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Children born via cesarean delivery are at increased risk of becoming obese compared with their peers born vaginally. The difference in risk is more pronounced among siblings.

Isabelle Dinoire, the first person to ever receive a face transplant, has died. Now, experts are left wondering whether the benefits of the procedure are worth the physical and psychological risks.

Vitamin D supplements alongside regular asthma medication could help reduce severe asthma attacks from 6 percent to 3 percent. In a new study, the risk of hospitalization was found to reduce with inclusion of supplements...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that children get flu vaccine in the form of shot and not through nasal spray. Studies found that FluMist was only 3 percent effective during the past flu seasons.

Isabelle Dinoire, the world's first face transplant recipient, has died at the age of 49. Dinoire received a partial face graft from a 38-year-old brain-dead donor in 2005, six months after being mauled by her own pet do...

Carfentanil, a potentially fatal synthetic drug in combination with heroin, is sold in the streets of the United States. The opioid is capable of tranquilizing an African elephant, which is more than 50 times heavier tha...

Researchers in India and Canada have developed a device that can detect E. coli and other bacterial contamination in food and water sources. The new sensor can produce conclusive results in only 15 to 20 minutes.

(Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation) MHIF recognized that the occurrence of POAF under traditional surgical protocols was not preventing or reducing the number of POAF patients. A team investigated whether the protoc...

(Publicase Comunicação Científica) Using microsecond timescale molecular dynamics simulations, a new study published in Scientific Reports reveals p53 weak spots and sheds light on the protein instability, which is li...

(American Chemical Society) Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as 'superbugs,' pose a major public health threat. Some officials have even warned of a post-antibiotic -- and sicker -- era. To better understand the prob...

Mouse models of Zika infection in adults confirm that the virus can infect specific regions of the eye, resulting in uveitis and conjunctivitis--a symptom observed in 10%-15% of human patients. Furthermore, viral RNA was...

(New York University) New York University biologist Elodie Ghedin will study the host response to Zika virus infections under a $1 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Researchers found that there are no increased health risks for the mother or baby when women are given a standard MRI in the first trimester; however, MRIs with contrast may increase the risk for stillbirths and other co...

University of Oregon researchers have found links between the levels of antimicrobial chemicals and antibiotic-resistance genes in the dust of an aging building used for athletics and academics.

Article A new Brown University study of registry data for older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma found opportunities to mitigate early death using key risk factors in decision-making and providing prophylactic...

Blog For years, the general consensus on 'CE mark vs FDA approval' for launching a medical device has been that the former route is the more favored option. However, a change in this hypothesis might be on the horizon. C...

News The agreement gives Curetis worldwide rights to the database and IP based on Next Generation Sequencing, enhancing the company's position in the area of genetic antimicrobial resistance biomarker testing. Contribute...

Article Because whole brain radiotherapy can cause side effects and involves daily visits to the hospital, the trial looked at whether it improves patient survival and its effect on quality of life. Contributed Author: ...

Article The computer simulation is based on images of a patient's heart taken with an MRI scanner. These images show not only the shape of the blood vessels, but also portray blood flow. Contributed Author:  Fraunhofer-...

Article The new technique detects changes in the intensity of diffracted light from a laser beam passing through miniscule 200 nm (0.0002 mm)-wide nanochannels filled with analytical sample liquids. Contributed Author: ...

Article In the future, researchers plan to use accelerated electrons to eliminate germs from tissue transplants and to change the properties of the organic material in the process. Contributed Author:  Fraunhofer-Gesell...

News Study assessed the ability of the bioinductive implant to induce new tissue formation and limit tear progression when placed on the bursal surface of partial thickness cuff tears. Contributed Author:  Rotation Medi...