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Mashup Score: 13Electronic Health Records Unlock Genetics of Tobacco Use Disorder - 19 hour(s) ago
By utilizing the power of electronic medical records, researchers from UC San Diego are uncovering the genetics of tobacco use, which would help scientists discover new ways to stop occasional tobacco use from evolving into tobacco use disorder.
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Mashup Score: 49Machine Learning Study Offers Clues to Why Some People Have Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Without Inflammation - 3 day(s) ago
About 1.5 million adults in the U.S. are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks joint tissue, causing inflammation, swelling, and pain. Trea…
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Mashup Score: 23Anti-diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer - 5 day(s) ago
People with diabetes who took drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists had a lower risk of colorectal cancer compared with those prescribed other diabetes drugs.
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Mashup Score: 42
When a mouthful of water goes down the wrong pipe – heading toward a healthy person’s lungs instead of their gut – they start coughing uncontrollably. That’s because their upper airway senses the water and quickly signals the brain. The same coughing reflex is set off in people with acid reflux, when acid from the stomach reaches the throat.
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Mashup Score: 75NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at - 12 day(s) ago
Increase applies to more than 17,000 research trainees and includes additional funds for childcare and training-related expenses.
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Mashup Score: 71NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at - 12 day(s) ago
Increase applies to more than 17,000 research trainees and includes additional funds for childcare and training-related expenses.
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Mashup Score: 164
Fellowship training awards are a critical part of the development of the biomedical research workforce.
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Mashup Score: 19Radiation before mastectomy cuts time delays for reconstructive surgery in breast cancer patients - 16 day(s) ago
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that altering the sequence of breast cancer treatment to administer radiation before mastectomy allowed for concurrent breast reconstruction surgery, which reduced the number of operations required, minimized treatment delays and improved patient satisfaction.
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Mashup Score: 41How to Fix Medical Research - Freakonomics - 17 day(s) ago
How to Fix Medical Research – Freakonomics
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Mashup Score: 27Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions During and After Pregnancy is On the Rise, But Disparities Still Exist - 17 day(s) ago
Pregnancy and childbirth are often thought of as joyful times. Yet, we know that mental health conditions including perinatal depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are comm…
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The link between genetics & tobacco use disorder is not well understood. New research analyzing EHRs has ID’d hundreds of new genes associated with tobacco use disorder & potential treatment targets. https://t.co/aE77weC0Yj @UCSanDiego #NIH