New coatings on implants could help make them more tissue compatible. Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a new method of applying anti-inflammatory substances to implants…
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Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder
The concept of a vampire predates Bram Stoker's tales of Count Dracula—probably by several centuries. But did vampires ever really exist? In 1819, 80 years before the publication of Dracula,…
To support lactating emergency physicians, consider these strategies
In a new paper, published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, three female emergency physicians share the need for emergency departments to adopt best practices and strategies to support lactating emergency…
New swine flu strain found in China poses threat of pandemic
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of institutions in China and one in the U.S. has found evidence of a new strain of swine flu that poses a…
Fat check: Researchers find explanation for stress’ damage in brown fat
In their search for what triggers the damaging side-effects caused by acute psychological stress, Yale researchers found an answer by doing a fat check. In the face of psychological stress,…
Moving the diagosis of rheumatic diseases into the era of precision medicine
Many rheumatic conditions develop slowly and initially have inflammatory arthritis as the first sign that something is amiss. The trouble with such close similarity is the difficulty that clinicians have…
Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity
Auditory hallucinations, a phenomenon in which people hear voices or other sounds in the absence of external stimuli, are a feature of schizophrenia and some other neuropsychiatric disorders. How they…