Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalized patients with social risk factors and preparing them for discharge. Now,…
Novel nanoparticles deliver CRISPR gene editing tools into the cell with much higher efficiency
Researchers have developed a significantly improved delivery mechanism for the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing method in the liver. The delivery uses…
How artificial intelligence can be used to more quickly and accurately diagnose breast cancer
Breast ultrasound elastography is an emerging imaging technique used by doctors to help diagnose breast cancer by evaluating a lesion’s…
Medical News Today: What is kaleidoscope vision?
When a person has kaleidoscope vision, it is because their brain has created a visual illusion of fractured or bright…
Medical News Today: List of tests for diabetes
Doctors use various tests to detect type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Here, learn about these tests, including how…
How good is your hospital?
Researchers have proposed a rating system that standardizes and combines data from five leading hospital rating systems into an easy-to-understand…
Hear them roar: How humans and chickadees understand each other
Is there something universal about the sounds we make that allows vocal learners — like songbirds — to figure out…
C. difficile resists hospital disinfectant, persists on hospital gowns, stainless steel
Surgical gowns and stainless steel remained contaminated with the pathogen Clostridium difficile even after being treated with the recommended disinfectant,…
Medical News Today: What to know about duct tape wart removal
Warts are not usually harmful, but some people consider them unsightly and wish to remove them. One technique that people…
New gene linked to healthy aging in worms
Damage to gene causes impaired movement in adult worms.