Archive: 16/11/2017
Radiation and pulmonary fibrosis
Radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis—tissue scarring that can permanently impair lung function—limits the delivery of therapeutic radiation doses to non-small cell lung cancer.
Nov 16, 2017
Count your blessings: Quantitative microbiome profiling
A broad range of metabolic and inflammatory diseases is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition and metabolic potential. Until now, sequencing-based gut microbiota research has described such dysbiotic states ...
Nov 16, 2017
Visual perception of summary statistics not following mathematical rules
Cognitive psychologists of the Higher School of Economics have experimentally demonstrated that people are capable of estimating the mean size of visible objects and their approximate number simultaneously, showing for the ...
Nov 16, 2017
Reversing opioid overdose: Concentrated naloxone nasal spray as good as injection
A new study published by the scientific journal Addiction has found that a concentrated 2mg intranasal naloxone spray delivers naloxone as effectively, over the critical first 15 minutes, as the standard 0.4mg intramuscular ...
Nov 16, 2017
To keep girls in school, Ethiopians open up about menstruation
There's one room at the Sheno primary school in rural Ethiopia that's different from all the others, starting with the sign over the door reading: "Menstruation is a gift from God."
Nov 16, 2017
Lower cost, higher quality primary care practices are distinguished by six attributes
Six attributes of primary care delivery are associated with high value, according to a new study: decision support for evidence-based medicine, risk-stratified care management, careful selection of specialists, coordination ...
Nov 16, 2017
Black box warning slows, but doesn't stop, codeine for kids after tonsil removal
Despite an FDA black box warning against prescribing children codeine following tonsil and adenoid removal, 1 in 20 children undergoing these surgeries continued to receive the opioid, a new study suggests.
Nov 16, 2017