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Thermally induced mixing technique could improve treatment of AMD

Age-related macular degeneration is the primary cause of central vision loss and results in the center of the visual field being blurred or fully blacked out. Though treatable, some methods can be ineffective or cause unwanted side effects.

23 Nov 2019

Head shaking to free trapped water in the ear can cause brain damage in small children

Trapped water in the ear canal can cause infection and even damage, but it turns out that one of the most common methods people use to get rid of water in their ears can also cause complications.

23 Nov 2019

UVA doctors decry aggressive billing practices by their own hospital

Prominent doctors at UVA Health System are expressing public outrage at their employer’s practices to collect unpaid medical debt from its patients.

23 Nov 2019

Using AI to determine which lung cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy

Scientists from the Case Western Reserve University digital imaging lab, already pioneering the use of Artificial Intelligence to predict whether chemotherapy will be successful, can now determine which lung-cancer patients will benefit from expensive immunotherapy.

23 Nov 2019

BIDMC and Harvard launch first-of-its-kind Climate and Human Health Fellowship

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard C-CHANGE), have launched a first-of-its-kind Climate and Human Health Fellowship.

22 Nov 2019

Study shows how drinking patterns reprogram circadian metabolism in the liver

Drinking alcohol is a widespread habit in modern society and can have serious metabolic consequences. Recent studies have uncovered the interplay between nutrition, metabolism and circadian rhythms. But, until now, little has been done to understand the effects of alcohol consumption on circadian metabolism.

22 Nov 2019

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is pleased to announce it has been named a 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey.

22 Nov 2019

Scientists record assembly of ribosomes in real time

A team of scientists from Scripps Research and Stanford University has recorded in real time a key step in the assembly of ribosomes--the complex and evolutionarily ancient "molecular machines" that make proteins in cells and are essential for all life forms.

22 Nov 2019

UMass Lowell researcher receives $1 million grant for asthma prevention research

A UMass Lowell researcher who works to alleviate asthma in senior citizens has received $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to advance his work.

22 Nov 2019

Highly accurate decision-making systems can be created with human-machine interaction

Machines can be trained to classify images and thus identify tumors in CT scans, mineral compositions in rocks, or pathologies in optical microscopy analyses. This artificial intelligence technique is known as machine learning and has gained new applications in recent years.

22 Nov 2019

CooperVision receives FDA approval for innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens

CooperVision announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval on Nov. 15, 2019 of its innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens.

22 Nov 2019

FDA approves Ohio State-developed drug to treat patients with CLL and SCL

On Nov. 21, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of the drug acalabrutinib for first-line therapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small cell lymphoma.

22 Nov 2019

Tips for avoiding strain and injury after yard work

Just as playing football or golf can injure your body, the twisting, turning, bending and reaching involved in raking and using leaf blowers and other yard equipment that is so common this time of year can also cause pain and injury.

22 Nov 2019

New mathematical model can predict risk of kidney injury after common heart procedure

A Yale-led group of doctors has developed a new mathematical model that can predict the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients undergoing a common heart procedure.

22 Nov 2019

Virtual reality clinic could make it easier for stroke survivors to attend therapy sessions

Researchers have created a virtual reality clinic to make it easier for stroke survivors to attend their physical and occupational therapy sessions.

22 Nov 2019

New tool uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells

A new cancer-detecting tool uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface.

22 Nov 2019

Meta-analysis reveals brain areas involved in decision-making for social punishment

Oksana Zinchenko, Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, HSE University, has conducted meta-analysis of 17 articles to find out which areas of the brain are involved decision-making for rendering social punishment.

22 Nov 2019

$Study examines whether obesity, smoking impact healing after wrist fracture surgery$

Study examines whether obesity, smoking impact healing after wrist fracture surgery

Both obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health. A recent study led by a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center examined whether they also impact healing in patients who have undergone surgery for fractures of the wrist, or the distal radius, which are among the most common bone fractures.

22 Nov 2019

Discovery enables strategies to be developed for preventing malaria transmission

The bacteria that form the gut microbiota influence important processes of the human body, such as digestion, nutrient absorption, and defense against pathogens. The same type of relationship is present in most animals, including in the Anhopheles darlingi mosquito, the main vector of malaria in Brazil.

22 Nov 2019

Breast-conserving treatment may be a viable alternative to mastectomy, study suggests

Approximately 10% of breast cancer patients treated with lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery [BCS]) and whole-breast radiation (WBI) will have a subsequent in-breast local recurrence of cancer (IBTR) when followed long term.

22 Nov 2019

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Thermally induced mixing technique could improve treatment of AMD

Head shaking to free trapped water in the ear can cause brain damage in small children

UVA doctors decry aggressive billing practices by their own hospital

Using AI to determine which lung cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy

BIDMC and Harvard launch first-of-its-kind Climate and Human Health Fellowship

Study shows how drinking patterns reprogram circadian metabolism in the liver

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital receives 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award

Scientists record assembly of ribosomes in real time

UMass Lowell researcher receives $1 million grant for asthma prevention research

Highly accurate decision-making systems can be created with human-machine interaction

CooperVision receives FDA approval for innovative MiSight 1 day contact lens

FDA approves Ohio State-developed drug to treat patients with CLL and SCL

Tips for avoiding strain and injury after yard work

New mathematical model can predict risk of kidney injury after common heart procedure

Virtual reality clinic could make it easier for stroke survivors to attend therapy sessions

New tool uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells

Meta-analysis reveals brain areas involved in decision-making for social punishment

Study examines whether obesity, smoking impact healing after wrist fracture surgery

Discovery enables strategies to be developed for preventing malaria transmission

Breast-conserving treatment may be a viable alternative to mastectomy, study suggests

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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