Are Probiotics Safe? We Really Don't Know
Have you been asked by patients about taking probiotics? What do you base your answer on?
More sensitive blood test diagnoses heart attacks faster
Circulation Journal Report
If you're a woman having a heart attack, insist on a female physician
New study coauthored by Harvard Business School professor Laura Haung says it's a matter of life or death
Earth at risk of heading towards 'hothouse Earth' states
Keeping global warming to within 1.5-2°C may be more difficult than previously assessed, according to researchers.
Comprehensive pediatric CAR T guidelines developed by MD Anderson and PALISI
Treatment guidelines for managing chimeric antigen receptor cell therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
CAR-T May Be a Silver Bullet Against Cancer―and Here’s What Else It Can Do
Can potentially open up the application of this anti-cancer technology to the treatment of a much wider range of diseases, including autoimmunity and transplant rejection
This Unusual Meteorite Flew Around in Space Before Earth Was Born
Newly discovered, 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite that formed just before the solar system did is helping scientists learn how it all came together
Catch-up HPV vaccine effective for women aged up to 20 years, US study suggests
US study confirms effectiveness of quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in women aged up to 20 years who receive all three doses, but more research is needed in women aged 21-26 years.
The sun should not set twice before hip fracture repair
Optimal window of 24 hours to reduce mortality after hip surgery in medically stable older patients
Largest haul of extrasolar planets for Japan
Confirmation of exoplanets and solar systems may shed light on our place in the cosmos
US invaded by savage tick that sucks animals dry, spawns without mating
Eight states reporting the little suckers. No evidence they're carrying disease-yet.
NIH researchers discover highly infectious vehicle for virus transmission among humans
Membrane-bound virus clusters provide promising target for the treatment of gastroenteritis, other diseases
Inducing labor at 39 weeks decreases need for cesarean section
Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor.
A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one
American Heart Association Scientific Statement
Forget Doorframes: Expert Advice on Earthquake Survival Strategies
Indonesia's Lombok quake revives the question of taking cover versus running outside
The physician's white coat: Iconic and comforting or likely covered in germs?
Physicians' white coats are one of the most iconic symbols of medicine, wearing one doesn't impact patients' satisfaction
Evolutionary changes in the human brain may have led to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
Evolutionary changes that make us prone to bad backs and impacted molars may have generated long, stretches of DNA that predispose individuals neuropsychiatric diseases
The Lancet: Sodium reduction programmes may only be appropriate for communities with very high salt intake
Sodium consumption not associated with increase in health risks except for those whose average consumption exceeds 5g/day
Loss of a gene long ago puts marine mammals at risk today, as environments change
Ancient loss of gene function across ancestral marine mammal lineages may now be putting modern marine mammals at risk, leaving them defenseless against toxic organophosphates.
Why hospital architects need to talk to nurses
Ensuring that these projects not only deliver economic value for the private companies building the hospital - but also social value for the doctors, nurses and patients
Worms may age because they cannibalize their own intestines
The microscopic nematode worms that squirm around in soil and researchers' labs have a taste for tripe-their own.
The unpleasant reason men navigate better than women
Men are better at navigating than women,  but they shouldn't be proud about.
New study finds fake, low-quality medicines prevalent in the developing world
The color-coded map shows the percentage of fake and substandard medicines found in 63 developing countries. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Early type 1 diabetes shortens women's lives by 18 years
Women who developed type 1 diabetes before the age of ten years die an nearly 18 years earlier than women without it
Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus
Homo erectus  went extinct in part because they were 'lazy'
Study suggests glaucoma may be an autoimmune disease
Unexpected findings show that the body's own immune system destroys retinal cells
Novel approach keeps liquids from freezing at very low temperatures for extended periods
Simple method to maintain water and water-based solutions in a liquid state far below the usual "freezing point"
Bacteria spread through dog saliva linked to death of South Milwaukee woman
A bacteria spread through animal saliva, has been linked to two other Wisconsin cases in recent years, including the death of a Milwaukee County woman
From folklore to pharmacy
It's used to treat gout or in most common use is in dressings.