Archive: 22/04/2019

Flaw in many home pregnancy tests can return false negative results

Each year, women in the U.S. rely on some 20 million home pregnancy tests to learn potentially life-altering news. Despite marketing claims that such tests are 99 percent accurate, research at Washington University School ...

Apr 22, 2019

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Biologists design new molecules to help stall lung cancer

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the majority of lung cancer cells relates directly to the availability of a crucial oxygen-metabolizing molecule.

Apr 22, 2019

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Doctors, materials scientists hope a blood test will encourage more colon cancer screenings

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and a growing problem around the world, but not because it's a particularly difficult cancer to detect and halt. The problem, doctors and researchers ...

Apr 22, 2019

Women getting C-sections best judge of own pain medication needs

When doctors ask, women scheduled for cesarean sections know in advance whether they will need low, medium or high levels of pain medication, and are happier with their pain-management experience if given a choice about it, ...

Apr 22, 2019

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Artificial intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analyzing voices

A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analyzing their voices, a new study finds.

Apr 22, 2019

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New pediatric blood pressure guidelines identify more kids at higher risk of premature heart disease

New guidelines that classified more children as having elevated blood pressure are better at predicting which kids are likely to develop heart disease when they reach adulthood, according to new research in the American Heart ...

Apr 22, 2019

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Mystery arthritis-linked knee bone three times more common than 100 years ago

The fabella, a small bone in the knee once lost to human evolution, has made a surprising resurgence over the last century.

Apr 22, 2019

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A deep-learning model may help predict lung cancer survival and outcomes

A deep-learning model developed using serial image scans of tumors from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) predicted treatment response and survival outcomes better than standard clinical parameters.

Apr 22, 2019

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Blankets, bed-sharing common in accidental baby suffocations

Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found.

Apr 22, 2019

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New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition

Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, scientists report.

Apr 22, 2019

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