University of Miami doctors faced a vexing ethical dilemma when paramedics wheeled an unconscious elderly man with a “Do Not Resuscitate” chest tattoo into emergency room, according to a case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Researchers ID Bacteria Tied to Esophageal Cancer
Researchers at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center report that at least three kinds of bacteria in the mouths of Americans may heighten or lower their risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New gene-based model suggests, for microbes, it’s not who you are but what you do
(University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) A new model simulates the impact of microbial activities on the chemistry in the North Atlantic and suggests that the evolution of a metabolic function rather than the evolution of an individual…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Most glaucoma patients don’t ask about medication costs
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Less than one-third of patients with glaucoma talk to their doctor about the costs of medications needed to control their disease, reports a study in the December issue of Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of th…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Placenta consumption offers few benefits for new moms
(University of Nevada, Las Vegas) UNLV research finds that consuming encapsulated placentas has little to no effect on postpartum mood and maternal bonding; detectable changes shown in hormones.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: UC Berkeley to hold first Collider Cup for semester’s top tech startups
(University of California – Berkeley) The first-ever Collider Cup will showcase the semester’s best student startups in hot technology areas such as artificial intelligence, alternative meats, privacy and data science to professors, investors, and indu…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New imaging study reveals how saturated fatty acids damage cells
(Columbia University) Columbia University researchers developed a new microscopy technique that allows for the direct tracking of fatty acids after they’ve been absorbed into living cells. What they found using this technique could have significant imp…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Women with Parkinson’s disease less likely than men to have caregivers
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Female Parkinson’s disease patients are much less likely than male patients to have caregivers, despite the fact that caregivers report greater strain in caring for male patients.The findings come from a …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Young people in sub-Saharan Africa integral to shaping future HIV/AIDS policy
(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) ‘To end HIV/AIDS it’s crucial we start engaging with young people in sub-Saharan Africa who are affected — interventions to improve their lives needn’t be complex and costly, just sustainable, targeted an…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: State’s stem cell agency awards nearly $8 million for new Leukemia therapies
(University of California – San Diego) The Independent Citizens Oversight Committee of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) unanimously approved yesterday two grants worth a total of almost $8 million to University of California Sa…
