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Using data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a new study has found that women with reproductive-period durations of less than 30 years had a 37% increased risk of type 2 diabetes compared with women whose reprodu...

News The InPen app is also cleared for Apple iOS, with an Android version planned for late 2016. Contributed Author:  Companion Medical Topics:  Diabetes

Article Scientists have thought up a way to implant artificial intelligence (AI) into a walker to provide those who need one added mobility. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Home Healthcare

News A low-intensity type of laser treatment may offer a non-invasive, drug-free treatment for thrombocytopenia. Contributed Author:  Science Translational Medicine Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

News A five-year, $1.57 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an imaging technique and dye-based sensor to detect and monitor bacterial infections on implanted medical devices. Contributed Autho...

News This improved comprehension of synaptic architecture could lead to a better understanding of brain diseases such as depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Contributed Author:  University of Maryland Sch...

Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman introduces the prototype for Thync's second-generation stress-relieving wearable: Thync Relax. The neck-worn device works by signaling nerves along the back of the head to trigg...

The human nose is a battleground for bacteria and some of them could prove to be our allies. Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, produced by nose-dwelling bacteria, that kills antibiotic-resistant superbugs, in...

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified antibodies capable of protecting against Zika virus infection, a significant step toward developing a vaccine, better diagnostic tests a...

News Researchers report a new way to deliver the treatment topically, without a needle. Contributed Author:  American Chemical Society Topics:  STEM

News Researchers have re-purposed 3-D printers into machines capable of performing sample preparation and DNA amplification. Contributed Author:  Al Biosciences, Inc. Topics:  STEM

News Longer-term follow-up is now needed to fully assess the outcomes of both techniques, including on cancer survival. Contributed Author:  Lancet Topics:  Surgical

News This more simple EEG assessment may be capable of diagnosing a patient's level of awareness without the need for expensive and challenging fMRI scans. Contributed Author:  University of Birmingham Topics:  Medical...

News Based on medical data from CT or MR images, the technique produces three-dimensional moving images enriched with supplementary medical information. Contributed Author:  Fraunhofer MEVIS Topics:  STEM

The number of women living to age 90 in the United States has increased significantly in the past century. Currently estimated at 1.3 million, this demographic is expected to quadruple by 2050. A new study by researchers...

Naloxone saves lives by reversing opioid overdoses. Critics, however, are unconvinced it's doing any good, seeing the drug as actually paving the way for worse addictions.

Patients with bipolar disorder already show disruptive and distressing symptoms years before they get proper treatment for their psychiatric condition. What causes the delay in diagnosis?

Women who begin menopause before age 46 or after 55 have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study of more than 124,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative, a large national trial ...

(Oxford University Press USA) The Endocrine Society and Oxford University Press (OUP) announced today the Society has appointed OUP as the exclusive distributor of its journals' digital editions.

(Kaiser Permanente) Women who begin menopause before age 46 or after 55 have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study of more than 124,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative, a l...

(American Association for Cancer Research) Among patients with melanoma, those who received both ipilimumab (Yervoy) and local peripheral treatments such as radiotherapy or electrochemotherapy had significantly prolonged...

(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) ) Currently, Europe records around 57,000 newly diagnosed acute and chronic cases of hepatitis B and C each year. On top of that, an estimated 10 million Europea...