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The images show the differences in gray matter volume (red areas) between children with sufficient sleep and those lacking sleep at both the beginning of the study and at a …

Children who lack sleep may experience detrimental impact on brain and cognitive development that persists over time Read More

Retina with egg-yolk-like lesion in a person with vitelliform macular dystrophy. Credit: Johnny Tam, National Eye Institute Using a new imaging technique, researchers from the National Eye Institute have determined …

High-tech imaging reveals details about rare eye disorder Read More

The risk for a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) having a first-degree relative (FDR) with IBD is increased, according to a study published in the August issue of Alimentary …

Familial risk estimated for inflammatory bowel disease Read More

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New York City asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on …

New York asks WHO to re-name ‘stigmatizing’ monkeypox Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The first known U.S. study to evaluate the mental health of frontline dentists and dental hygienists during the pandemic found that dental health care workers report …

Dentists and dental hygienists on early front lines of COVID-19 report symptoms of anxiety, depression Read More

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Napping on a regular basis is associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American …

Study shows link between frequent naps and high blood pressure Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Initiating early treatment benefits patients who have not fully developed rheumatoid arthritis, but who are manifesting preliminary stages of the disease. This is what researchers from …

Treatment before patients develop rheumatism provides lasting relief Read More

For early-career sports medicine candidates, about 40 percent of the procedures they perform may be outside of the sports medicine subspecialty, according to a study published online June 30 in …

Early-career practice patterns of sports medicine trainees studied Read More

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We often hear the phrase ‘growing pains’ used by the general public to describe muscle or joint pain in young people and the term is also …

No clear medical definition of ‘growing pains’ Read More

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Why do photoreceptors in the retina die? Can this process be inhibited? Research conducted by an international team of scientists, with the participation of Dr. Andrzej …

How to inhibit photoreceptor death? A new way to fight pigmentary retinopathy Read More