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Tangible Landscape system can help forest stakeholders to fight tree disease

When a new, more aggressive strain of the pathogen that causes sudden oak death turned up in Oregon, scientists and stakeholders banded together to try to protect susceptible trees and the region's valuable timber industry.

20 May 2019

Study points to need for improved medical care access for sexual minority cancer survivors

Results from a study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, point to the need for improved access to medical care for sexual minority cancer survivors, in particular female survivors.

20 May 2019

IU researchers develop electroceutical dressing to disrupt bacterial biofilms

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to charge up the fight against bacterial infections using electricity.

20 May 2019

Research recommends prompt endoscopic removal when children swallow button batteries

Damage to the lining of the stomach can occur quickly when children swallow button batteries; therefore, clinicians should consider prompt endoscopic removal, even when the child is symptom free and the battery has passed safely through the narrow esophagus, according to research presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2019.

20 May 2019

Study: People with type 2 diabetes are at particular risk of deadly liver disease

Many patients with potentially deadly liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are being diagnosed at late advanced stages of disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow.

20 May 2019

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

A new kind of congenital disorder caused by a group of mutations in a gene previously linked only to a rare progressive brain disease has been discovered by an international team co-led by Saudi investigators.

20 May 2019

Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices can improve sleep in teens

Sleep in teenagers can be improved by just one week of limiting their evening exposure to light-emitting screens on phones, tablets and computers, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019.

20 May 2019

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

While the onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood is tied to a higher mortality, the actual number of deaths has been falling, a Swedish study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Gut reports.

20 May 2019

Study examines potential advantages and disadvantages of blister packaging for nursing homes

In blister packaging, a pharmacy portions and packs the prescribed drugs of a patient according to weekdays and times of day, sorted into individual transparent packages.

20 May 2019

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

A new study from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has come up with a new study that reveals that broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower, cabbage and collard greens contain a substance that could inactivate a vital gene that plays a role in cancers.

19 May 2019

Ultra-Processed foods delay satiety, increase food intake and weight gain

Eating highly processed foods could be associated with weight gain finds a new study. The study was published in the latest issue of Cell Metabolism and is titled, “Ultra-Processed Diets Cause Excess Calorie Intake and Weight Gain: An Inpatient Randomized Controlled Trial of Ad Libitum Food Intake.”

19 May 2019

Previous dengue infection could protect against Zika-associated damage

The Zika virus outbreak in Latin America has affected over 60 million people up to now. The infection can have potentially fatal consequences for pregnant women and their unborn children: many children have subsequently been born with malformations of the head, or so-called microcephaly.

18 May 2019

A member of light-sensitive protein family plays role in adjusting skin color

A team of Brown University researchers found that opsin 3 -- a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision -- has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment produced in human skin, a determinant of skin color.

18 May 2019

Using health IT to reduce disparities in healthcare

An innovative health information technology program helps primary care providers to detect and manage depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in traumatized refugees, reports a study in a special June supplement to Medical Care.

18 May 2019

New tool provides standards for describing characteristics and use of cell therapies

Cell therapies including so-called "stem cells" are increasingly being marketed and used for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders - despite questions about these treatments and their effectiveness.

18 May 2019

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Investigators at the University of British Columbia/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics and BC Children's Hospital have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease.

18 May 2019

Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie's central basin pose toxic threat

Harmful algal blooms pose a unique toxic threat in Lake Erie's central basin, new research has found.

18 May 2019

BMC develops EHR-based screener to address patients' unmet social needs

Boston Medical Center has implemented a social determinants of health screener for primary care patients in order to better identify and address patients' unmet social needs.

18 May 2019

Public health concerns as MPs' connection to organization part-funded by tobacco industry revealed

No fewer than 25 serving Conservative MPs, including several leadership candidates, are connected to an organisation part-funded by the tobacco industry and responsible for a series of attacks on public health initiatives, reveals an investigation by The BMJ.

18 May 2019

Microsoft and Birmingham City University are developing new system to assist people with disabilities

Microsoft and Birmingham City University are developing new technology to help people with disabilities become more independent in the workplace.

18 May 2019

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Tangible Landscape system can help forest stakeholders to fight tree disease

Study points to need for improved medical care access for sexual minority cancer survivors

IU researchers develop electroceutical dressing to disrupt bacterial biofilms

Research recommends prompt endoscopic removal when children swallow button batteries

Study: People with type 2 diabetes are at particular risk of deadly liver disease

Gene linked to rare progressive brain disease causes new kind of congenital disorder

Limiting exposure to blue-light emitting devices can improve sleep in teens

Onset of inflammatory bowel disease in adulthood tied to higher mortality

Study examines potential advantages and disadvantages of blister packaging for nursing homes

Broccoli contains an ingredient that could target the "Achilles’ heel" of cancers

Ultra-Processed foods delay satiety, increase food intake and weight gain

Previous dengue infection could protect against Zika-associated damage

A member of light-sensitive protein family plays role in adjusting skin color

Using health IT to reduce disparities in healthcare

New tool provides standards for describing characteristics and use of cell therapies

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie's central basin pose toxic threat

BMC develops EHR-based screener to address patients' unmet social needs

Public health concerns as MPs' connection to organization part-funded by tobacco industry revealed

Microsoft and Birmingham City University are developing new system to assist people with disabilities

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