Archive: 11/01/2018

Patient education brochure provides low-cost solution to avoid diversion of unused opioids

Unused prescription painkillers lying around the home have proven to be a major source of drugs supplying the nation's opioid epidemic,1 but a new patient education brochure that describes safe disposal practices of unused ...

Jan 11, 2018

Do less harm: E-cigarettes a safer option than smoking, new study says

Quitting smoking is among the top New Year's resolutions, but is notoriously difficult to do and often requires multiple attempts and strategies.

Jan 11, 2018

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Trump allows US states work rules for Medicaid enrollees

Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to let states require that able-bodied adults work in order to receive health care benefits through Medicaid, a pillar of the US social safety net.

Jan 11, 2018

Hepatic fat accumulation may have causal role in liver disease

(HealthDay)—Hepatic fat accumulation may play a causal role in chronic liver disease, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.

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New AI technology significantly improves human kidney analysis

The ability to quantify the extent of kidney damage and predict the life remaining in the kidney, using an image obtained at the time when a patient visits the hospital for a kidney biopsy, now is possible using a computer ...

Jan 11, 2018

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Researchers map out genetic 'switches' behind human brain evolution

UCLA researchers have developed the first map of gene regulation in human neurogenesis, the process by which neural stem cells turn into brain cells and the cerebral cortex expands in size. The scientists identified factors ...

Jan 11, 2018

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Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by 'nudging' parents, study suggests

It contains potentially lifesaving stem cells that can treat a host of blood-based cancers and other diseases. Yet the blood found in newborns' umbilical cords is almost always discarded as medical waste, rather than banked ...

Jan 11, 2018

Team reports gambling research results to Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Results of a baseline study on gambling behavior in Massachusetts that establishes how people participated - or not - in gambling prior to the opening of any casinos were reported today to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission ...

Jan 11, 2018