Archive: 05/06/2019

What if you could spot skin cancer before it got too serious?

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. If you could visibly see signs of skin cancer on your body, would you be more likely to visit the doctor? A group of professors from BYU and the University ...

Jun 5, 2019

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Study suggests new computer analytics may solve the hospital readmission puzzle

A University of Maryland School of Medicine study suggests that a novel machine learning model developed at the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), called the Baltimore score (B score), may help hospitals better ...

Jun 5, 2019

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Mosquito control program reduces dengue, costs in Sri Lanka

A public health, police, and military partnership to reduce the mosquito population in Sri Lanka resulted in a more than 50-percent reduction in dengue, as well as cost savings, finds a study from an international team of ...

Jun 5, 2019

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Trump halts fetal tissue research by government scientists

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it is ending medical research by government scientists that uses human fetal tissue,.

Jun 5, 2019

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A new way to block malaria transmission by targeting young contagious parasite forms

In a new study titled "Naturally acquired immunity against immature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes," published today in Science Translational Medicine, scientists have revealed previously unknown targets of natural human ...

Jun 5, 2019

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Study sheds light on how cells in the body can sense cancer

Fresh insights into how cells alert the body when they are in danger of becoming cancerous could open new doors in the search for therapies.

Jun 5, 2019

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Online Rx startups offer convenience but also raise concerns

How do you get men excited about decades-old pills for hair loss, erectile dysfunction and other potentially embarrassing health conditions?

Jun 5, 2019

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Dozens of Utah public pool swimmers sickened by chlorine gas

Chlorine gas has sickened dozens of swimmers at a Utah public pool in what police called a freak accident.

Jun 5, 2019

To fight tuberculosis infection, early protection is crucial

In the first days after the tuberculosis (TB) bacteria infect the body, a flurry of immune cells are activated to fight the infection. Now, researchers have identified a master cell that coordinates the body's immune defenses ...

Jun 5, 2019

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Improved human brain organoids to boost neurological disease research

Scientists at Harvard University and the Broad Institute's Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research have made a major advance in the development of human brain 'organoids': miniature, 3-D tissue cultures that model a patient's ...

Jun 5, 2019

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