Health
'Help, my kids keep getting head lice!' Here's how to break the cycle of nits
Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or caregiver has to face.
Jun 14, 2023
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Health
What do you know about headaches?
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about headaches.
Jun 12, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
New tool may help spot 'invisible' brain damage in college athletes
An artificial intelligence computer program that processes magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately identify changes in brain structure that result from repeated head injury, a new study in student athletes shows. ...
May 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart donors with COVID-19 found to confer higher mortality risk to those receiving new hearts
A team of medical researchers from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York has found that mortality rates are higher for transplant patients receiving a new heart from a person infected ...
Oncology & Cancer
Glioblastoma found to hijack cognitive neural networks with thrombospondin-1
Researchers from the University of California at San Francisco have examined how glioma-induced neuronal changes influence the brain circuitry underlying cognition and whether these interactions can influence a patient's ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First RSV vaccine caps 60-year search to stem pervasive lung illness
For 60 years, doctors and scientists searched for a vaccine against a common virus that, while sometimes deadly, is little known to the public. The hunt is over.
May 6, 2023
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Medications
Study finds drug may delay earliest symptoms of multiple sclerosis
A drug called teriflunomide may delay first symptoms for people whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans show signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) even though they do not yet have symptoms of the disease. The preliminary ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Health
Brain injury toolkit helps support domestic violence survivors
A new approach to trauma-informed care developed by domestic violence survivor advocates and researchers at The Ohio State University has been found in a new study to improve support organizations' care for survivors by better ...
Apr 4, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New drug combination holds unusually positive results for HPV-negative patients with advanced head and neck cancer
A new combination drug treatment has shown promising results in patients with pan-refractory, recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer, according to a study published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Mar 28, 2023
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Health
Education might not save you from cognitive decline—new study
Take a look at any list of risk factors for cognitive decline and you're bound to find "education" among them. The received wisdom is that the more years you spend in education, the lower your risk of cognitive decline in ...
Mar 27, 2023
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