Health

Lower hospitalization rates following proton therapy could offset its higher upfront cost compared with standard radiation therapy.

As of 2019, 37 US states have breast density notification laws. No qualitative study to date has examined women’s perspectives about breast density in general or by states with and without notification laws.

Providing a more accurate assessment of ASD risk in future children.

Teenage girls who experience clinical levels of anxiety could be at greater risk of eating disorders, according to associations identified in a study completed by researchers at the University of Bristol with UCL.

MGH team detects disease early using electronic health records.

Good aerobic fitness does not protect against insulin resistance.

Study determines the effects of apple consumption on circulating lipids, vascular function, and other CVD risk markers.

Women with bacterial vaginosis exhibit elevated levels of the pro-inflammatory protein, IL-36y.

Water births are no more risky than land births.

Scientists at Imperial have shown how the chaotic electrical signals underlying irregular heart rhythms lead to the failure of standard treatments.

Offering new targets for designing antiviral molecules against both viruses.

Probiotic therapy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.