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(Wiley) New research published in CANCER reveals bias and stereotyping among clinical and research professionals who recruit patients to enroll in cancer clinical trials.

Initial data from the outbreak in China did not reveal as much information as scientists needed to assess the epidemic. Now, more accurate data suggest an epidemic worse than some previously thought.

RF component manufacturer Pasternack has added some 54 models to its line of mmWave antennas for 5G and other applications. Additions include five new categories of high frequency waveguide antennas are now available to ...

(American Heart Association) Improving lifestyle habits -- such as attaining and maintaining a healthy body weight and getting regular, moderate physical activity -- may be useful additions to physician-guided management...

(University of Delaware) New research into why some people's blood doesn't clot well identified defects in the platelet-making process, where mutant cells aren't behaving properly. Because these cells have a variety of d...

(InSilico Medicine) FierceMedTech names Insilico Medicine as one of its "Fierce 15" companies of 2019

(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) MIT researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the behavior of glucose-responsive insulin in humans and in rodents. They believe this model could be used to d...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Racial/ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, and other groups are less likely to receive office-based care for common musculoskeletal conditions, reports a nationwide study in Clinical Ort...

(University of Surrey) Support available to children experiencing the death of a parent varies across the country, new research published in the BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care finds.

(University of Melbourne) University of Melbourne researchers have identified and implemented the key interventions and tools that countries can -- and should -- use to improve the quality and availability of critical bi...

(Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) Misleading portrayals of the safety of tobacco use are widesp

(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) A large research study in South Africa and Uganda using mobile vans to dispense antiretroviral treatment was very effective. The results were presented March 9, 2020...

(University of Barcelona) An international study published in the journal Cell, has described 109 genetic variants associated with eight psychiatric disorders: autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, o...

(University of Nottingham) Artificial intelligence could help vets to more accurately diagnose the origin of mastitis on dairy herds, according to a new study from experts at the University of Nottingham.

(University of California - Davis) Some species of fish, notably parrotfish and wrasses living on coral reefs, change their biological sex as they age, beginning life as females and later becoming functionally male. New ...

(Mayo Clinic) A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Arizona published in the The Journal of Clinical Investigation has found that obesity is not only implicated in chronic diseases such as diabetes, but also in sudden...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenofovir were more than 30% lower in...

(University of New South Wales) Climate change and urbanisation are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A collaborative approach is required to build health care pathways that will end homelessness in Canada. Clinicians can play a role by tailoring their interventions using a comprehe...

(Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings) Already 11 participations in Lindau Meetings since 1993, No. 12 planned. "A beacon for the scientific inspiration of young scientists" - Statements with topical reference to 'Lindau Guide...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children - including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, according to a report in the Ma...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) Penn Nursing's Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN, the van Ameringen Chair in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Comm...