Archive: 17/10/2019

Region, age, and sex decide who gets arthritis-linked 'fabella' knee bone

The once-rare 'fabella' bone has made a dramatic resurgence in human knees, but who's likely to have a fabella or two—and why?

Oct 17, 2019

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New clinical research offers possibility of future rehabilitation for patients in vegetative, minimally conscious state

Non-invasive brain stimulation is to be trialled for the first time alongside advanced brain imaging techniques in patients who are minimally conscious or in a vegetative state.

Oct 17, 2019

Researchers bring us one step closer to universal influenza vaccine

The scourge of the influenza virus devastates health and claims many lives worldwide each year. It is especially daunting because vaccines are only protective when they are well matched to the strains circulating in the population. ...

Oct 17, 2019

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Researchers quantify limitations of health reports from direct-to-consumer genetic tests

Health reports from direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests that use a limited variant screening approach often yield clinical false-negative results, which pose the risk of informing health care decisions based on incomplete ...

Oct 17, 2019

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Study examines variation in transplant centers' use of less-than-ideal organs

Researchers who developed a tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue ...

Oct 17, 2019

Online abortion medication demand highest in states with restrictive abortion policies

Demand for abortion medication through online telemedicine varies in the United States, according to new peer-reviewed research from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin published in the American ...

Oct 17, 2019