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Kids age 8 and below spends more time using the media than six years ago. A new report reveals that 42 percent of children age 8 and below already have their own gadget - compared from 7 percent in 2013 and 1 percent in ...

Scientists have discovered how the growth of cancer cells is related to the consumption of sugar. The discovery could enable other scientists to delve deeper into the mysteries of how cancer can multiply.

California is currently struggling with a hepatitis A outbreak that has already claimed 19 lives. What are the challenges that authorities are facing in their quest to control the outbreak?

News The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declared this a Class I recall ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

News The system uses proprietary technology to capture color-coded images containing data that provides the clinician critical information such as oxyhemoglobin levels (Oxy) ... Contributed Author: HyperMed Imaging Topic...

News Fatigue is defined as extreme tiredness, typically resulting from overexertion--either physical or mental--or illness ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Wearables

News The articles emphasize the critical need for robust, low-cost health technology solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ... Contributed Author: Duke University

Article More than any other industry, the production of medical devices demands the highest quality levels ... Contributed Author: Francisco Almada Lobo, CEO, Critical Manufacturing

An engineered version of the protein GDF15 caused test animals to lose weight. Researchers also observed a link between increased levels of the protein and lowered cholesterol and insulin levels in the blood.

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Obesity leads to the release of cytokines into the bloodstream which impact the metabolism of breast cancer cells, making them more aggressiv...

(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine today launched a new program, Care Coordination of High Risk Diabetes Patients, thanks to a $1.5 millio...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) On the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has issued the first edition of a comprehensive and scientifically referenced report on o...

(Umea University) Researchers at Umeå and Stockholm universities in Sweden and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US have published a new study in the journal Molecular Cell. In the article, they show ho...

(University at Buffalo) Having a parent with an alcohol use disorder increases the risk for dating violence among teenagers, according to a study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions.

(Portland State University) Oregon shore crabs exhibit risky behavior when they're exposed to the antidepressant Prozac, making it easier for predators to catch them, according to a new study from Portland State Universi...

(Penn State) Penn State faculty members have received a $1.25 million federal grant to address a shortage in speech-language pathologists and special educators with master's degrees who have the knowledge and experience ...

(University of Calgary) For the last century, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been a challenge for patients and the medical community in the western world. New research published today in The Lancet by Dr. Gilaad Ka...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) In a new study published in Science Immunology, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Monash University in Australia reveal new insights into the basis for T cell receptor (TCR)...

(University of North Carolina Health Care) "There is confusion about whether e-cigarettes are 'safer' than cigarettes because the potential adverse effects of e-cigarettes are only beginning to be studied," said Kesimer,...

(Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute) Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) joins an elite group of institutions selected to lead national clinical trials in the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Tr...

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Environmental health scientist Alicia Timme-Laragy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental H...

(Medical University of South Carolina) Hematologist and researcher Julie Kanter says as few as 30 percent of children across the country with sickle cell disease are getting a simple test that could keep them from having...