The U.S. National Institutes of Health is teaming up with the National Football League on research into the long-term effects of repeated head injuries and improving concussion diagnosis. The projects will be supported largely through a ...
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Scientists say they have the first definitive proof that a deadly respiratory virus in the Middle East infects camels in addition to humans. The finding may help researchers find ways to control the spread of the virus. Using gene ...
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Cancer patients in rural areas are more likely than those in cities to retire early and less likely to get paid disability while undergoing treatment, a new study finds. The findings indicate that rural cancer patients are more likely to ...
A new test marketed as an alternative to a mammogram for breast cancer detection is not an effective screening TOOL, U.S. health officials say. With the nipple aspirate test, a breast pump collects fluid from a woman's nipple. The fluid ...
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It's not unusual for people to say they feel much better after dropping gluten from their diets, even though they don't have celiac disease, digestive experts report. What these people describe has come to be called "non-celiac gluten ...
The Ohio State University Extension Beef Team is announcing the upcoming 2014 Ohio Beef Cattle School.This monthly series will begin on Tuesday,January 28 and continue on February 18 and March 11,2014 and will start each evening at 7:00 ...
Virginia Tech's Marion DuPont Scott School of Veterinary Medicine has announced its"Tuesday Talk"topics for early 2014.The Tuesday Talks lectures series is designed to provide horse owners and professionals with valuable insight and ...
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Ariosa Diagnostics, maker of the Harmony prenatal test, has announced the publication of two clinical studies involving twin pregnancies in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. The two studies provide information on how to consider use of ...
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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ddcad-1'); }); Faced with rising out-of-pocket costs and complex treatment plans and armed with new social media tools and more information, pharmaceutical customers are changing ...
Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information, products and solutions announces the launch of open access journal, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. Neurosurgery ...
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the approval to market and sale Lymphoseek Injection for sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in patients ...
A novel microfluidics device by IBM could be a boon to the oncology market. The new device can assist oncologists in identifying different types of cancer, offering several improvements over existing biopsy techniques. When a patient has ...
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US-based Seno Medical Instruments has announced new statistical analysis of outcomes from a feasibility study of its investigational Imagio breast imaging device. The analysis of data from the feasibility study, presented at the San ...
Identifying vitamin deficiencies in babies involves drawing blood, a disheartening experience for all involved. Scientists at Michigan Technological University are working on a painless alternative. Instead of using blood plasma, Adrienne ...
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Metabolism was lost in the shadows of cancer research for decades but has recently been reclaiming some of the spotlight. Now, Mina Bissell, Distinguished Scientist with Berkeley Lab's Life Sciences Division and a leading authority on ...