Archive: 23/07/2019

Daily e-cigarette use may help smokers quit regular cigarettes

A new study from the Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) Tobacco Research and Treatment Center provides critical population-level evidence demonstrating that using e-cigarettes daily helps U.S. smokers to quit smoking ...

Jul 23, 2019

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Associate professor's mission: Prepare nurses to care for older adults

Kathryn Daniel believes nurses, who make up the largest segment of medical workers in the United States, are the backbone of the nation's health care system.

Jul 23, 2019

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The research effort on acute flaccid myelitis

Johns Hopkins Medicine and University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers will lead a multicenter, multinational study of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), the "poliolike" condition affecting children that causes loss ...

Jul 23, 2019

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Senators unveil compromise to reduce drug costs for seniors

Two senior senators—a Republican and a Democrat—unveiled compromise legislation Tuesday to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients, while saving money for federal and state health care programs ...

Jul 23, 2019

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How do brains remember decisions?

Mammal brains—including those of humans—store and recall impressive amounts of information based on our good and bad decisions and interactions in an ever-changing world. Now, in a series of new experiments with mice, ...

Jul 23, 2019

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Novel rheumatoid arthritis drug succeeds in clinical trial led by Stanford investigator

Rheumatoid arthritis patients getting little or no relief from conventional small-molecule drugs and injectable biologic drugs saw substantial improvement in their condition from daily use of an experimental compound in a ...

Jul 23, 2019

Keeping livestock in the yard just might help your baby's immune system

Getting up close—and a little dirty—with farm animals just might help us fend off illness, say researchers who've further demonstrated the benefits of early exposure to a wide variety of environmental bacteria.

Jul 23, 2019

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Hidden dynamics detected in neuronal networks

Neuronal networks in the brain can process information particularly well when they are close to a critical point—or so brain researchers had assumed based on theoretical considerations. However, experimental investigations ...

Jul 23, 2019

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Imaging shows brain matter alterations in US government personnel who served in Cuba

Brain imaging of 40 U.S. government personnel who experienced a host of neurological symptoms after possible exposure of an unknown source while serving in Cuba revealed significant differences in brain tissue and connectivity ...

Jul 23, 2019

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These mannequins aren't for fashion. They're for medical training

Lying on the table, surrounded by two nurses, a woman shrieks in pain, "There's something horribly wrong!"

Jul 23, 2019

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