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Smartphones Become 'Eye-Phones' With Low-Cost Devices
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal ... full story -
Inherited Alzheimer's Damage Greater Decades Before Symptoms Appear
Mar. 7, 2014 — The progression of Alzheimer's may slow once symptoms appear and do significant damage, according to a study investigating an inherited form of the disease. Through an international study, ... full story -
People More Willing to Disclose Experience of Mental Health Problems, Survey Finds
Mar. 7, 2014 — A new survey has found that people are more willing than ever to disclose their experience of having a mental health problem and receiving treatment. This increase in willingness to disclose, the ... full story -
Lifesaving Sensor for Full Bladders Under Development
Mar. 7, 2014 — Many people suffer from a neurological disease that means that they have difficulties with urinating and incontinence, and have problems controlling their bladders. Spinal injuries can damage the ... full story -
New Surgical Hypertension Treatment Not as Good as Standard Drug Treatment
Mar. 7, 2014 — A simple surgical procedure on the kidneys touted as a revolutionary treatment for high blood pressure turns out to be not so revolutionary after all. In a first its kind, a Norwegian clinical trial ... full story -
Talking-Therapy Treatments to Manage Osteoarthritis Pain
Mar. 7, 2014 — Abnormalities in the way the brain experiences pain may be to blame for the chronic pain suffered by osteoarthritis patients, scientists have shown for the first time. As a results, the researchers ... full story -
New Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening Needed in UK, Experts Say
Mar. 7, 2014 — The UK needs to invest in testing for those men most at risk of prostate cancer rather than follow a cast-the-net-wide approach targeting the whole population, a leading scientist argues. Men in the ... full story -
Quicker and Cheaper Toxicity Checking of Mussels
Mar. 7, 2014 — A new discovery can make it far easier to check whether mussels have gone bad. Poisonous mussels contain the extremely dangerous and paralyzing neurotoxin saxitoxin. This neurotoxin is the cause of ... full story -
Prescriptions for Benzodiazepines Rising and Risky When Combined With Opioids, Researchers Warn
Mar. 6, 2014 — Prescriptions for benzodiazepines are rising in primary care, and their frequent combined use with opioid analgesics may be contributing to medication-related deaths, a finding that goes largely ... full story -
Postsurgical Pain Control Linked to Patient Satisfaction With Hospital Experience
Mar. 6, 2014 — Postsurgical pain scores were highly correlated with reports of overall patient satisfaction during hospital stays, in a new finding that was true for some types of surgery more than others. The ... full story -
Ultrasound Guided Pudendal Nerve Block: A Cadaveric Study
Mar. 6, 2014 — The spread of close to 80% of injectate to surrounding soft tissues following a nerve block to treat chronic pelvic pain suggests a need to reduce the quantity injected, according to a new ... full story -
Heating Safety from Mri Radiofrequency Energy Demonstrated in Variety of Simulated Spinal Cord Stimulation Scenarios
Mar. 6, 2014 — Determining MRI RF heating safety is a complex process that requires complete understanding of the potential interactions between the MRI system, lead behavior, and individual patient ... full story -
Transforaminal Vs. Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injections: Both Offered Similar Pain Relief, Function for Radiating Low-Back Pain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Two commonly delivered epidural injection modalities deliver minimal differences in pain relief and function at 1 and 6 months, new research shows. Results indicate both injection types were ... full story -
Long-Lasting Improvements for Discogenic Low-Back Pain Treated With Minimally Invasive Intradiscal Biacuplasty
Mar. 6, 2014 — Patients who benefited from intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) to treat discogenic low-back pain maintained initial gains in pain relief and physical function when rechecked at 1 year, a new study showed. ... full story -
Reducing Wait Times Could Improve Spinal Cord Stimulator Success for Chronic Pain
Mar. 6, 2014 — Success rates soared to 75% for patients who waited less than 2 years for a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implant, compared with 15% for patients whose implants happened 20 years after the onset of ... full story -
Drug Protects Mice Against Malaria Brain Damage, Raises Levels of BDNF in Humans
Mar. 6, 2014 — Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with the malaria parasite, affecting approximately one in a thousand children in areas where malaria is common. Many of the patients die, and ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
For Older Drivers One Drink May Be One Too Many, Study Finds
Mar. 6, 2014 — You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver. Researchers tested how drinking legally ... full story -
Kawasaki Disease and Pregnant Women
Mar. 6, 2014 — In the first study of its type, researchers have looked at the health threat to pregnant women with a history of Kawasaki disease (KD), concluding that the risks are low with informed management and ... full story -
Early Detection Helps Manage Chronic Graft-Vs-Host Disease Complication
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.-host disease, according to a study. GVHD is an immune reaction that occurs in some ... full story -
Simple Urine Test Detects Common Causes of Kidney Dysfunction After Transplantation
Mar. 6, 2014 — A new urine test can distinguish among different causes of kidney dysfunction in kidney transplant recipients. Still under development, if it is validated in a larger multicenter study, the test may ... full story
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Inherited Alzheimer's damage greater decades before symptoms appear
- People more willing to disclose experience of mental health problems, survey finds
- Lifesaving sensor for full bladders under development
- New surgical hypertension treatment not as good as standard drug treatment
- Talking-therapy treatments to manage osteoarthritis pain
