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Annual Pap Test A ‘Thing Of The Past?’
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer. These latest recommendations continue the trend of...Full Article
Depressed Patients See Quality Of Life Improve With Nerve Stimulation
People with depression who are treated with nerve stimulation experience significant improvements in quality of life, even when their depression symptoms don’t completely subs...Full Article
Revealed: The Best Cities For Physical Therapists In The US
Gadsden, Alabama is the best city in the US for Physical Therapists, according to new research by healthcare recruitment specialists ProCare Therapy. The new ranking analyze...Full Article
Therapy That Helps People With Dementia Maintain Lifestyles Rolled Out
A technique that helps people with dementia see satisfying progress in achieving everyday goals that help them live their lives is now being rolled out. The University of Ex...Full Article
New Wave Of Complex Street Drugs Puzzles Emergency Doctors
At a time when drug overdoses are becoming more prevalent and lethal, a new report provides a snapshot of regional illicit drug use and, for the first time, highlights the com...Full Article
For Women Undergoing IVF, Is Fresh Or Frozen Embryo Transfer Best?
The world’s first baby born via in-vitro fertilization turned 40 years old this summer. Still, after four decades, IVF is a relatively new field with ongoing debate on how to ...Full Article
Dehydration Alters Human Brain Shape and Activity, Slackens Task Performance
When dehydration strikes, part of the brain can swell, neural signaling can intensify, and doing monotonous tasks can get harder. With the help of brain scans and a simple, r...
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7 Percent Of Children In Orthodontic Care At ‘High Risk’ For Sleep Disorders, According To New CWRU Research
A child who is restless, hyperactive and can’t concentrate could have a problem rooted in a source parents might not suspect: a sleep disorder. That’s according to a new stu...Full Article
Alzheimer’s Linked To The Brain’s ‘Garbage Disposal Service’
The researchers from the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) say the findings give them a reason to focus on the endo-lysosomal system as a promisi...Full Article
Children With Brain Tumors Who Undergo Radiation Therapy Are Less Likely To Recall Recent Personal Events Than To Remember Happenings From Before Treatment
Children with certain types of brain tumors who undergo radiation treatment are less likely to recall the specifics of events they experienced after radiation than to remember...Full Article
A GPS For Inside Your Body
Medical processes like imaging often require cutting someone open or making them swallow huge tubes with cameras on them. But what if could get the same results with methods t...Full Article
Rogue Proteins May Underlie Some ALS And Frontotemporal Dementia Cases
ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, slowly robbing its victims of their ability to ...Full Article
Simple Leg Exercises Could Reduce Impact Of Sedentary Lifestyle On Heart And Blood Vessels
A sedentary lifestyle can cause an impairment of the transport of blood around the body, which increases the risk of disease in the heart and blood vessels. New research publi...Full Article
Biosensor Allows Real-Time Oxygen Monitoring For 'Organs-On-A-Chip
A new biosensor allows researchers to track oxygen levels in real time in "organ-on-a-chip" systems, making it possible to ensure that such systems more closely mimic the func...Full Article
The Book That Will Bring Objective Strength Measurement to Therapy
MET is pleased to announce the forthcoming (August 20th) launch of their book Hand-Held Dynamometry: Guidelines for Daily Clinical Practice written by physical therapist Dr. F...
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Helping Surgical Patients Taper Off Opioids Safely And Successfully
A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively, while offering alternative ways to cope with their pain and improve how the...Full Article
Scalp Cooling Treatment Reduces Risk of Chemotherapy Hair Loss
Loyola Medicine is offering cancer patients a treatment that reduces the risk of hair loss by cooling the scalp. During chemotherapy sessions, the patient wears a silicone c...
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New Drug Could Prevent Debilitating Side Effect of Cancer Treatment
About 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed annually with head, neck, nasal and oral cancers. Most are treated with radiation, and of those, 70-80% develop a painful and deb...
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BACK TO SCHOOL Navigating Speech and Language Services in Schools: What Parents Should Know
As kids all over the country begin heading back to school, some parents may have concerns about their child’s ability to communicate. These may include concerns with speaking,...Full Article
Wearable Devices And Mobile Health Technology: One Step Towards Better Health
With increasing efforts being made to address the current global obesity epidemic, wearable devices and mobile health ("mHealth") technology have emerged as promising tools fo...Full Article
Handheld Fluorescence Imaging Device Receives FDA Clearance
MolecuLight Inc. achieved a regulatory milestone permitting expansion into the United States market. FDA has granted De Novo clearance for the wound fluorescence imaging devic...
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Can Radar Replace Stethoscopes?
In conjunction with researchers at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) in Cottbus and the Department of Palliative Medicine at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, electronic...
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Chips, Light And Coding Moves The Front Line In Beating Bacteria
The never-ending fight against bacteria has taken a turn in humanity's favor with the announcement of a tool that could give the upper hand in drug research. Bacterial resist...Full Article
Technology Allows Athletes To Monitor Fatigue And Help Prevent Injuries
Pocket Radar, Inc., a company who specializes in accurate speed measurement systems, announced the launch of the Smart Coach Radar. The Smart Coach Radar is a complete speed a...Full Article
Autism Linked To Egg Cells' Difficulty Creating Large Proteins
New work from Carnegie's Ethan Greenblatt and Allan Spradling reveals that the genetic factors underlying fragile X syndrome, and potentially other autism-related disorders, s...Full Article
