Archive: 19/12/2016
The transgender 'bathroom bill': Who wants it—men or women?
Most women are not bothered much about the fact that they might at times share public bathrooms designated for females with transgender women who were registered as men at birth. Men on the other hand take umbrage, and worry ...
Dec 19, 2016
New stem cell delivery approach regenerates dental pulp-like tissue in a rodent model
When a tooth is damaged, either by severe decay or trauma, the living tissues that comprise the sensitive inner dental pulp become exposed and vulnerable to harmful bacteria. Once infection takes hold, few treatment options—primarily ...
Dec 19, 2016
Media coverage of studies needs more independent commentary
Media coverage of medical studies frequently includes comments from independent experts who lack expertise in the subject or who have undisclosed academic and financial conflicts of interest, according to a study in CMAJ ...
Dec 19, 2016
Genetic study of primary sclerosing cholangitis reveals potential drug target
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is a debilitating rare disease of the liver with no effective treatment. Reported in Nature Genetics researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Mayo Clinic and their collaborators ...
Dec 19, 2016
Rare look at youth post detention is bleak
A new Northwestern Medicine study offers a bleak assessment in a rare look at the outcomes of delinquent youth five and 12 years after juvenile detention.
Dec 19, 2016