Cardiology
Researchers develop new tool to reduce stroke risk
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new way of identifying patients at risk of an irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation.
Aug 27, 2023
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Medications
Scientists find evidence of unintended impacts from anti-cancer drugs
With around 90% of drugs failing to make it to market, the potential for improving efficiency within the drug development industry is clear. Drugs designed to combat cancers suffer similar rates of failure for many reasons. ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Diabetes
Study links lifetime interpersonal violence to increased risk of diabetes
A new study conducted by a group of researchers, including the interim executive director of the University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women (CRVAW), has found that people who experience interpersonal ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Medical research
Investigating the placenta: Discovery shows why this often-overlooked organ should be given more attention
The placenta, critical for healthy embryo development, is a multi- purpose organ with a precise lifespan—the length of a pregnancy. New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research suggests that further exploration ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Survey finds that sex is as good as—or better than—a sleeping pill
A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting found three out of four adults reported sleeping better after sex, and the majority felt that a sleeping pill had a similar or worse effect on their sleep.
Jun 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research and new charity helping families cope with trauma of 'the knock'
Ground-breaking research into the impact on family members when someone is arrested for accessing indecent images of children has now spun off into a charity that helps families after they receive what is known as 'the knock'.
May 11, 2023
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Health
Feds say two US hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law
Denying a woman an emergency abortion and risking her life broke U.S. federal law, a federal government investigation contends.
May 1, 2023
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Surgery
Women surgeons remain underrepresented in surgeon-scientists
Despite earlier success in receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, women surgeons are underrepresented among surgeon-scientists, according to a study published online March 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 25, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parental support for LGBTQ youth is important, research shows
Depression is more widespread among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth than heterosexual, cisgender youth, making parental support more important for these adolescents. A new study released ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Health
FDA widens warning for contaminated eye products
Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma's Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2023
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