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How breast cancer tumors respond to estrogen-deprivation therapy may provide clues on which treatment options will be effective. According to researchers, their findings may aid in improving prognosis and preventing rela...

News Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), a noninvasive imaging technique, might help distinguish between people with Down syndrome who have dementia and those who do not. Contributed Author:  Laura Dawahare, Universi...

(Boston University Medical Center) A new study, based on data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) suggests a simple test of physical functioning may be able to help physicians identify individuals who are at a higher r...

News A prototype conducted electrical weapon (CEW) capable of recording a subject's heart rate and rhythm while still delivering incapacitating electrical charges. Contributed Author:  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center...

News New blood-testing technology that promises to improve healthcare treatments for cancer patients, post-operative care and monitor the health of babies in the womb is being developed. Contributed Author:  Lancaster U...

George Washington University (GW) researchers published a Health Affairs study finding that the expansion of Medicaid insurance coverage in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) did not increase hospital e...

Working or volunteering can reduce the chances of chronic health conditions leading to physical disability in older Americans, according to researchers at Georgia State University and Florida State University.

(American Chemical Society) Olympics officials already contending with the illegal use of steroids among athletes are now being proactive about a potential new trend in performance enhancement: gene doping. Although test...

(Vanderbilt University) New study has determined that the total number of neurons, not an enlarged prefrontal region, differentiates the human brain from those of other primates.

(Entomological Society of America) A new book, "Pegs, Pouches, and Spines: Systematics and Comparative Morphology of the New World Litter Bug Genus Chinannus Wygodzinsky, 1948," revises the genus Chinannus, and the autho...

Many public drinking water sources in the US were found to have high levels of toxic chemicals known as PFASs. These are the places with particularly high concentration of these dangerous substances known to cause cancer...

News A new device to manage a person's prescription drug regime is currently in development. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Home Healthcare

News Care for critically-ill patients with shock could be improved, it is hoped, after the first successful testing by University of Oxford scientists of a new machine to record oxygen consumption in real time. Contribut...

News Transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) administered on the scalp has the ability to stimulate the brain and help reduce phantom limb pain. Staff Author:  Dan Marsicano Topics:  Pain Management

News A neurodevelopmental model of a rare genetic disorder that may provide new insights into the underlying neurobiology of the human social brain. Contributed Author:  University of California San Diego Health Science...

News The body contouring market, which includes non-invasive and minimally invasive fat reduction procedures such as lipolysis and cryolipolysis, is set to rise from $671.8 million in 2015 to over $1.1 billion by 2022. C...

News A collaboration of 33 healthcare partners in the Midwest to deliver quality improvement services to more than 2,000 healthcare providers in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. Contributed Author:  Medical Advantage Group ...

News The Core Activator, the first exercise machine to integrate core muscle activation in every plane of motion while taking compression loads off the spine. Contributed Author:  Tighten The Core, Inc. Topics:  Home H...

(University of Houston) Sex workers were more likely to regularly visit health clinics for testing and treatment of HIV, AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections after being approached by a peer outreach worker, ac...

(University of South Florida (USF Innovation)) When researchers from USF and colleagues investigated how the stress hormone, corticosterone, affects how birds cope with West Nile virus, they found that birds with higher ...

(Case Western Reserve University) Recording smart phone video 'selfies' of tooth-brushing can help people learn to improve their oral health care techniques, according to a new study.

(Scripps Research Institute) A new study from scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoh...