After years of declines in sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID), rates have been ticking up again, particularly among babies born to Black mothers, new research shows. The findings, published in the journal JAMA Network ...
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Human breath could help identify cancerous lung nodules and reduce the need for invasive testing. New Griffith University research analyzed exhaled breath to help doctors distinguish between cancerous and noncancerous lung ...
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University of Missouri researchers are using artificial intelligence to uncover hidden clues among the trillions of bacteria living in the human gut, including changes that could one day help scientists detect diseases earlier. ...
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Chronic stress and perceived social support may play a role in how memory and thinking abilities change with age, according to a new study led by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
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I was 12 when the worst heat waves hit our home in rural New South Wales, Australia. It was summer vacation, a few weeks after we'd celebrated Christmas. I sat at the kitchen table, next to the sheets draped as curtains over ...
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Every person is a collection of genetic puzzle pieces. On their own, those pieces can be hard to understand, but together, they form the picture that is you.
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As health care systems increasingly seek solutions to the growing burden of chronic disease, a new position statement from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) outlines a standardized approach to collecting and ...
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If you've ever tried to schedule a follow-up visit with a doctor, you know what can happen: You sit on hold, then learn that the earliest available slot is three months out. New research, published in the journal Manufacturing ...
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Alcohol, opioids, nicotine, cocaine and other addictive substances are known to influence the brain's reward system, the network of brain regions involved in the reinforcement of pleasure-seeking behaviors. Many of these ...
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz are studying whether drones can deliver freeze-dried plasma to critically injured patients when conventional transportation cannot get them to a hospital quickly enough. ...
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