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Kidney failure declining among U.S. diabetics

November 7, 2017
While diabetes cases continue to rise in the United States, one potential outcome - kidney failure - has decreased by one-third, health officials report.

Are artery-opening stents for chest pain waste of time?

November 6, 2017
With findings that some experts believe could change cardiovascular care, a new study suggests that the placebo effect of stents in heart patients with chest pain may be far more pronounced than thought.

You can't really trust labels on your supplements

November 6, 2017
Think you know what's in your favorite supplement? Think again.

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease with no symptoms at all

November 4, 2017
More than two million cases of sexually transmitted disease were reported in the US in 2016, the highest number ever. The steepest increases had gonorrhea occurring among men – especially gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.

Navigating the genome to cure deafness

November 3, 2017
A new Tel Aviv University study solves a critical piece of the puzzle of human deafness by identifying the first group of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the auditory system.

Gene therapy, new drug for rare but deadly disease in kids

November 3, 2017
Babies born with a previously untreatable degenerative nerve disease now have two fresh sources of hope for their future.

Your thyroid could be working against your heart

November 2, 2017
The tiny thyroid gland could have a big impact on heart health, new research suggests.

Calquence approved for mantle cell lymphoma

November 2, 2017
Calquence (acalabrutinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with mantle cell lymphoma.

How life arose from primordial muck

November 2, 2017
Life on Earth originated in an intimate partnership between the nucleic acids (genetic instructions for all organisms) and small proteins called peptides, according to two new papers from biochemists and biologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Auckland.

Scandinavian researchers developing edible TBE vaccine

October 31, 2017
Scandinavian researchers are working on an edible vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).

Successful heart surgery is all about timing

October 30, 2017
Planning to have open heart surgery anytime soon? You might want to ask your cardiologist to book an afternoon slot in the OR.

Link between cataract surgery and longer lives of older women found

October 30, 2017
Women who undergo cataract surgery may get an unexpected dividend: longer life.
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