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News The study, which was presented at the EuroHeartCare 2017 annual meeting, examined how the noise of a mechanical heart valve impacted patients' lives and sleep ... Contributed Author: Amy Wallace, UPI Topics: Cardiov...

News Called photoacoustic imaging, the new technology takes less time than standard analysis techniques ... Contributed Author: Washington University School of Medicine Topics: Oncology

News The system, based on a series of nanoscale filters, could also be deployed to test drugs ... Contributed Author: Anne Trafton, MIT News Office Topics: STEM

News Although SPECT and PET are widely used, the radioactive tracers suitable for each detector have been limited ... Contributed Author: Waseda University Topics: Medical Diagnostics

News Smartphone-based microscopy and sensing techniques require improved detection sensitivity to enable quantification of extremely low ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: STEM

A study revealed that air pollution levels negatively impacted an individual's sleeping patterns. Highly polluted areas caused loss of sleep in residents, while lower polluted regions maintained the proper sleep patterns...

(Drexel University) Erythritol, a non-nutritive sweetener found in products like Truvia, has proven effective in killing fly larvae and slowing down their egg production, making it a good candidate for human and pet-safe...

(Bentham Science Publishers) A study by researchers at the University of Tartu found that exposure to traffic-related particulate matter (PM) could be associated with cardiac diseases among people in the city of Tartu, E...

(McMaster University) This is the first study showing improved depression scores with a probiotic. It adds to the whole field of microbiota-gut-brain axis, providing evidence that bacteria affect behavior.

(Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute) According to a study presented at the American College of Radiology annual meeting, the use of follow-up imaging is significantly less when initial emergency department (ED) ult...

(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) The American Sleep Medicine Foundation has chosen two sleep scientists to receive research awards, and two dentists also have been selected to receive research awards from the ASMF th...

(Binghamton University) Pupil dilation could identify which individuals are at greatest risk for depression following disaster-related stress, and help lead to targeted interventions, according to new research from Bingh...

(American Institute for Cancer Research) A new report that analyzed the global scientific research on how diet, weight and exercise affect breast cancer risk finds there are steps women can take to lower their risk. The ...

(Seattle Children's) In an effort to find new strategies to personalize treatment for pediatric patients, Seattle Children's has opened the first clinical trial applying next-generation T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing a...

(Mayo Clinic) In the first study examining dental records in the Rochester Epidemiology Project, results show that dentists and oral surgeons are in good compliance with guidelines issued by the American Heart Associatio...

(University of Southern California - Health Sciences) The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received a $2.2 million NIH grant to fund research on healing difficult bone injuries.

(Lawson Health Research Institute) In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively dema...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) New research finds that an estimated 1,100 pediatric deaths could be averted over five years with an absolute 10 percent improvement in child restraint use.

(University of British Columbia) Mothers are viewed negatively if their child hasn't been vaccinated, no matter the reason. But mothers who outright refuse to vaccinate their children are viewed in a harsher light compar...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Every year, nearly 200,000 Americans turn to surgeons for help with their obesity, seeking bariatric surgery to lose weight and prevent life-threatening health problems. But a...