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(West Virginia University) West Virginia University researcher Nicholas Castle is part of a team investigating how nursing homes can best meet obese residents' healthcare needs. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Qua...

(University of Exeter) Brazil's leatherback turtles are making a 'gentle recovery' after 30 years of conservation efforts, new research shows.

(Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation) This research examines whether effects of alcohol/pregnancy policies vary by race.Results show that the effect of alcohol/pregnancy policies varied by race for preterm birt...

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Babies born after being exposed to both opioids and benzodiazepines before birth are more likely to have severe drug withdrawal, requiring medications like morphine for treatment, c...

(Georgia State University) Influenza remains a major public health risk, and Dr. Baozhong Wang, associate professor in Georgia State University's Institute for Biomedical Sciences, has received a five-year, $3.26 million...

(University of Connecticut) Using blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective way to empower patients with hypertension to stick with an exercise program, according to a first-of-its-kind study conducted by a multidis...

(City College of New York) City College of New York-led researchers have published a breakthrough in understanding previously unknown inner workings related to the lateralization of speech processing in the brain. Their ...

(Flinders University) Researchers have found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can improve depression symptoms in patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. ...

(Oregon State University) A compound with potential as a treatment for ALS has gained further promise in a new study that showed it improved the condition of mice whose motor neurons had been damaged by an environmental ...

(University of Illinois at Chicago) Docs should consider a patient's weight before prescribing new chemotherapy drugs.

(The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth) Dartmouth-led study shows that while the number and variety of contracts held by Accountable Care Organizations have increased dramatically in recent years, the proportion of ...

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Results of a multi-center study of patients' assumptions about health care professionals' roles based on gender show significant stereotypical bias towards males as phy...

(Columbia University) Nearly 80 percent who have contributed DNA for research are of European ancestry. Columbia University Medical Center leads a National Human Genome Research Institute study designed to understand the...

(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Cyclophosphamide, a mainstay of chemotherapy for many cancers, acts as both chemotherapy and immunotherapy at high doses, study finds.

(American Osteopathic Association) Researchers say non-dermatologist physicians can make earlier and more accurate diagnoses of melanomas using a dermatoscope. This would be particularly beneficial for patients who lack ...

(American Heart Association) Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an increased risk of elevated systolic blood pressure during childhood and adolescence. The study findings suggest that ...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Whether it's a rare treat or a weekly routine, many older adults enjoy spending time with grandchildren. But a new poll suggests many could do more to reduce the risk of their...

(Flinders University) A more effective seasonal flu vaccine is about to be tested in clinical trials across the US. The current flu shot was substantially less effective during a second wave of tougher flu strain this pa...

(American Heart Association) The Fontan procedure has saved the lives of many people born with only one ventricle, but their unique circulatory system requires lifelong medical monitoring and care. A new scientific state...

(International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) The authors of the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial report on an extended analysis of the patient cohort that was followed up on after the 2011 study was publi...

(Boston University School of Medicine) 'Integrating the Educators,' a pilot internship program at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is successful in training biomedical science trainees (graduate students/Ph.D...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) 'There's more to multiple sclerosis than white matter lesions,' said corresponding author Tarun Singhal, M.D., a neurologist at the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham....