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Advances in Whole Mount Brain Imaging

An interview with Patrick Myles, discussing the digitization of whole mount slides and its impact on the field of neurobiological research.

From Huron Digital Pathology 20 Oct 2015

Safe, effective douche-based rectal microbicide can prevent HIV in gay men

Enemas are commonly used by men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen (TW) before sexual intercourse. But these groups are vulnerable to HIV and a host of other sexually transmitted infections because enemas -- even those that use tap water -- can seriously damage the thin tissue lining the rectum, allowing for easier transmission of harmful viruses and bacteria.

16 Oct 2015

Language used in social media posts may have strong connection to individuals' health

Language used in everyday social media posts may have a strong connection to an individual's health, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

13 Oct 2015

Is dyspraxia a battle of the sexes?

New findings released Monday 12 October 2015 have revealed a significant gap in the diagnosis – and therefore, treatment – of dyspraxia, otherwise known as developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), amongst young women and girls.

12 Oct 2015

Bankers Healthcare Group's company-wide diabetes awareness campaign to run through November

Bankers Healthcare Group, the leading provider of financial solutions for healthcare professionals, recently launched a company-wide diabetes awareness campaign that will run through November.

8 Oct 2015

Online advertising potentially effective in delivering targeted cancer prevention education

Online advertising based on Google search terms is a potentially effective way to deliver targeted cancer prevention education, according to a study led by Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH, an assistant professor of dermatology at UC San Francisco.

8 Oct 2015

Researchers find way to make social media more effective for improving exercise habits in people

Can the Web make people more fit? It's a question hot on the minds of everyone from health insurers to gym owners to public health officials. Although millions of dollars a year are being spent designing promotional ads and social media campaigns, they clearly aren't working: more than 43 percent of Americans get insufficient levels of daily exercise, and nearly a third are obese.

7 Oct 2015

UT Southwestern announces launch of new health initiative

UT Southwestern Medical Center today announced the launch of "Call Out Cancer," a new health initiative designed to promote awareness, early detection, and prevention of all types of cancer.

6 Oct 2015

New review article discusses benefits, limitations of current screening mammography practices

While screening mammography has a well-established history of reducing death from breast cancer and enabling earlier detection of breast disease, questions regarding overtreatment and overdiagnosis have entered the screening debate.

30 Sep 2015

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

A group of researchers at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Bergen (UiB) have developed a new and unique method to measure shopping addiction: The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale.

30 Sep 2015

Ground-breaking event on mental health issues to be held in NYC on October 4, 2015

1 in 4 people face mental health issues, meaning nearly every family in America has been touched by this treatable but challenging issue. Yet, the conversation on the subject still remains muted and the sufferers closeted.

29 Sep 2015

Support-seeking practices on social media change dramatically following celebrity suicides

There's a widely adopted suicide support forum on Reddit called "SuicideWatch." It features entries from people looking for support and guidance from experienced, trained moderators and anonymous social media users volunteering to extend help to those in need.

26 Sep 2015

University of Texas at Dallas to offer new opportunities for doctoral students in mathematics, statistics

Expertise in mathematical sciences is playing an increasingly important role in professions beyond the classroom and academia, from aiding energy exploration and tracking disease outbreaks to creating high-tech simulations for the automotive, defense and aerospace industries.

26 Sep 2015

Parents share different views on how schools should respond to cyberbullying

The digital age has given teens new platforms for cruelty: A social media prank intended to embarrass a classmate. Spreading online rumors about peers. Posting unflattering pictures of others.

23 Sep 2015

Cancer Research Institute takes part in Revlon LOVE IS ON Million Dollar Challenge

Cancer Research Institute (CRI) is proud to announce that it will be participating in the Revlon LOVE IS ON Million Dollar Challenge, which runs now through October 29, 2015.

23 Sep 2015

Promising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve drug safety in the future

Adverse drug reactions are harmful to patients and a major burden for healthcare providers, governments and the pharmaceutical industry. But promising new breakthroughs in drug development and health monitoring may enhance drug safety in the future, according to an editorial to be published in the next edition of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

21 Sep 2015

A Day with HIV: A new initiative to tackle stigma, discrimination against HIV patients

On one day, Tuesday, September 22nd, Positively Aware and TPAN are inviting everyone, regardless of HIV status, to get in the picture and participate in A Day with HIV, the magazine's sixth annual anti-stigma photo campaign. On 9/22/2015 people across the world, whether HIV-positive or negative, will visually capture and share a moment of their day – A Day with HIV – to focus attention on what it means to live in a world with HIV.

14 Sep 2015

Qualitative RPCI study evaluates attitudes toward smoking cessation in Northern Appalachia

Significant differences in attitudes toward smoking cessation are reported between two generations of smokers in Northern Appalachia in new research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

14 Sep 2015

Special issue provides update on mental health diagnosis and treatment of older adults

The aging of the population, shifting diagnostic criteria, and new health care policy initiatives are some of the factors driving changes in mental health treatment for older Americans, according to the September special issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

10 Sep 2015

International experts to participate at AMEE Hacks to solve technology issues in medical education

Eighty designers, developers and medical experts from around the world will gather in Glasgow to solve the most pressing technology issues in medical education during AMEE Hacks, a 48-hour hackathon presented by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).

3 Sep 2015

Social Media News and Research

Latest Social Media News and Research

Advances in Whole Mount Brain Imaging

Safe, effective douche-based rectal microbicide can prevent HIV in gay men

Language used in social media posts may have strong connection to individuals' health

Is dyspraxia a battle of the sexes?

Bankers Healthcare Group's company-wide diabetes awareness campaign to run through November

Online advertising potentially effective in delivering targeted cancer prevention education

Researchers find way to make social media more effective for improving exercise habits in people

UT Southwestern announces launch of new health initiative

New review article discusses benefits, limitations of current screening mammography practices

New, unique method to measure shopping addiction

Ground-breaking event on mental health issues to be held in NYC on October 4, 2015

Support-seeking practices on social media change dramatically following celebrity suicides

University of Texas at Dallas to offer new opportunities for doctoral students in mathematics, statistics

Parents share different views on how schools should respond to cyberbullying

Cancer Research Institute takes part in Revlon LOVE IS ON Million Dollar Challenge

Promising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve drug safety in the future

A Day with HIV: A new initiative to tackle stigma, discrimination against HIV patients

Qualitative RPCI study evaluates attitudes toward smoking cessation in Northern Appalachia

Special issue provides update on mental health diagnosis and treatment of older adults

International experts to participate at AMEE Hacks to solve technology issues in medical education

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Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (2nd Edition) eBook

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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