Growing resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial treatments is a serious global healthcare challenge. A new study in Antibiotics demonstrates a method for tracking the spread of genes for antimicrobial resistance ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Imagine a patient has been diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, and their health care provider is reviewing medication options to help them curb their drinking. The provider asks the patient some basic questions, like alcohol ...
Feb 7, 2023
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If you were being treated in a hospital, your immediate concerns probably wouldn't include plastic waste, but maybe they should. Growing awareness of the links between environmental and human health has some in the U.S. health ...
Oct 6, 2022
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It's long been recommended as a way of easing eye strain while working at a computer screen. Now the 20-20-20 rule—taking a break of at least 20 seconds, every 20 minutes, to look at least 20 feet away—has been confirmed ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Clinicians and researchers have known for some time that uncertainty fuels anticipatory anxiety—that heightened sense of caution and vigilance when danger is lurking. Though uncertainty is universally unpleasant, some people ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Researchers from the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine have expanded a screening tool that could lead to more accurate and timely diagnoses—and therefore treatment—of substance use disorder.
Apr 21, 2022
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For children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), receiving an early diagnosis can make a huge difference in improving behavior, skills and language development. But despite being one of the most common developmental disabilities, ...
Dec 7, 2021
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More than 18 months into the pandemic, we're still hunting for effective antiviral treatments for COVID—medicines that target the coronavirus itself and stop it from developing in the body.
Nov 10, 2021
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A new computer model demonstrates that vaccinations have impacts well beyond just preventing disease and death: they can also slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Sep 24, 2021
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Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found.
Sep 20, 2021
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