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Displaying lab test costs in health records doesn’t deter doctors from ordering them
Hospitals nationwide are seeking ways to use price transparency — displaying the price of lab…
Faster biosensor for healthcare now developed
A new technology has been designed that is 20 times faster than the existing biosensors…
Using CRISPR to reverse retinitis pigmentosa and restore visual function
Using the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have reprogrammed mutated rod photoreceptors to become functioning cone…
Scientist’s new approach may accelerate design of high-power batteries
A model for designing novel materials used in electrical storage devices, such as car batteries…
Medical history reveals multiple sclerosis begins to impact patients sooner
People with multiple sclerosis can show signs of something wrong five years before the onset…
Fecal microbiota transplants improve cognitive impairment caused by severe liver disease
Fecal transplantation of bacteria from one healthy donor into patients that suffer from hepatic encephalopathy,…
Investigational dose of oral interferon-free treatment can cure hepatitis C in children
A study that evaluated an investigational dosage of once-daily ledipasvir 45 mg/sofosbuvir 200 mg (LDV/SOF)…
Diet high in animal protein is associated with NAFLD in overweight people
A diet high in animal protein was associated with a higher risk of non-alcoholic fatty…
Origins of Indonesian Hobbits finally revealed
The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human…