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California to provide financial boost to help buy health coverage

If you are among the Californians who buy your own health insurance, a surprise may await you as the enrollment period for 2020 coverage opens this week.

17 Oct 2019

New paper defines strategy for developing effective vaccines for Lyme disease

There is no effective vaccine currently available to prevent Lyme disease in humans.

17 Oct 2019

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October), the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the risk of injury due to youth sports specialization, which is often defined as year-round participation in a single sport, usually at the exclusion of other sports.

17 Oct 2019

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

Researchers who developed a tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys.

17 Oct 2019

New model recovers valuable data lost from images and videos

MIT researchers have developed a model that recovers valuable data lost from images and video that have been "collapsed" into lower dimensions.

17 Oct 2019

Research: Alternative pathway to production of male hormones is present during human fetal development

Research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester has made a connection between the way baby wallabies produce male hormones and how some human girls are born with genitalia that resemble those of a boy.

17 Oct 2019

Rapamycin is more effective at slowing down aging, says researcher

The scientist discusses several reasons, including fear of the actual and fictional side effects of rapamycin, everolimus and other clinically-approved drugs, arguing that no real side effects preclude their use as anti-aging drugs today.

17 Oct 2019

Substance use disorder can complicate postoperative valvular heart disease, shows study

Patients who suffer from infective endocarditis (IE) and struggle with substance use disorder (SUD) have a 240% increased risk of dying within 6 months to 5 years after valve surgery compared to other IE patients, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it's not. They're both right, within context.

17 Oct 2019

Oregon State University awarded $8.8 million to make cancer research data more accessible

Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3½-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more accessible, organized and powerful.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers identify compounds that could help study the toxicological properties of fire ant venom

Native to South America, imported fire ants have now spread to parts of North America and elsewhere around the world. These invasive pests have painful stings that, in some cases, can cause serious medical problems, such as hypersensitivity reactions, infections and even kidney failure.

17 Oct 2019

Regenstrief leaders share their expertise in artificial intelligence at workshop in South America

Two of Regenstrief Institute's leaders are sharing their expertise in artificial intelligence and data infrastructure at a workshop hosted by Brazil's National Institute of Science and Technology in Scientific Assisted Medicine in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

17 Oct 2019

Study: Mathematical modeling is key to predicting and controlling disease outbreaks

Predicting and controlling disease outbreaks would be easier and more reliable with the wider application of mathematical modeling, according to a new study.

17 Oct 2019

Study underlines the importance of composition of fatty acids in diet

Not all fats are equal in how they affect our skin, according to a new study in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, published by Elsevier.

17 Oct 2019

Study compares frequent drinking and binge drinking for new-onset atrial fibrillation

Drinking small amounts of alcohol frequently is linked with a higher likelihood of atrial fibrillation than binge drinking, according to research published today in EP Europace, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1

17 Oct 2019

New guidance from oncology experts recommends tailored exercise prescriptions

New guidance from exercise oncology experts recommend systematic use of an "exercise prescription" by health care workers and fitness professionals in designing and delivering exercise programs that aim to lower the risk of developing certain cancers and best meet the needs, preferences and abilities of people with cancer.

17 Oct 2019

New method allows scientists to quantify the amount of cesium-rich microparticles in oil

New method allows scientists to create a quantitative map of radioactive cesium-rich microparticle distribution in soils collected around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Power Plant. This could help inform clean-up efforts in Fuksuhima region.

17 Oct 2019

Deaf infants better at following adult's gaze than their hearing peers

Deaf infants who have been exposed to American Sign Language are better at following an adult's gaze than their hearing peers, supporting the idea that social-cognitive development is sensitive to different kinds of life experiences.

17 Oct 2019

Study: High levels of circ E7 is a positive prognostic marker in anal squamous cell carcinoma

High levels of circ E7 by quantitative RT-PCR predicted improved overall survival in ASCC and analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas sequencing from HPV-positive head and neck cancer and cervical cancer suggested high circ E7 marked improved survival in 875 subjects.

17 Oct 2019

AAE’s patient friendly website sees a surge of activity

Traffic to the American Association of Endodontists' (AAE) patient website aae.org/patients increased 41 percent since the launch of the Association's "Worth Saving" campaign.

17 Oct 2019

Medical News

California to provide financial boost to help buy health coverage

New paper defines strategy for developing effective vaccines for Lyme disease

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

New model recovers valuable data lost from images and videos

Research: Alternative pathway to production of male hormones is present during human fetal development

Rapamycin is more effective at slowing down aging, says researcher

Substance use disorder can complicate postoperative valvular heart disease, shows study

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

Oregon State University awarded $8.8 million to make cancer research data more accessible

Researchers identify compounds that could help study the toxicological properties of fire ant venom

Regenstrief leaders share their expertise in artificial intelligence at workshop in South America

Study: Mathematical modeling is key to predicting and controlling disease outbreaks

Study underlines the importance of composition of fatty acids in diet

Study compares frequent drinking and binge drinking for new-onset atrial fibrillation

New guidance from oncology experts recommends tailored exercise prescriptions

New method allows scientists to quantify the amount of cesium-rich microparticles in oil

Deaf infants better at following adult's gaze than their hearing peers

Study: High levels of circ E7 is a positive prognostic marker in anal squamous cell carcinoma

AAE’s patient friendly website sees a surge of activity

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