Thyroid ultrasound imaging could be used to identify patients who have a low risk of cancer for whom biopsy could be postponed, according to a study by Rebecca Smith-Bindman, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues. The retrospective case-control study of 8,806...
Although up to 500,000 people world-wide die of severe influenza each year, there has been no clear evidence about who is susceptible for influenza complications and it may not be who people think, says a study from McMaster University. This is important because issues during past influenza...
Oncopeptides AB, a company working to enhance oncology therapies, today announced that the first patient has been dosed as part of a Phase II study in multiple myeloma patients with its drug candidate melflufen (previously called J1). The trial is an open-label Phase II study designed to...
I realize that he studied many things, but I'm looking for a single word for the study of sound. Is there such a word, perhaps ending in "ology"? Acoustics is not what I'm looking for.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) has said that a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine on the use of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to evaluate brain tumors underscores the value of advanced medical imaging in helping physicians evaluate the effectiveness of...
New research by the Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) tackles a major problem plaguing long-term care facilities and hospitals. The study, published in the Nature Publication Group journal Cell Death and Differentiation, gives hope to those with chronic non-healing wounds, a...
Pork producers need accurate information on the energy value of fat in feed ingredients to ensure that diets are formulated economically and in a way that maximizes pork fat quality. Researchers at the University of Illinois have determined the true ileal and total tract digestibility of fat in...
About half of a small group of patients with fibromyalgia - a common syndrome that causes chronic pain and other symptoms - was found to have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence of a disease called small-fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN). Unlike fibromyalgia, which has had no known...
I'm going to be a senior in High School this year, and can't figure out what I want to do?!?!?!? I know that my dream is acting, singing, dancing, but I want to keep it more as a hobby, and can still do it, and who knows maybe someday, but I also want to have a professional profession. I don't...
Infraredx, Inc., a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease, has announced the publication of key data supporting the ability of its TVC Imaging System to detect lipid core plaque in patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial...
The familiarity of popular brand logos and brand names increases the memory of color, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from Japan conducted two experiments with a number of undergraduate and graduate students to determine whether the memorized color of objects...
Colorado State University veterinarians are for the first time investigating the use of stem-cell therapy to treat chronic liver disease in dogs, a novel approach they hope could lead to successful treatments for dogs and people. In a new study, veterinarians are looking at treatment of chronic...
Approximately 13 million illnesses and over 110,00 hospitalizations may have been averted by the flu vaccine over the last 6 years in the U.S, according to calculations published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Deliana Kostova and colleagues from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and...
The ocean the Titanic sailed through just over 100 years ago was very different from the one we swim in today.
Global warming is increasing ocean temperatures and harming marine food webs. Nitrogen run-off from fertilizers is causing coastal dead zones. A McGill-led international research team...
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The level of activity in a certain area of your brain could predict whether you'll respond well to antidepressant medication. More »
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Despite the sedentary lifestyle blamed on the post-modern pervasiveness of televisions, the old 'idiot box' could actually potentially sort of aid in weight loss in its own way. More »
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Americans are gaining weight at an alarming rate, with obesity increasing from 12 percent of the nation's population in 1990 to 23 percent by 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite an increase in state public health funding to combat these growing rates around...
A new study finds that utilities aren’t rewarded for adopting energy efficiency programs, and that reforms are needed to make energy efficiency as attractive as renewables.
The article, just published in the current issue of Environmental Law, examines key differences between energy efficiency...
A multi-national team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in the United States, Australia, and 13 western European countries.
The study, which appears in the journal Science, was conducted by the...