- New approach to prostate cancer screening needed in UK, experts say
- Quicker and cheaper toxicity checking of mussels
- Prescriptions for benzodiazepines rising and risky when combined with opioids, researchers warn
- Postsurgical pain control linked to patient satisfaction with hospital experience
- Ultrasound guided pudendal nerve block: A cadaveric study
- Heating safety from mri radiofrequency energy demonstrated in variety of simulated spinal cord stimulation scenarios
- Transforaminal vs. Interlaminar epidural steroid injections: Both offered similar pain relief, function for radiating low-back pain
- Long-lasting improvements for discogenic low-back pain treated with minimally invasive intradiscal biacuplasty
- Reducing wait times could improve spinal cord stimulator success for chronic pain
- Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- For older drivers one drink may be one too many, study finds
- Kawasaki disease and pregnant women
- Early detection helps manage chronic graft-vs-host disease complication
- Simple urine test detects common causes of kidney dysfunction after transplantation
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Returning vets face 'warring identities' distress
- Marijuana's anxiety relief effects: Receptors found in emotional hub of brain
- Detailed picture created of membrane protein linked to learning, memory, anxiety, pain and brain disorders
- Warmer temperatures push malaria to higher elevations
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
- Group A streptococcus in pregnancy: Expert contributes to research
- Common mutation is culprit in acute leukemia relapse
- Reelin protein rescues cognitive deficits in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease
- Birds of all feathers and global flu diversity
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Complications following surgery predict costly readmissions
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Critical link between obesity, diabetes identified
- E-cigarettes: Gateway to nicotine addiction for U.S. teens
- Misplaced protein causes heart failure
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
- Strategies on the Internet to discredit generic drugs
- Heart failure unknowns a roadblock to managing health
- Japanese Town: Half the survivors of mega-earthquake, tsunami, have PTSD symptoms
- Addressing the rapid increase in cesarean birth rates
- Energy drinks linked to teen health risks
- Target for shutting down growth of prostate cancer cells identified
- Technique patented that opens the door to the development of new drugs against osteoporosis
- Waiting for donor heart: Motion prolongs survival
- Three out of every four European banks fails in handicap accessibility of their websites
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Learning how to listen with neurofeedback
- Atypical development in siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- New structure in dogs' eye linked to blinding retinal diseases
- Long-lasting device protects against HIV, pregnancy
- Potential target found for drug to treat allergic asthma
- Alzheimer's disease much larger cause of death than reported, study shows
- Personalized gene therapy locks out HIV, paving the way to control virus without antiretroviral drugs
- Thirty percent of adults with attention deficit disorder report childhood physical abuse
- Inventive new way to profile immune cells in blood
- Cocaine, pleasure principle explored in new rat study
- Drug therapy could eventually reverse memory decline in seniors
- Defining risk factors for falls in post-menopausal women
- Biomarkers of cell death in Alzheimer's reverse course after symptom onset
- New program for students with autism offers hope after high school
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Guidance for optimal quality, safety of HDR brachytherapy
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Patient satisfaction can be high, even in emergency care situations, research shows
- Some metallic toys, low-cost jewelry present health risks for young children
- Experiential avoidance increases PTSD risk following child maltreatment
- Lung transplantation: A treatment option in end-stage lung disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- All work and no play for children: Losing their childhood and their happiness?
- Doulas ease stress, increase satisfaction with birthing experience, statistics indicate
- Newly engineered molecules doom proteins with kiss of death
- B-cells aggravate autoimmune diseases
- Patients' stories used to improve care on hospital wards
- The birds and the bees of proteins
- Sharper view gained of osteoporosis development: Intracellular protein discovered
- New findings on neurogenesis in spinal cord
- Benefits of community-based treatment of schizophrenia demonstrated by milestone study
- Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
- Mother's diet linked to premature birth: fruits, vegetables linked to reduced risk of preterm delivery
- Intimate partner violence in men who have sex with men is linked to adverse health effects
- How sexual contacts with outsiders contribute to HIV infections within communities
- Study examines gap in federal oversight of clinical trials
- Warfarin for a-fib does not worsen outcomes for patients with kidney disease
- Opening a casino linked with lower rate of overweight children in that community
- Moving out of high poverty appears to affect the mental health of boys, girls differently
- Cholesterol study suggests new diagnostic, treatment approach for prostate cancer
- Imprint of chemotherapy linked to inflammation in breast cancer survivors
- Common cancers evade detection by silencing parts of immune system cells
- First look at how Staphylococcus cells adhere to nanostructures could help fight infections
- Female fertility: What's testosterone got to do with it? Research shows male hormones may enhance IVF therapy
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- New markers for acute kidney injury reported
- Off with your glasses: Visual crowding linked to retina, brain processing
- Key protein identified that helps prevent lung cancer tumors from being destroyed
- More genetic signals found linking weight, heart health risk factors
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