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Children in car crashes fare better at pediatric trauma centers, study says
Stephen FellerST. PAUL, Minn., May 20 (UPI) -- Children injured in car crashes fare better at pediatric trauma centers than at general or adult trauma centers, according to a recent...
TXA administered intravenously, by injection reduces blood loss after knee replacement
Administering tranexamic acid (TXA) both intravenously (IV) and injected at the surgical site (intra-articular administration, or IA) reduced blood loss by 37 percent, compared to IV alone, following total knee...
Mouse studies hold promise for a simple treatment for an aggressive gastric tumor
Patients with aggressive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have limited treatment options and there are few oncologists who are specialized in this relatively rare disease. Normally a total gastrectomy (removal of the...
Triple-therapy cocktail shrinks triple-negative breast tumors
In a new study using mice and lab-grown human cells, a scientific team of researchers shows how a triple-drug cocktail can shrink triple-negative breast cancers by killing off cancer cells...
Brain scans of dementia patients with coprophagia showed neurodegeneration
Coprophagia, eating one's feces, is common in animals but rarely seen in humans. Now researchers have reviewed the cases of a dozen adult patients diagnosed with coprophagia over the past...
Combining radiation with immunotherapy showing promise against melanoma
Combining radiation treatments with a new generation of immunotherapies is showing promise as a one-two-punch against melanoma, researchers report.
Bereaved parents should be given full details about how to reduce sudden infant death syndrome risk
Health professionals should tell bereaved parents about what they could have done to reduce the risk of the sudden death of their baby, a new study indicates. The research is...
HOXA5 protein acts as tumor suppressor in breast cancer, lab cell study shows
Many breast cancers are marked by a lack of HOXA5 protein, a gene product known to control cell differentiation and death, and lower levels of the protein correspond to poorer...
Mechanism that reduces effect of cocaine on brain discovered
A type of brain cell known as microglia plays a key role in reducing the effects of cocaine in the brain, according to a new major study. The discovery establishes...
Oklahoma Passes Bill That Would Subject Abortion Doctors to Felony Charges
The State Senate measure, the first of its kind, would revoke such doctors’ medical licenses. The bill is on the desk of Gov. Mary Fallin.
[Research Article] The tumor microenvironment underlies acquired resistance to CSF-1R inhibition in gliomas
Macrophages accumulate with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) progression and can be targeted via inhibition of colony-stimulating factor–1 receptor (CSF-1R) to regress high-grade tumors in animal models of this cancer. However, whether...
[Special Issue News] A Plague of Rats
Rats have long been one of the world's most ubiquitous—and infamous—forms of urban wildlife, synonymous with pestilence and squalor. They've attracted only sporadic attention from scientists, however, and much about the secretive city...
[Feature] The Truest Test
Over the past few years, there has been a surge in studies that intentionally infect volunteers with a wide variety of pathogens to test novel drugs and vaccines. The so-called "human challenge model"...
[In Depth] Can brain scans reveal concussion-linked disease?
Last week, at the Sixth Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference in Arlington, Virginia, neurologist Samuel Gandy presented a former National Football League player's positron emission tomography (PET) scan as the...
[In Depth] Researchers decry consent proposal
Researchers and universities are concerned that new U.S. ethics rules will hamper biomedical research that relies on leftover tissue, blood, and urine samples from patients. The changes, proposed last fall...
W.H.O. Calls Yellow Fever in Africa ‘Serious Concern’
The agency stopped short of declaring a global health emergency, but suggested drastically expanding vaccination programs.
Fatty foods during teen years may influence later breast cancer risk
Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay News Teens who eat lots of saturated fats tend to have denser breasts 15 years later, new research suggests.
Cancer can be combated with reprogrammed macrophage cells
Researchers have generated antibodies that reprogram a type of macrophage cell in the tumor, making the immune system better able to recognize and kill tumor cells. The study, say the...
Benefit of organizational misconduct: Others in group may work harder, study says
Misconduct within an organization is generally seen as a predicament at best, a catastrophe at worst. But a new study shows that such misconduct, or “deviance,” can prove beneficial by...
Chronic exposure limit set for PFOA in drinking water
EPA addresses persistent legacy chemicals linked to health problems
Virginia health care: Pay by the month, get unlimited visits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- In January, Dr. Maura McLaughlin started a new type of primary care practice in central Virginia. Instead of getting...
Geriatric care cuts force new approach
Budget constraints mean the Montreal General Hospital has shut down its geriatric acute care unit. Now, specialists will be like a flying squad, caring for elderly patients wherever they are...
Research suggests a way to identify animals at risk of blood clots
A common diagnostic tool often used to identify patients at risk of bleeding may also be used to identify those predisposed to clot excessively, new findings from a retrospective study...
New research could personalize medicine for arthritis patients
Recently, a team of scientists examined the whole-joint gene expression by RNA sequencing at one day, one, six and 12 weeks after injury. The team used a new, non-invasive tibial...
Factor preserves DNA integrity in bacteria despite assault from antibiotics
A key biochemical enables bacteria to repair otherwise fatal damage to their DNA, including that caused by antibiotics. That is the finding of a study led by researchers at NYU...
Protective gene offers hope for next blockbuster heart drug
Rare genetic variant in Icelanders lowers risk of heart attack by more than one-third.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19952
Baby opossum found swimming in San Diego woman's toilet
Ben HooperSAN DIEGO, May 19 (UPI) -- Animal control officers conducted a strange rescue in southern California when a woman discovered a baby opossum in her home toilet.
U.S. motorcycle deaths up 10 percent in last year
HealthDay News Motorcyclist deaths in the United States topped 5,000 last year -- a 10 percent increase from 2014, according to a new report.