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Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

Results of two clinical studies have added to evidence that blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track lung cancer treatment responses by measuring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during immunotherapy and related treatments.

14 Feb 2019

Care Not Killing poll: Assisted suicide would fundamentally change doctor-patient relationship

Introducing physician-assisted suicide would fundamentally change the doctor-patient relationship, finds a major new poll for Care Not Killing.

14 Feb 2019

Innovative new software could help prevent incidence of arrhythmia

Potentially lethal heart conditions may become easier to spot and may lead to improvements in prevention and treatment thanks to innovative new software that measures electrical activity in the organ.

14 Feb 2019

Health officers with surgical training are a safe alternative for performing C-sections

Sierra Leone has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world -- for every 100,000 live births, 1360 women will die. In Norway, that number is just 5 women per 100,000 live births; in the US, it's 14, according to the United Nations Population Fund.

14 Feb 2019

Breakthrough study highlights the promise of cell therapies for muscular dystrophy

The University of Minnesota Medical School continues its legacy of advancing cell replacement therapies with a scientific breakthrough that highlights the promise of cell therapies for muscular dystrophy.

14 Feb 2019

Women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery, study finds

New research says women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery.

14 Feb 2019

CWRU awarded NIH grant to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine's Gunnur Karakurt, PhD has been awarded a four-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence, and to develop a decision-making tool for care providers.

14 Feb 2019

Verbal autopsy interviews capture more accurate data about causes of deaths in Uganda

Training community health workers to perform verbal autopsy interviews captured more accurate and complete data about the number and causes of deaths in a rural sub-county of Uganda than current health facility-dependent surveillance methods, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and their in-country partners.

14 Feb 2019

New reversible antiplatelet therapy could reduce risk of blood clots, prevent cancer metastasis

A new reversible, drug-free antiplatelet therapy could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent cancer metastasis, according to a study published today in Science Translational Medicine.

14 Feb 2019

Movement of wrist bones revealed by MRI and computer modeling

We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a just-published Journal of Biomechanics article, the researchers proved a longtime assumption about individuals' right and left wrists, while also finding differences between wrists of males and females: discoveries that could help inform and guide future treatments.

14 Feb 2019

Study shows how neuroactive steroids inhibit activity of pro-inflammatory proteins

For the first time, scientists discovered how neuroactive steroids naturally found in the brain and bloodstream inhibit the activity of a specific kind of protein called Toll-like receptors, which have been known to play a role in inflammation in many organs, including the brain.

14 Feb 2019

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

A large proportion of sexual and gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels - such as gay, lesbian, and bisexual - but instead describe previously little understood sexual identities using emerging sexual identity labels such as pansexual, non-binary, or asexual, according to a new University of Connecticut study.

14 Feb 2019

Study finds link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and equine metabolic syndrome

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in a horse's environment may play a role in the development of equine metabolic syndrome.

14 Feb 2019

Breakthrough test developed to measure pain

A breakthrough test developed by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to measure pain in patients could help stem the tide of the opioid crisis in Indiana, and throughout the rest of the nation.

14 Feb 2019

Researchers develop new method to customize and reduce drug interaction alerts

For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user agreements is a shared frustration. Being bombarded with too much information can lead to people ignoring vital material.

14 Feb 2019

Quality of patient care does not improve after physician-hospital integration

In an age of increased integration between physicians and hospitals, regulators should continue to scrutinize proposed hospital mergers and take steps to maintain competition, according to a new paper by experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

14 Feb 2019

Prenatal exposures to BPA may pose threat to human ovarian function

While previous studies have shown the adverse health effects of prenatal exposure to the industrial chemical bisphenol A, there is little evidence surrounding effects specifically on ovarian function.

14 Feb 2019

Mount Sinai awarded $12.5 million NIH grant for research program in aging biology

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, for a five-year program called the U19 that consists of four multidisciplinary projects in aging biology.

14 Feb 2019

Media representations of love may justify gender-based violence in young people

The media have become key agents of socialization in the construction of teenagers' and young people's identities. In particular, media representations of sexuality and love become informal educational agents of the first order on these issues.

14 Feb 2019

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

Measuring a fever is usually pretty simple: place a thermometer under a patient's tongue and get an accurate temperature reading within 30 seconds. But that simplicity does not translate when it comes to measuring the temperatures of specific tissues deep inside the body.

14 Feb 2019

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Blood-based liquid biopsies can accurately track cancer treatment responses

Care Not Killing poll: Assisted suicide would fundamentally change doctor-patient relationship

Innovative new software could help prevent incidence of arrhythmia

Health officers with surgical training are a safe alternative for performing C-sections

Breakthrough study highlights the promise of cell therapies for muscular dystrophy

Women fare worse than men following aortic heart surgery, study finds

CWRU awarded NIH grant to identify effective treatments for intimate partner violence

Verbal autopsy interviews capture more accurate data about causes of deaths in Uganda

New reversible antiplatelet therapy could reduce risk of blood clots, prevent cancer metastasis

Movement of wrist bones revealed by MRI and computer modeling

Study shows how neuroactive steroids inhibit activity of pro-inflammatory proteins

Majority of gender minority youth do not identify with traditional sexual identity labels

Study finds link between endocrine-disrupting chemicals and equine metabolic syndrome

Breakthrough test developed to measure pain

Researchers develop new method to customize and reduce drug interaction alerts

Quality of patient care does not improve after physician-hospital integration

Prenatal exposures to BPA may pose threat to human ovarian function

Mount Sinai awarded $12.5 million NIH grant for research program in aging biology

Media representations of love may justify gender-based violence in young people

Photoacoustic imaging accurately measures the temperature of deep tissues

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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