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(HealthDay)—The majority of U.S. adults support net-risk pediatric research posing minimal risk and support pediatric research posing greater risk if it has high social value, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Pediatrics. Will Schupmann, from the National…

Each one of the trillions of cells that make up the human body suffers more than 10,000 DNA lesions every day. These injuries would be catastrophic if cells were unable to repair them, but a very delicate machinery that detects…

Dopamine agonists and dopamine reuptake inhibitors (DRIs) appear to have equal efficacy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and motor fluctuations uncontrolled by levodopa. However, some DRIs are more effective than others. In a “pragmatic, real-life clinical trial,” mean mobility score on…

Several vaccines have been developed against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to curb the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of December 28, 2021, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) with low-to-intermediate risk of recurrence, thyroid lobectomy (TL) may yield better short-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than total thyroidectomy (TT), researchers suggest. The prognosis is generally good…

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign electrical and computer engineering professor Lav Varshney is a co-author of a new study that explores how social capital influences choices regarding COVID-19 mitigation compliance. Illinois News Bureau physical sciences editor Lois Yoksoulian spoke with Varshney…

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London have developed a computer model to analyze how the way in which tumors grow affects their genetic makeup. Using this…

It’s safe to say that ‘work-life balance’ has become a buzz-phrase in our daily lives – particularly amid the fallout from the pandemic and more people reassessing their work priorities. No matter where we are with our careers and our…

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Earlier this year, hospitals in India were not only dealing with the coronavirus pandemic but also a surge in a potentially lethal fungal infection in patients…

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