New data from a long-term study of 355 mothers and their children found that fixing peeling paint and removing other household sources of lead during the mother's pregnancy can reduce levels of dust lead in homes to levels significantly lower than previously deemed achievable
Is it safe for women with heart disease to become pregnant? Usually, according to ten-year results from the ROPAC registry reported in a late-breaking science session today at ESC Congress 2018
No matter how much safety planning and training occur in a radiology department, accidents can still happen in the MRI suite and they are often dramatic and unpredictable.
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is known to play critical roles in a wide range of cellular processes: cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and embryonic development.
A geographic profiling tool used to catch serial criminals could help reduce the casualties of human-tiger conflict, according to scientists. The results of their research help explain how villagers in Sumatra coexist with tigers.
UNSW medical researchers are calling for restraint on the use of aggressive life-saving treatments for frail elderly patients at the end of their lives, saying the focus should instead be placed on making patients' last days comfortable and dignified.
The health department recommends staying home from work or school for a minimum of 24 hours after the last vomited or had diarrhea. But the question of how long someone is contagious after recovering from gastro is a very different question.
A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diabetic retinopathy without a person interpreting the results earned Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization in April, following a clinical trial in primary care offices.
A new treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with a heart infection (endocarditis), according to late-breaking results of the POET trial presented today in a Hot Line Session at ESC Congress 2018 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers at Cleveland Clinic, University of Oxford and University of Erlangen have identified a novel imaging biomarker, which has been found to be able to predict all-cause and cardiac mortality by measuring inflammation of fatty tissue surrounding the coronary arteries.
Although the success or failure of radiation therapy for cancer has long been associated with the intrinsic radio-resistance or radio-sensitivity of tumor cells, a new approach demonstrates that radiation can take credit for an additional benefit.
Long-term antiplatelet monotherapy after stenting is safe but does not reduce the risk of death or heart attack compared to standard dual antiplatelet therapy, according to late-breaking results from the GLOBAL LEADERS.