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Study links reduced movement to higher pandemic-era medical bills

As the world grappled with lockdowns and restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University conducted an extensive study to elucidate the link between changes in human mobility and the impact on medical costs associated with lifestyle-related diseases.

22 Dec 2023

New research debunks color's influence on the human internal clock

Vision is a complex process. The visual perception of the environment is created by a combination of different wavelengths of light, which are decoded as colors and brightness in the brain.

22 Dec 2023

‘AGGA’ inventor testifies his dental device was not meant for TMJ or sleep apnea

A Tennessee dentist who has been sued by multiple TMJ and sleep apnea patients over an unproven dental device he invented has said under oath that he never taught dentists to use the device for those ailments — contradicting video footage of him telling dentists how to use it.

22 Dec 2023

Bold changes are in store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but will patients benefit?

California's safety-net health program, Medi-Cal, is on the cusp of major changes that could rectify long-standing problems and improve health care for the state's low-income population.

22 Dec 2023

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies - immune system proteins that protect against disease - that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus.

21 Dec 2023

Study sheds light on enzyme's role in advanced prostate cancer progression

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men other than skin cancer, and more than 288,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, according to the American Cancer Society.

21 Dec 2023

University of Michigan project seeks to improve control of robotic prosthetic legs

A smoother experience for robotic prosthetic leg users is the aim of a University of Michigan project that has received renewed support from the National Institutes of Health.

21 Dec 2023

CHEST wins $100,000 grant to improve diagnostic excellence in interstitial lung disease

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to improve diagnostic excellence in interstitial lung disease (ILD).

21 Dec 2023

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

A team of health equity researchers from several institutions has leveraged a complex web of data to test a hypothesis: That structural racism is associated with resources and structures at the neighborhood level that are closely associated with poor health.

21 Dec 2023

Words matter: Delivering Parkinson's diagnosis with empathy and hope

As Parkinson's disease diagnoses continue to rise in the U.S., limited patient access to movement disorder specialists means the job of delivering the often-devastating, lifechanging news falls on primary care physicians or community neurologists who may not have the necessary expertise for this sensitive task.

21 Dec 2023

Recent urology trials more likely to include data on harmful effects of treatments

In recent years, clinical trial reports in major urology journals have been more likely to include data on harmful effects of treatments, reports a study in the January issue of The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

21 Dec 2023

Racial health inequalities spark more support for change than economic disparities

Racial disparities related to health and physical well-being motivate Americans to take action for social change more than racial disparities related to other factors, like economics, a new study finds.

21 Dec 2023

Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.

21 Dec 2023

Sniffing women’s tears could be the key to taming male aggression

New research, publishing December 21st in the open access journal in PLOS Biology, shows that tears from women contain chemicals that block aggression in men.

21 Dec 2023

Study highlights underutilization of end-of-life care for patients with malignant urinary obstruction

Less than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) – a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis – receive palliative care (PC) for their condition, reports a paper in the January issue of Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

21 Dec 2023

UCLA researchers receive $3 million to develop AI for aggressive prostate cancer detection

Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to identify novel cancer biomarkers and develop AI that can detect and predict aggressive prostate cancer to help avoid unnecessary treatments and their associated negative side effects.

21 Dec 2023

St. Jude researchers reveal structure of Parkinson's-linked proteins

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital revealed the complex structure of two Parkinson's disease-related proteins, both of which are implicated in late-onset cases.

21 Dec 2023

Groundbreaking treatment tool being developed for male breast cancer diagnosis

Doctors diagnosed Christopher Gregg, Ph.D., member of the Nuclear Control of Cell Growth and Differentiation Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) and neuroscientist and professor of neurobiology and human genetics at the U, with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2018.

21 Dec 2023

D-alanine linked to gluconeogenesis in the kidney and circadian clock

Only recently was it discovered that amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, exist in two different forms: L- and D-forms.

21 Dec 2023

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

The R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine is one step closer to mass rollout, after officially receiving WHO prequalification status, making it eligible for procurement by United Nations agencies.

21 Dec 2023

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Study links reduced movement to higher pandemic-era medical bills

New research debunks color's influence on the human internal clock

‘AGGA’ inventor testifies his dental device was not meant for TMJ or sleep apnea

Bold changes are in store for Medi-Cal in 2024, but will patients benefit?

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

Study sheds light on enzyme's role in advanced prostate cancer progression

University of Michigan project seeks to improve control of robotic prosthetic legs

CHEST wins $100,000 grant to improve diagnostic excellence in interstitial lung disease

Research illustrates how racism is deeply interrelated with poor health outcomes

Words matter: Delivering Parkinson's diagnosis with empathy and hope

Recent urology trials more likely to include data on harmful effects of treatments

Racial health inequalities spark more support for change than economic disparities

Study reveals how measles virus mutates and spreads in the human brain

Sniffing women’s tears could be the key to taming male aggression

Study highlights underutilization of end-of-life care for patients with malignant urinary obstruction

UCLA researchers receive $3 million to develop AI for aggressive prostate cancer detection

St. Jude researchers reveal structure of Parkinson's-linked proteins

Groundbreaking treatment tool being developed for male breast cancer diagnosis

D-alanine linked to gluconeogenesis in the kidney and circadian clock

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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