A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control ...
Aug 29, 2022
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The average internet user spends nearly three hours a day using social media. It's clear that social media is becoming increasingly crucial to sharing important information with the public—like how to stay safe from COVID-19, ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Researchers estimate that half of all high school students in the United States have tried vaping at least once. One third of these students vape regularly. Since e-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. in 2013, they've ...
Aug 23, 2022
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The dream of a drug that can help ameliorate the stress associated with durable traumatic memories, in order to treat disorders such as PTSD, has come a step closer to reality, according to a preclinical study led by researchers ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those hospitalized with influenza, according to a new study from the Perelman School ...
Aug 18, 2022
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A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering details a novel method for imaging the placenta in pregnant patients as well as the results of a pilot clinical study. By combining optical measurements with ultrasound, ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Many Americans know of the potential risks to themselves and their families from infection with COVID-19, but growing numbers say they have returned to living their "normal" pre-pandemic lives, according to July 2022 national ...
Aug 15, 2022
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With its irregularities and anatomical complexities, the root canal system is one of the most clinically challenging spaces in the oral cavity. As a result, biofilm not fully cleared from the nooks and crannies of the canals ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Checkpoint inhibitor drugs have been a gamechanger for many cancer patients. Yet about 70% don't respond to these medications, which work by removing the "brakes" on the immune system's response to a tumor.
Aug 1, 2022
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"We thought there would be a relatively small effect. But we knew that an effect of that size would save lives."
Jul 29, 2022
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