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Risk factors for head and neck cancer among WTC responders identified

A recent Rutgers study identified factors that may put people who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center at increased risk for cancers of the head and neck, such as oral cavity, oropharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers.

23 Sep 2019

Synthetic oral cannabinoid use found to be more common among older adults with COPD

A study published today in Drugs & Aging found that older adults in Ontario with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were twice as likely to use prescription synthetic oral cannabinoids compared to older adults without COPD.

23 Sep 2019

How moral distress leads to erosion of clinicians' moral strength in health care systems

Nurse burnout impacts both nurses and patients, and significantly influences the retention of nurses in the healthcare setting, research shows. But could burnout be a symptom of something larger?

23 Sep 2019

New study shows how fungal biofilm morphology impacts lung disease

Findings from an innovative new study led by researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published this week in Nature Microbiology reveal that the way in which human fungal pathogens form colonies can significantly impact their ability to cause disease.

23 Sep 2019

Study finds no clear link between cancer incidence and local food in glassworks areas

There is no clear link between cancer incidence and locally produced food from an area with a history of glass manufacture with contaminated soil, according to a new study from, among others, Linköping University in Sweden.

23 Sep 2019

Brain scans of newborn babies made available online to advance research

The Developing Human Connectome Project has published ground-breaking MR brain scans of over 500 newborn babies, which researchers from all over the world can download and use to study how the human brain develops.

23 Sep 2019

Ruthenium probes shed new light on cause of Alzheimer's disease

Rice University researchers have found a way to track the formation of soluble amyloid beta peptide aggregates implicated in the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Sep 2019

Scientists discover how neural circuits play critical role in learning and memory

A University of California, Irvine-led team of scientists has discovered how newly identified neural circuits in the brain's hippocampal formation play a critical role in object-location learning and memory.

23 Sep 2019

Sports specialization in youth associated with increased risk of injury

A new study finds that kids who specialize in a chosen sport tend to engage in higher levels of vigorous exercise than their peers and may be more likely to sustain injuries, such as stress fractures, tendinitis and ACL tears.

23 Sep 2019

Light-activated metal compound cuts off cancer cell's 'power source'

A space-age metal that formed part of the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs could provide a new method of treating cancer tumors selectively using light.

23 Sep 2019

Autism may be caused by 'peturbed' gene network, say scientists

Discovering the mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is closer than ever, claim researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

23 Sep 2019

Electric baseball cap may help to reverse male pattern balding

Researchers have developed an electric patch that stimulates hair growth to help reverse male balding. The patch has now been embedded in a baseball cap.

23 Sep 2019

Even mother's mild depressive symptoms are connected with child's emotional well-being

According to recent research, even mild long-term depressive symptoms among mothers are connected with emotional problems among small children such as hyperactivity, aggressiveness and anxiety.

23 Sep 2019

Study sheds light on mechanisms behind correlated electrical activity in neurons

"Like a book in which the single pages are not all different but carry small portions of common text, or like a group of people who whistle a very similar tune": this is how our brain cells work, say scientists. It is the phenomenon of "co-relation", in which individual neurons do not always act as independent units in receiving and transmitting information but as a group of individuals with similar and simultaneous actions.

23 Sep 2019

Researchers investigate effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on seniors with diabetes

Older individuals and those with chronic conditions are especially at risk following natural disasters.

23 Sep 2019

MRI shown to be a powerful tool in the detection and prevention of minor stroke

Recently, researchers discovered that strokes in low risk patients could be predicted and potentially even prevented using MRI.

23 Sep 2019

New method to grow core-shell nanofibrous scaffolds for repair of meniscus tears

Damage to the meniscus is common, but there remains an unmet need for improved restorative therapies that can overcome poor healing in the avascular regions.

23 Sep 2019

UTA, University of Maryland join hands to better understand pediatric sleep apnea treatment

Every year, more than 500,000 children have their tonsils and adenoids surgically removed as a way to treat symptoms related to sleep apnea, making it one of most widely performed pediatric surgical procedures in the United States.

23 Sep 2019

ACA reduces uninsured rate among people with diabetes

The Affordable Care Act provided health insurance for an estimated 1.9 million people with diabetes, according to a newly published study.

23 Sep 2019

QUT researchers use deep learning methods for more accurate eye testing

Queensland University of Technology researchers have applied artificial intelligence deep learning techniques to develop a more accurate and detailed method for analyzing images of the back of the eye to help clinicians better detect and track eye diseases, such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.

23 Sep 2019

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Risk factors for head and neck cancer among WTC responders identified

Synthetic oral cannabinoid use found to be more common among older adults with COPD

How moral distress leads to erosion of clinicians' moral strength in health care systems

New study shows how fungal biofilm morphology impacts lung disease

Study finds no clear link between cancer incidence and local food in glassworks areas

Brain scans of newborn babies made available online to advance research

Ruthenium probes shed new light on cause of Alzheimer's disease

Scientists discover how neural circuits play critical role in learning and memory

Sports specialization in youth associated with increased risk of injury

Light-activated metal compound cuts off cancer cell's 'power source'

Autism may be caused by 'peturbed' gene network, say scientists

Electric baseball cap may help to reverse male pattern balding

Even mother's mild depressive symptoms are connected with child's emotional well-being

Study sheds light on mechanisms behind correlated electrical activity in neurons

Researchers investigate effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on seniors with diabetes

MRI shown to be a powerful tool in the detection and prevention of minor stroke

New method to grow core-shell nanofibrous scaffolds for repair of meniscus tears

UTA, University of Maryland join hands to better understand pediatric sleep apnea treatment

ACA reduces uninsured rate among people with diabetes

QUT researchers use deep learning methods for more accurate eye testing

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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