Record numbers of American veterans diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer are heeding the advice of international medical experts and opting
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Big data from world’s largest citizen science microbiome project serves food for thought
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and collaborators have published the first major results from the
Continue reading »Researchers find key players for building and repairing the brain
Research by Dr. Freda Miller and her team at the Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto has
Continue reading »Researcher patents ‘roach motel’ for cancer
The University of Texas at Arlington has successfully patented in Europe an implantable medical device that attracts and kills circulating
Continue reading »Very obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy baby
Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations,
Continue reading »Less is more when it comes to prescription opioids for hospital patients, study finds
In a pilot study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Yale researchers significantly reduced doses of opioid painkillers given to hospital
Continue reading »Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for
Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world
Continue reading »New computational strategy designed for more personalized cancer treatment
Mathematicians and cancer scientists have found a way to simplify complex biomolecular data about tumors, in principle making it easier
Continue reading »This No-Slip Charcoal Yoga Mat Is the Only One You'll Ever Need for Hot Yoga
Hot yoga fans know the struggle: you’re in the zone, holding an impeccable downward dog position, and suddenly, you’re slipping out of
Continue reading »Artificial muscles promise to speed up testing of treatments for muscle diseases
Artificial muscles grown from human stem cells could pave the way forward for treating muscle diseases, according to new research
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