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News An interdisciplinary, international group of researchers has found new biophysical markers that could help improve the understanding of treatments for sickle cell disease. Contributed Author:  Carnegie Mellon Unive...

News The potential foundation for a next-generation therapy, called tetraaryl cyclobutane, or CB, is being studied as an option for prostate tumors that have grown resistant to current anti-androgen drugs, notably enzalu...

News Part of the launch of a Phase I clinical trial using a novel antibody to treat patients with advanced solid tumors. Contributed Author:  Cancer Treatment Centers of America Topics:  Oncology

News Fourteen women alleged that they sustained injuries from Bayer's permanent birth control device Essure. Contributed Author:  Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A. Topics:  Implantables

News The BeSpoke process captures a recipient's unique vocal identity and blends it with recordings from a healthy speaker, matched by gender, age and accent. Contributed Author:  VocaliD Topics:  Wearables

News Neuropathic pain could be reduced or even eliminated by targeting brain cells that are supposed to provide immunity but, in some instances, do the opposite. Contributed Author:  Rutgers University Topics:  Pain Ma...

News A real-time fertility monitor has been launched to help women identify their ovulation window and increase the chances of pregnancy. Contributed Author:  University of Bristol Topics:  Wearables

News A four-dimensional lung scanning platform developed at Monash University by Professor Andreas Fouras has been commercialized by his medical technology company 4Dx. Contributed Author:  Monash University Topics:  M...

Siblings are connected for life no matter what they do. Researchers, however, have uncovered that they may also influence autism risk, with younger siblings likelier to develop the condition if an older sibling has it.

A new study has found that the brains of overweight people are ten years older compared to their lean counterparts - but only when they reach middle-age and up.

News The Microlyte Ag is a sheet as thin as Saran Wrap and can conform to the bumps and crevices of a wound. Contributed Author:  University of Wisconsin-Madison Topics:  Pain Management

News New personal alert systems that continuously monitor the wearer's condition and location and shares it securely with family members. Contributed Author:  eHeart Health Monitoring Topics:  Medical Diagnostics

Can reading books contribute to a longer lifespan? A new study by Yale University has discovered a link between book reading and increased longevity. More books may equate to a two-year increase in lifespan, researchers ...

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Men with testicular cancer who were uninsured or on Medicaid had a higher risk of death from what is normally a curable disease than insured patients, a new study found.

(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) The German Research Foundation will award the Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize for the sixth time this year. The prize recognizes important scientific results that contribute to im...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) In a new study, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Humana Inc. show that a refill synchronization program -- in which pati...

(Emory Health Sciences) Researchers at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, are the first to systematically record neural activity in the human striatum, a deep brain structure that plays a major ro...

(Massachusetts General Hospital) A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators finds that college students who misuse stimulant drugs are more likely to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduc...

(Georgia State University) Older adults in assisted-living facilities experience limits to their rights to sexual freedom because of a lack of policies regarding the issue and the actions of staff and administrators at t...

(Umea University) Men with very high-risk prostate cancer, who are treated at hospitals with a high proportion of administered radical local treatment (radiotherapy or prostatectomy), only have half of the mortality risk...

(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) Genetic research is a valuable tool in understanding diseases and their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. However, significant obstacles limit the clinical use of this knowl...

(Rice University) Chemical engineers from Rice University and China's Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics have made something so useful and unusual they aren't sure how much it's worth. The team is exploring commercial ...