Health
What's in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium
If you asked me what's in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be "we don't fully know."
Aug 12, 2023
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A new definition for periprosthetic joint infection
A rise in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) rates has the orthopedic community moving to develop it's first-ever agreed upon definition and diagnostic criteria to help better treat patients.
Nov 4, 2011
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Pediatrics
What to do if your child chokes
(HealthDay)—Choking is a leading cause of injury and death among American children, especially those age 3 years and younger, and parents and other caregivers need to know what to do in such cases, an expert says.
Aug 10, 2013
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Using science to catch a cheat
The truth is, doping in elite sports exists and with so much pressure to be the best, unfortunately some athletes turn to cheating. With the spotlight on the London Olympics and the recent doping scandal of the Tour de France ...
Aug 22, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Early-stage breast cancer detection in breast milk
Researchers at VHIO, led by Dr. Cristina Saura, head of the VHIO Breast Cancer Group and the Breast Unit at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and Dr. Ana Vivancos, head of VHIO's Genomics laboratory, has shown for the first ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Medical research
Toss the syringe: New formulation allows for oral delivery of many injectable drugs, including insulin
A new startup, i2O Therapeutics, has launched to commercialize innovations developed at Harvard University that may one day enable patients and clinicians to give up syringes in favor of pills.
Apr 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Biomarker in liquid biopsy for lung cancer appears more accurate in predicting immunotherapy response than tumor biopsy
Mount Sinai researchers have validated for the first time that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy could be a better predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for a patient with lung cancer than ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Neuroscience
Advanced brain investigations can become better and cheaper
(Medical Xpress)—An important method for brain research and diagnosis is magnetoencephalography (MEG). But the MEG systems are so expensive that not all EU countries have one today. A group of Swedish researchers are now ...
Dec 14, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Non-invasive skin swab samples are enough to quickly detect COVID-19, a new study finds
Researchers at the University of Surrey have found that non-invasive skin swab samples may be enough to detect COVID-19.
Mar 16, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New study sheds light on the best drug choices for some patients with advanced breast cancer
Patients with metastatic breast cancer carrying a particular mutation fare better on one form of hormone therapy than another and can be identified using a blood test, according to a new study.
Oct 8, 2020
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