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American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care doctors

Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields.

3 Jul 2019

CMC expresses dismay at the findings of new report “Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis”

Today the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis has expressed dismay at the findings of the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee report “Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis”.

3 Jul 2019

Longer pregnancies increase risk of stillbirths, study reveals

Of the 3000 babies stillborn every year in the UK, a third appeared healthy at 37 weeks. In the new work, researchers searched major electronic databases for studies on term pregnancies that included weekly numbers of stillbirths or neonatal deaths.

From PLOS ONE 3 Jul 2019

New system for precise navigation through the vascular system

Endovascular interventions are an integral part of the medical routine with 6 million procedures done worldwide annually.

3 Jul 2019

Study estimates health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the U.S. over next 20 years

The health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the United States are estimated to total $300 billion over the next twenty years, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

3 Jul 2019

Sleep makes synapses ready for new learning

Synapses in the hippocampus are larger and stronger after sleep deprivation, according to new research in mice published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 3 Jul 2019

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as potential stroke treatment

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as a potential noninvasive stroke treatment, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 3 Jul 2019

Researchers identify brain network that determines robot likability

Researchers have identified a network of brain regions that work together to determine if a robot is a worthy social partner, according to a new study published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 3 Jul 2019

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

Women with ovarian cancer who have undergone four or more rounds of chemotherapy typically haven't had much hope that another treatment option will lengthen their lives in a meaningful way.

3 Jul 2019

Active sexual life linked with better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease

New research published in the European Journal of Neurology indicates that an active sexual life is linked with lower disability and better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease.

3 Jul 2019

Combat veterans more likely to exhibit signs of depression, anxiety in later life

Military veterans exposed to combat were more likely to exhibit signs of depression and anxiety in later life than veterans who had not seen combat, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

3 Jul 2019

A short bout of exercise improves brain function, study reveals

Most people know that regular exercise is good for your health. New research shows it may make you smarter, too.

3 Jul 2019

Scientists aim to develop new ointment that could reduce risks of primary skin cancer

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Dmitry Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, and Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, assumed the risks of primary skin cancer and its recurrences can be significantly reduced by applying the ointment with antisense oligonucleotides which are short DNA, RNA fragments used in oncology to suppress the synthesis of tumor proteins.

3 Jul 2019

Medical News

American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care doctors

CMC expresses dismay at the findings of new report “Drugs policy: medicinal cannabis”

Longer pregnancies increase risk of stillbirths, study reveals

New system for precise navigation through the vascular system

Study estimates health care costs of uncontrolled asthma in the U.S. over next 20 years

Sleep makes synapses ready for new learning

Stem cell stimulation shows promise as potential stroke treatment

Researchers identify brain network that determines robot likability

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

Active sexual life linked with better quality of life in men with early Parkinson's disease

Combat veterans more likely to exhibit signs of depression, anxiety in later life

A short bout of exercise improves brain function, study reveals

Scientists aim to develop new ointment that could reduce risks of primary skin cancer

Dundee and Bukwang Pharm announce partnership to develop new drug for Parkinson's

JAMA commentary: Nutrition knowledge essential for today's physicians

Research reveals key cellular mechanism leading to aggressive prostate cancer

Cancer Research UK urges Government action to tackle obesity

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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