Jeddah Social Affairs said Monday that there could be a rise in the number of dengue fever cases in the next few weeks as the mosquito incubation period at sites of water…
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HAAD and Children’s NMC lead World in Detecting Critical Infant Heart Defects
The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulative body of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, together with ‘Children’s National Medical Center today announced the rollout of a newborn…
Immune System Genes Associated With Increased Risk Of Mental Illness
Genes linked to the immune system can affect healthy people’s personality traits as well as the risk of developing mental illness and suicidal behaviour, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg,…
Giving Baby Solid Foods Too Early Linked to Obesity Later
Babies who were formula-fed and introduced to solid foods before they were 4 months old were more likely to be obese when they were 3, researchers report. The timing of solid foods…
Smoking to get slim puts UK women at top of Europe’s lung cancer table
The rate of lung cancer deaths among British women is the highest in Europe after many took up smoking to lose weight. Researchers say it is three times higher than in Spain,…
Breast cancer shock as study finds radical surgery to remove lymph nodes ‘has no effect’
Women with early breast cancer may not need to have radical surgery to remove cancerous lymph nodes under the armpit, U.S. researchers say. The finding may spare tens of thousands of women…
Why late to bed, early to rise is a recipe for a heart attack
It is the stuff of nightmares for those whose hectic work schedule or busy family life means getting up early and staying up late. Sleeping for less than six hours a night…
Eating too much cheese could ‘increase your risk of bladder cancer’
Eating large portions of cheese on a regular basis could increase the risk of bladder cancer, according to new research. Scientists found the risk increased by more than 50 per cent in…
Breast-cancer study questions lymph node removal
Many women with early breast cancer do not appear to need removal of their lymph nodes, as is often recommended, according to a federally funded study released Tuesday. The study, involving nearly…
Babies born to HIV-infected mothers have lower antibody levels against bacterial infections
Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed…
NivaSonix receives USPTO notice of allowance for ‘External Ultrasound Lipoplasty’ patent
NivaSonix, LLC announced today the allowance by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of its core patent “External Ultrasound Lipoplasty”. Nine additional U.S. and international patents are pending with additional…
DE-MRI holds promise for predicting risks of strokes
Researchers at the University of Utah’s Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for predicting the risks of strokes, the third leading…
LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have identified a new application for “scarless” surgery tools that are normally used for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES). In what is believed to…
Scientists develop novel technique to detect disordered protein folding
A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a novel technique to observe previously unknown details of how folded structures are…
UMMC researchers develop MOPAT tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients
A valid and reliable tool to assess acute pain in non-communicative patients has been developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The tool is the product of four…