Medical News

The opioid epidemic in the United States have become so bad, librarian in at least three cities now learn how to treat drug addicts who overdose with Narcan. One librarian has saved at least six people since April.

Former Massachusetts pharmacy head Barry Cadden is set to receive sentencing for his role in the 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak. Cadden was convicted by a Boston federal jury in March of racketeering and fraud.

Researchers have warned about the dangers posed by molds and fungi often found growing on the walls of homes. These organisms can release toxins that can trigger severe allergic reactions in humans and animals.

News These magnets can help to treat the flickering of the eyes, also called "dancing eyes", according to UCL ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

News Using these scans, researchers could study how genetic factors influence stroke survival or how people respond to different treatments ... Contributed Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Neurology

News Exosomes are particles produced by all cells in the body and are from 30 to 130 nanometres in size - a nanometre is one-billionth of a metre ... Contributed Author: Swansea University Topics: STEM

Product Announcement The sensors of this series are available in Models ILAT 2, ILAT4 and ILAT10 ... Contributed Author: Hoffman+Krippner Topics: STEM

News With their new method, the researchers address the problem that thus far only a limited number of molecular species can be visualized simultaneously ... Contributed Author: Benjamin Boettner, Wyss Institute Topics: ...

News But the system could be applied to any analytical question that doctors deem worthwhile ... Contributed Author: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Topics: Surgical

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Results of a new study from epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggest that long-term, high intake of vegetab...

(The Endocrine Society) A new Scientific Statement issued by the Endocrine Society calls for more research aimed specifically at understanding the underlying mechanisms that make it difficult to maintain long-term weight...

(Wiley) Most patients suffering liver toxicity due to medications or herbal or dietary supplements recover from the acute liver injury without long-term problems, but some do not survive the injury or they require liver ...

(Wiley) Current HIV treatment guidelines now recommend initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the time of diagnosis. However, a new study has found that such early ART causes greater bone loss compared with deferri...

(Washington University in St. Louis) Just as people endlessly calculate how to upsize or downsize, bacteria continually adjust their volume (their stuff) to fit inside their membrane (their space). But what limits their ...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study has shown that among women who intended to breastfeed, nearly 25 percent of those defined as socioeconomically (SE) marginalized stopped after only one month,...

(University of British Columbia) Your child's sleep problems may be making you depressed and unsure of your parenting skills, says a new paper by UBC sleep expert and nursing professor Wendy Hall. The good news is you ca...

(University of Eastern Finland) Greater muscle strength is associated with better cognitive function in ageing men and women, according to a new Finnish study. The association of extensively measured upper and lower body...

(Frontiers) Individuals who do not produce enough iron are anemic, and often experience fatigue. One common remedy is for physicians to prescribe an iron infusion to their anemic patients. This makes sense, but can lead ...

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) A streamlined and integrated method of tracking medical records called a laboratory health information exchange narrowed the gap in anti-retroviral therapy and vir...

(Lund University) Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are still missing today. One crucial obstacle for researchers is that it is impossible to examine a ...

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHLP) today announced a grant from the J.C. Flowers Foundation (JCFF) to support the free eBook distribution of the research monograph, Malaria: Biolo...

(Wiley) Women in Tennessee who were diagnosed with breast cancer were more likely to be diagnosed with late stage disease after a substantial rollback of Medicaid coverage for adults in the state, according to a new anal...