Health
Nurses have had enough, threatening big gaps in US health care
A large swath of American nurses want out of the profession, raising the threat of a mass exodus that would leave gaping holes in health care.
Jun 27, 2023
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Health
Carotene-rich diet linked to lower fat levels in arteries
A high level of carotenes in the blood is linked with a lower degree of atherosclerosis in the arteries and thus a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases. These are the conclusions of a new study by a team of researchers from ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Surgery
Experts urge leading institutions to investigate their support for disgraced transplant surgeon
It's time for some of the world's best hospitals and research institutes to launch full and independent investigations into their support for disgraced transplant surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, argue experts in The BMJ today. ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Medications
Software program that looks for the most effective drugs helps to personalize cancer treatments
Precision medicine seeks to adapt treatments to the characteristics of each patient. Genome studies are providing more and more data to achieve this, but this very abundance of information is hampering the task: Doctors must ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows psychedelic drugs reopen 'critical periods' for social learning
Neuroscientists have long searched for ways to reopen "critical periods" in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings that can influence periods of brain development. Now, researchers at ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Biomedical technology
New 3D-printed, open-source walker allows people to manufacture their own customizable mobility device
University of Western Ontario engineers have created a new static, four-legged walker that can be constructed from materials and fasteners commonly available from hardware stores like wooden dowels and screws. The joints ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Cardiology
Alabama study finds lack of timely follow-up after heart failure hospitalization for most adults with diabetes
More than half of Medicaid-covered adults in Alabama with type 2 diabetes did not receive follow-up health care within the recommended two-week period following hospitalization for newly-diagnosed heart failure, according ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study highlights need for expanded application of prism adaptation treatment for spatial neglect
A team of rehabilitation researchers has discovered that prism adaptation therapy (PAT) is as beneficial for treating right-sided spatial neglect as left-sided spatial neglect in a cohort of individuals with stroke and traumatic ...
May 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Open-analysis platform for pediatric brain tumors provides robust data resource for childhood cancer research
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Childhood Cancer Data Lab, the Children's Brain Tumor Network (CBTN), the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium (PNOC), ...
May 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Optimal minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer: Robotic versus laparoscopic techniques
Gastric cancer ranks as the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and the third in China. The overall five-year survival rate stands at approximately 20%. Radical gastrectomy has emerged as a prominent approach ...
May 31, 2023
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