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(Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery) The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (JBJS) has launched an entirely reengineered website -- jbjs.org. This superior online orthopaedic experience--fully optimized for mobile devices --...

(University of Helsinki) A new study from the University of Helsinki shows that individual circadian preference is associated with brain activity patterns during the night.

News he metal component of the microstructures renders them electrically conductive while the elastic silicone contributes flexibility ... Contributed Author: The Optical Society

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News The H-MVRS is an investigational device. It does not have European CE marking and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved it for use in patients in the United States ... Contributed Author: University...

News Lead researcher, RMIT's Professor Milan Brandt, and the project team will combine 3D printing, robotic surgery and advanced manufacturing to create tailored implants for patients with bone cancer ... Contributed Aut...

News The detailed holograms generated by the instrument also can be used in hospitals and other clinical settings for rapid analysis of cell morphology ... Contributed Author: Phys.org Topics: Medical Diagnostics

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General and the directors of WHO's six regional offices have launched a new plan to transform the Organization over the coming 24 months. The transformation is designed to enab...

Researchers found an association between childhood spanking and mental health problems in adulthood. Among the respondents, men and minorities were more likely to have experienced childhood spanking.

(Rockefeller University) Scientists found that inhibiting a regulatory protein alters the intricate signaling chemistry that is responsible for many of the disease's symptoms. The findings provide a path to possible ther...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Amy Vogelsmeier, associate professor of nursing, found that registered nurses are better equipped to identify medication discrepancies that could cause nursing home residents harm.

(University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) A UBC researcher says there's truth to the idea that spending time outdoors is a direct line to happiness. In fact, Holli-Anne Passmore says if people simply take time to ...

(University of Cambridge) Scientists have identified a key chemical within the 'memory' region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why people who suffer from disorders such as anxie...

(University of California - Davis) A drug used to treat malaria does not, after all, create new insulin-producing cells, according to a new paper from researchers at UC Davis. The work, published in Cell Metabolism Nov. ...

(University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center) UC researchers are examining racial and gender disparities in dialysis patients as well as the impact of poor functional status and pre-dialysis hospitalizations on elder...

(University of Louisville) Researchers at the University of Louisville were part of a group that discovered an insidious new autoimmune disease that causes kidney failure.The discovery of anti-brush border antibody (ABBA...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Vitamin D may play a key role in helping some women seeking treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related infertility get pregnant. PCOS is a hormonal disorder aff...

(Goethe University Frankfurt) The surface of every cell contains receptors that react to external signals similar to a 'gate'. In this way, the cells of the innate immune system can differentiate between friend and foe p...

(American Thoracic Society) Blood biomarkers appear to be an early-warning signal for the accelerated loss of lung function and airway obstruction in firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center disaster, accordi...

(Aarhus University) Too low a level of a hormone in the blood which protects against stress may be the cause of epilepsy-like seizures which doctors had otherwise believed had solely psychological causes. New research re...

(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians (ACP), expressed support for some of the provisions included in the final rules for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the Quality Payment Program ...

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Can environmental toxins disrupt circadian rhythms -- the biological 'clock' whose disturbance is linked to chronic inflammation and a host of human disorders? Research showing a link b...