory and navigation

Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as a GPS, findings that led to the 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

16 Aug 2017

Liquid biopsies show potential use for cancer screening

A new study has shown the potential of analyzing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) present in patients’ blood for cancer markers in early cancer detection. This technique was used in some instances for patients who already were diagnosed with a cancer as reported by some studies.

16 Aug 2017

New study aims to provide clarification on concurrent surgery of mitral and tricuspid valves

Insufficiency (leakage) of the mitral valve in the left side of the heart can also lead to tricuspid valve insufficiency in the right side of the heart.

16 Aug 2017

Study may contribute to development of recommendations for safe pubic hair removal

Pubic hair grooming is a widespread practice and about a quarter of people who groom reported grooming-related injuries in a national survey, according to a new article published by JAMA Dermatology.

16 Aug 2017

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Results of a yearlong study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with more than 900 nurses at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggest that well-designed online education can decrease the rate of nonadministration of prescribed and necessary doses of blood thinners to prevent potentially lethal blood clots in hospitalized patients.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to the brain.

16 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Doctors warm to single-payer health care

Single-payer health care is still a controversial idea in the U.S., but a majority of physicians are moving to support it, a new survey finds.

16 Aug 2017

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

During operations, it can be difficult for surgeons to avoid severing crucial nerves because they look so much like other tissue.

16 Aug 2017

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Frequent e-cigarette use may play vital role in smoking cessation

Scientists discover novel therapeutic strategy to treat aggressive subgroup of lung cancer

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

Research highlights need for expert treatment to manage subarachnoid hemorrhages

New analysis finds link between cloudy drinking water and gastrointestinal illness

Patient empowerment may be effective strategy to improve physicians’ hand hygiene adherence

Youth admission to substance abuse treatment facilities up, while marijuana use remains unchanged

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

Researchers investigate how previous exposure to West Nile virus affects Zika infection

Kids First Data Resource Center aims to identify links between birth defects and childhood cancers

Nanobioelectronics to treat bacterial infection in the stomach

Researchers discover new brain area involved in spatial memory and navigation

Liquid biopsies show potential use for cancer screening

New study aims to provide clarification on concurrent surgery of mitral and tricuspid valves

Study may contribute to development of recommendations for safe pubic hair removal

Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Doctors warm to single-payer health care

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

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