Nearly 77 percent of pulmonary clinical trials failed to report race and ethnicity data: Researchers from Duke University
Nearly 77 percent of pulmonary clinical trials failed to report race and ethnicity data: Researchers from Duke University and Durham Veteran Affairs Medical Center have found that nearly 77 percent of pulmonary clinical trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov failed to report race and ethnicity data,...
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Social media usage at critical care conferences helps broaden reach: Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to
Social media usage at critical care conferences helps broaden reach: Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to help educate, market, and promote causes or topics to a broad audience. Researchers examined trends in social media use at pulmonary and critical care conferences and found substantial...
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3-D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training: Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
3-D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training: Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that 3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to...
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Nanodiamonds might prevent tooth loss after root canals: Nanodiamonds may help patients that have had the dreaded root canal.
Nanodiamonds might prevent tooth loss after root canals: Nanodiamonds may help patients that have had the dreaded root canal. UCLA dental researchers have developed a nanodiamond-reinforced version of gutta percha, the compound that is used to fill void spaces in dental root canals to prevent infection...
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Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same
Is the end in sight for reading glasses?: A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people.
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Why elephants rarely get cancer: Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance: Why elephants rarely
Why elephants rarely get cancer: Potential mechanism identified that may be key to cancer resistance: Why elephants rarely get cancer is a mystery that has stumped scientists for decades. A study led by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah and Arizona State University,...
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UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection
UV light robots cut c. diff transmissions by 25 percent on cancer patient floors: New research from Penn Medicine infection control specialists found that ultraviolet robots helped reduce the rates transmission of the common bacterial infection known as Clostridium difficile among cancer inpatients --...
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Another child with cancer endangered by alternative medicine: Yesterday, I wrote about the winner of the Nobel Prize in
Another child with cancer endangered by alternative medicine: Yesterday, I wrote about the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Youyou Tu, who, after screening 2,000 herbal treatments from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for anti-malaria activity, finally discovered Artemisinin. She...
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New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in
New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The increase in popularity has also increased the number of injuries related to ziplining. A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The...
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Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older
Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability.
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Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the
Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6...
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Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters
Facebook founder calls for universal Internet to help cure global ills | Reuters
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32,000 year old porridge found in cave
32,000 year old porridge found in cave
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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