Are diagnostic imaging studies with positive conclusions or titles published faster?
According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), positive conclusions—but not titles—were associated with a shorter time
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Are e-cigarette users at greater risk of poor immune response to flu, COVID-19?
In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that
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Smokers, especially those who begin young, are three times more likely to die prematurely
Current smokers faced nearly three times the risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease compared with people who never smoked,
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Langerhans cells are up to the job, they just need a chance
Blood stem cell transplants are an important part of treatment for a variety of serious conditions. However, adverse reactions of
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For toddlers with autism, more intervention hours are not necessarily better
A multisite study led by UC Davis Health found that two prominent early intervention models for autism had a similar
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Infecting volunteers with coronavirus may be one way to test potential vaccines. But there are risks
Researchers are considering using “human challenge studies” to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine research and development. This would involve giving an experimental
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The reasons why thousands of young men are resorting to Viagra
The shocking reasons why thousands of young men are resorting to Viagra: With increasing numbers of the under-30s affected by
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Most homemade masks are doing a great job, even when we sneeze, study finds
Studies indicate that homemade masks help combat the spread of viruses like COVID-19 when combined with frequent hand-washing and physical
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What are corticosteroids, and why are they effective at fighting severe COVID-19?
Following reports in June that the cheap steroid drug dexamethasone could help treat patients severely ill with COVID-19, scientists and
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Why India cases are rising to multiple peaks
In just three weeks, India went from the world’s sixth to the third-worst hit country by the coronavirus pandemic, according
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