For people with sickle cell disease, ERs can mean life-threatening waits
Heather Avant always dresses up when she goes to the emergency room.
The potential health and economic impacts of reduced-dose HPV vaccination programs
The benefits of a single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination versus its two-dose schedule.
Does inflammatory bowel disease have a causal relationship with extracolonic tumors?
Whether inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is causally related to extracolonic cancers.
The significance of education and health behavior in influencing health and wellbeing
How health behaviors (HB) and socioeconomic position (SEP) were related to health and wellbeing.
Impact of ketogenic diets on breast cancer
The therapeutic potential of the ketogenic diet (KD) for breast cancer (BC).
Fluctuating blood pressure may be a hidden culprit in dementia risk for seniors
Australian researchers find that fluctuating blood pressure, not just high levels, is associated with an increased risk of dementia and vascular issues in older adults. The study suggests that blood…
Researchers study how cells adapt to stressful and complex environments
Imagine the life of a yeast cell, floating around the kitchen in a spore that eventually lands on a bowl of grapes. Life is good: food for days, at least…
Fluorescence lifetime imaging shows promise for improved tumor detection
Removing a patient's tumor while sparing healthy tissue requires exquisite precision, but often surgeons must rely on their eyes and hands to determine where to cut.
Acinetobacter baumannii can fall into a deep sleep to survive harsh conditions
A research team led by Beate Averhoff and Volker Müller of Goethe University Frankfurt has discovered a fundamental mechanism that helps the dreaded hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii to survive.
Quality of ultrasound scans of the liver and kidneys found to be lower in obese patients
Ultrasound of the abdominal organs is a central diagnostic tool and is recommended as the first-line approach for many medical conditions.