Saliva and plasma at the core of cancer detection and treatment Saliva and plasma could be crucial in detecting recurrences or relapses of head and neck cancers, negating the need for a painful and invasive biopsy. 19 hours ago 0 0
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From field to lab: Study reveals how people with vision loss judge approaching vehicles Patricia DeLucia has spent decades studying something many of us never think about: judgments about collisions that are crucial for safety. But the roots of her research stretch back to her childhood, long before she became ... 20 hours ago 0 0
Study finds cystic fibrosis drug allows patients to safely scale back lung therapies A new multi-site study led by researchers at CU Anschutz shows that people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who start the triple-drug therapy elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) can safely reduce many of their daily lung treatments ... 20 hours ago 0 1
People's sniffing behaviors predict what they are smelling, study shows Humans and other animals actively sense their surrounding environment. This entails the deliberate adjustment of motor behavior involved in sensory sampling (i.e., movements of the eyes, ears and hands) in line with the stimulus ... 20 hours ago feature 0 37
America doesn't have enough hospital beds. This could help Every day, across the nation, patients wait hours or days in emergency departments until a bed opens up for them in the hospital. 20 hours ago 0 9
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Early Parkinson's predictor found in daily step count Oxford's Big Data Institute and Nuffield Department of Population Health report that daily step counts may help identify who will later be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, with lower activity patterns acting as an early ... 20 hours ago report 0 37
Beyond biology: Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine A new series in The Lancet led by a UC Berkeley professor equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions. 20 hours ago 0 0
Researchers uncover the earliest stages of human placenta formation A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation. 20 hours ago 0 0