Health
Who's most likely to get bullied at school?
Bullying remains a threat to American teens, and a new study reveals which kids may be at highest risk.
Jul 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Double trouble: A drug for alcoholism can also treat cancer by targeting macrophages
Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer cells use the host's own immune system to grow and spread, ultimately becoming deadly. Immune cells like macrophages, ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Cardiology
Ablation is safe and effective in treating atrial fibrillation, research shows
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at increased risk of stroke. When medication or other treatments fail to relieve symptoms, cardiologists increasingly perform ...
Mar 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Developing a smartwatch to detect unwitnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
The University of Twente and its partners are developing a smart wearable to automatically and reliably detect out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and to trigger an immediate emergency response. The UT (Technical Medical ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Health
Patients care about the clothes doctors wear
(HealthDay)—Patients do in fact care what doctors wear, according to a study recently published in BMJ Open.
Jul 19, 2018
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Health
Largest study on cellphones, cancer finds no link
(AP) -- Danish researchers can offer some reassurance if you're concerned about your cellphone: Don't worry. Your device is probably safe.
Oct 21, 2011
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Medical research
The vital need for animal testing
ETH Zurich and the other Swiss universities are committed to reducing the stress and suffering experienced by laboratory animals. However, an outright ban on animal testing—being put to the vote in a popular initiative ...
Jan 13, 2022
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Other
Child-size mannequin: Hands-on training spares real patients
Rice University bioengineering students have modified a child-size training mannequin to give medical students hands-on pediatric experience so that real patients can be spared further stress and pain.
May 16, 2011
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LINDSAY: The future of medical education
Researchers at the University of Calgary have created a new, interactive tool that will change the way medical education is taught.
Jul 16, 2012
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Genetics
Genes and immune system shaped by childhood poverty, stress
(Medical Xpress)—A University of British Columbia and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics (CMMT) study has revealed that childhood poverty, stress as an adult, and demographics such as age, sex and ethnicity, ...
Oct 18, 2012
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