Genes account for half of differences in social mobility
A new King's College London study suggests that genes account for nearly 50 per cent of the differences between whether children are socially mobile or not.
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Medicaid 'churning' leads to increased acute care use for patients with major depression
For adult Medicaid beneficiaries with major depression, disruptions in coverage are followed by increases in emergency department (ED) visits and longer hospital stays after the person goes back on Medicaid, reports a study ...
Jul 17, 2017
Opioid tapering may improve outcomes for chronic pain sufferers
Dose reduction may improve pain, function, and quality of life for patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. Results of a systematic evidence review are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Jul 17, 2017
Large multi-ethnic study identifies many new genetic markers for lupus
Scientists from an international consortium have identified a large number of new genetic markers that predispose individuals to lupus.
Jul 17, 2017
CAR T-cell therapy for leukemia leads to remissions in clinical trial
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center showed about 70 percent of patients with the most common adult leukemia had their tumors shrink or disappear following an experimental chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) ...
Jul 17, 2017
