Quick home test identifies heart attack risk
Swedish researchers from the University of Gothenburg have developed a home questionnaire to identify high heart attack risk quickly. This test is as accurate...
Traditional vs. new hip replacement stems
Osaka, Japan: A hip replacement is challenging, but needing another one is worse. Surgeons at Osaka Metropolitan University have studied two types of hip...
Many Aussie welders face high cancer risk from fumes
New research from Curtin University reveals that over 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes at work, with inadequate protection.
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50-year-olds have higher risk of limb loss than older people after leg surgery
People with severe forms of PAD requiring urgent surgery tend to have extremely poor disease progress.
People with early vision loss are less accurate at judging sounds
People who lost sight early in life are less accurate at estimating distances – study.
Eco-friendly method protects squid eggs from new parasite
Raising squid in aquaculture has been challenging for decades due to their sensitivity to water flow, disease vulnerability, complex life cycles, picky diets, and...
Healthcare professionals key to hypertension control
A Tulane University study found that pharmacists and community health workers are the most successful at helping patients control high blood pressure. Published in...
Fish alter reproduction due to predators
New research from The University of Texas at Arlington shows that some fish species can change their egg-laying habits to avoid predators and survive....
Blocking inflammatory protein boosts mouse longevity
Scientists have found that turning off a protein called IL-11 can increase the healthy lifespan of mice by nearly 25%. Researchers in the UK...
E-Prompts reduce breast cancer overtreatment
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center created a new electronic prompt in health records. It alerts surgeons to older...
Frequent childhood moves increase the risk of adult depression
A new study from the University of Plymouth shows that people who move frequently before age 15 are over 40% more likely to be...
New method targets aggressive brain tumor
Fighting brain cancer is challenging, but new research offers hope. In May, a team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech published a paper in...