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Health care might have found its Wonder Woman . She can identify health risks in young African-American women and help them successfully resolve those risks. She is engaging, empathetic, culturally competent, and extremely knowledgeable in preconception care. And soon, her advice will be available at any time to participants in a new study at Boston Medical Center meant to overcome factors that are detrimental to black women's health, like time and resources.
According to a new study from Israel, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life in elderly people and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues. The study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
The history of medicine is filled with treatments and vaccines that worked beautifully under test conditions in the lab but failed for unexpected reasons when put out to wider trial. So it's a bit of a shock when something actually works better in the “real world” than in the laboratory, but that's what happened when a dengue fever prevention mechanism got tested in Vietnam.
A team of biologists has demonstrated with the comb jellyfish Mnemiopsis leidyi that the mechanism of regeneration could be changed depending on the environmental conditions. The study has been published in the international nature publishing group journal Scientific Reports.
Scientists have demonstrated that skiing and running can delay aging. This is essential because of the direct positive impact on the body due to proper exercise and physical fitness.
Relational security is an important component of care and risk assessment in mental health services, but the utility of available measures remains under-researched. The present study analyzed the psychometric properties of two relational security tools; the See Think Act (STA) scale and the Relational Security Explorer (RSE).
In an effort to provide patients the opportunity to share practical health consumer perspectives, the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN) is including Patient Voice editorials that will accompany certain journal articles. In the first editorial, Paul T. Conway, a past recipient of the ASN President's medal, highlights 2 CJASN articles that focus on patient comprehension of how treatments align with their individual interests.
For breast cancer, carrying protein CD44s, instead of CD44v, has a survival advantage. Researchers have now discovered a mechanism by which cells can regulate switching between the two proteins, opening options for the development of novel therapeutic strategies to control cancer growth in the future. The study was appeared in the journal Genes & Development.
The US Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States. The Magnetom Terra is the first 7T MRI system cleared for clinical use in the United States.
New research indicates that the prevalence of arthritis in the United States has been substantially underestimated, especially among adults <65 years old. The Arthritis & Rheumatology findings indicate that research is needed to improve monitor arthritis prevalence in the US population and to develop better prevention strategies.
An antimicrobial susceptibility test that analyzes pathogen DNA from clinical urine samples returns results in less than 30 minutes, according to the findings of a study published online in Science Translational Medicine.
Bone grafting considerably enhancing bone regeneration as well as clinical outcomes following severe loss or injury of bone . Scientists are exploring different ways to improve bone grafting methods and provide denser and faster regeneration of bone with reduced morbidity.
