A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Perils of water polo head injuries
Water polo athletes take note: A new study maps out the frequency of head injuries in the sport and reveals…
Fifteen years of mosquito data implicate species most likely to transmit West Nile virus in Iowa
A study which analyzed 15 years of mosquito surveillance data shows Iowa’s western counties experience a higher abundance of the…
Researchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer
Researchers conclude that blocking MYC could be ‘unexpectedly effective’ in treating MRT as well as other cancers driven by inactivation…
Hearing loss weakens skills that young cancer survivors need to master reading
A new study offers clues for interventions to help young cancer survivors with severe hearing loss master reading.
These trippy images were designed by AI to super-stimulate monkey neurons
To find out which sights specific neurons in monkeys ‘like’ best, researchers designed an algorithm, called XDREAM, that generated images…
Rivaroxaban Versus Warfarin in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Severe Kidney Disease or Undergoing Hemodialysis
Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation with stage 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease or undergoing hemodialysis were excluded from phase…
Top Executives of Opioid Company Found Guilty of Racketeering
The defendants, from Insys Therapeutics, were accused of conspiring to bribe doctors to prescribe a fentanyl-based painkiller.
Medical News Today: What to expect during IUD insertion
An intrauterine device, or IUD, is a small device a doctor inserts into the uterus that helps prevent pregnancy. Learn…
Topical cream found as less-toxic therapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis
Paromomysin-based topical treatments were shown to be effective in curing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), according to a randomized, double blind study…