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Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice can reduce rate of injuries

Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice and games can reduce the rate of head and face injuries as well as concussions, according to research presented by researchers in the Department of Orthopedics at the New York University Langone Health.

15 Jul 2019

Young athletes who fail to score 90% on fitness tests have higher risk of second knee injury

Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return to athletic competition, including quadricep strength, are at increased risk for a second knee injury, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine.

15 Jul 2019

Study: HIV patients continue treatments if health care providers are compassionate

Adults with HIV are more likely to continue life-saving treatments if their primary health care providers show respect, unconditional empathy without judgement and demonstrate an ability to partner with patients in decision making to address their goals, a Rutgers study finds.

15 Jul 2019

Most non-traumatic fatalities among football players occur during conditioning sessions

Most non-traumatic fatalities among high school and college football athletes do not occur while playing the game of football, but rather during conditioning sessions which are often associated with overexertion or punishment drills required by coaches and team staff, according to research presented today at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

15 Jul 2019

Europe reports the highest ever levels of syphilis

A new study on syphilis has revealed the horrifying truth that more men than ever are contracting the sexually transmitted infection (STI) syphilis in Europe. The most heavily infected group comprises men having sex with men (MSM). At present, syphilis affects more people than HIV in the European Union.

15 Jul 2019

Maternal prepregnancy surgery linked to increased risk of opioid withdrawal in newborns

Babies whose mothers underwent surgery before pregnancy have an increased risk of opioid withdrawal symptoms at birth, according to a new study done at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

15 Jul 2019

Lower MRI grade and humeral location linked to higher survival rates

Professional baseball players with a low-grade elbow injury that occurs on the humeral side of the elbow have a better chance of returning to throw and returning to play, and a lower risk of ulnar collateral ligament surgery than players who suffered more severe injuries on the ulnar side of the elbow.

15 Jul 2019

Study: Less than 50% of U.S. adults exposed to court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements

The tobacco industry's court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements reached just 40.6% of U.S. adults and 50.5% of current smokers in 2018, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

15 Jul 2019

ASA strongly opposes the surprise medical bill passed by House Energy and Commerce

Today, the American Society of Anesthesiologists announced strong opposition to the surprise medical bill introduced Tuesday, July 9 and passed today by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, the "Pallone-Walden" bill, or H.R. 3630 the "No Surprises Act."

15 Jul 2019

New protein target for deadly ovarian cancer

A new study shows that targeting a specific protein found within quickly spreading high-grade serous carcinomas (HGSC) of the ovary could help contain these cancers. HGSC is the most common and deadly form of epithelial ovarian cancer, which is itself the deadliest cancer of the female reproductive tract.

14 Jul 2019

An active brain and body associated with reduced risk of dementia

A team of researchers at the Tianjin Medical University in China wanted to explore whether accumulation over a lifetime of cognitive and social activities are linked to a slower rate of memory loss, hence, a lower risk of developing dementia, despite brain pathologies.

14 Jul 2019

Detection of atrial fibrillation after stroke made easy with electrocardiomatrix technology

Researchers have developed a new and easier method of detecting irregular heart rhythms such as Atrial Fibrillation (AF or AFib) after a stroke. At present clinical rely upon standard cardiac telemetry to detect AF seen commonly after a stroke.

14 Jul 2019

Genetic contribution to distractibility helps explain procrastination

Wouldn’t it be nice to blame your genes for your procrastination? Now, using a combination of questionnaires and genetic testing, German researchers have found that with increasing dopamine in the brain, women tended to show greater tendencies to procrastinate.

14 Jul 2019

Unpleasant experiences could be countered with a good night’s REM sleep

A team of Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience researchers have found that a restful night with good REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep could counteract the effects of unpleasant experiences and memories. They have found the reason behind such an adaptation. Their study titled, “Restless REM sleep impedes overnight amygdale adaptation,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology.

14 Jul 2019

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Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice can reduce rate of injuries

Young athletes who fail to score 90% on fitness tests have higher risk of second knee injury

Study: HIV patients continue treatments if health care providers are compassionate

Most non-traumatic fatalities among football players occur during conditioning sessions

Europe reports the highest ever levels of syphilis

Maternal prepregnancy surgery linked to increased risk of opioid withdrawal in newborns

Lower MRI grade and humeral location linked to higher survival rates

Study: Less than 50% of U.S. adults exposed to court-ordered anti-smoking advertisements

ASA strongly opposes the surprise medical bill passed by House Energy and Commerce

New protein target for deadly ovarian cancer

An active brain and body associated with reduced risk of dementia

Detection of atrial fibrillation after stroke made easy with electrocardiomatrix technology

Genetic contribution to distractibility helps explain procrastination

Unpleasant experiences could be countered with a good night’s REM sleep

New method improves detection of atrial fibrillation in stroke survivors

Tailoring care to meet additional needs of hospitalized patients with high social risks

Patients taking opioids for chronic pain could face health care access problems

Trends in colonoscopy rates not aligned with increase in early onset colorectal cancer

Addition of lateral extra-articular tenodesis to hamstring autograft reduces graft failure

Study provides new insight into longitudinal decline in brain network integrity associated with aging

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

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

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