According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Black patients are more likely than whites to have delayed surgical management of adhesive small-bowel obstruction (SBO).
According to a systemic review and meta-analysis, the prevalence of vertebral fractures is significantly increased in HIV-positive patients, regardless of age or gender. The study findings were presented at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
The investigational Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine was well-tolerated and induced an immune response in participants, according to initial results from three Phase 1 clinical trials. Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), part of the U.S. Department of Defense, are developing the vaccine as well as leading one of the trials. The results are published in The Lancet.
Patient-taken iPhone photos transmitted and stored in the Network Oriented Research Assistant (NORA) teledermatology program may be as useful for acne evaluations as in-person consultations, a pilot study suggests.
A new study of epigenetic changes in the body's hormone-based stress system, published in the journal EBioMedicine, has shown that stress-related changes in the CRH gene are linked to both serious suicide attempts in adults and psychiatric illness in adolescents.
The research suggests, When proper safety precautions are implemented, intravitreous chemotherapy injections into eyes with retinoblastoma are unlikely to trigger extraocular extension of tumor events. The study was appeared in the JAMA Ophthalmology
New research reported in the journal Cancer Cell, reported that scientists have discovered a protein mTOR that stimulates the production of lipids in liver tumours to satisfy the increased nutrient turnover and energy needs of cancer cells among other functions.
According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a bivalent meningococcal B vaccine targeting factor H-binding protein (MenB-FHbp, Trumenba) elicits bactericidal responses against diverse meningococcal B strains after the second and third doses in adolescents and young adults.
U.S. researchers study suggests that Pregnant and breastfeeding women who travel to places with high risk of diseases like malaria and yellow fever are less likely than other women travelers to be protected by vaccines and drugs. The study findings were published in the Obstetrics & Gynecology
According to a new research, newly recognized biomarkers might be capable to differentiate fatal from nonfatal Ebola infections and eventually enabling clinicians to prioritize scarce treatment resources. The study findings were reported in the journal Cell Host and Microbe.
A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology has revealed that ophthalmologists' perceptions of financial and clinical productivity following electronic health records (EHR) implementation declined. The study results highlight the fact that companies that design EHR systems should further address the efficiency and usability of those systems.
A new Florida Atlantic University (FAU) study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health has reported a new form of self-harm behaviour in adolescents has emerged and is cause for concern. The behaviour: digital self-harm, self-trolling, or self-cyberbullying, where adolescents post, send or share mean things about themselves anonymously online. The concern: it is happening at alarming rates and could be a cry for help.