(Phys.org) -- Cardiff University researchers have discovered further proof that orangutans need large swaths of forests to survive.

Contrary to current guidelines, women with benign breast biopsies do not need follow-up at six months; they may not need close surveillance at all, a new study shows.

(American Roentgen Ray Society) Contrary to a trend in treatment, breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes should have an ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy, and if that biopsy is positive these patients should undergo an axillary dissection, a new study shows.

Contrary to a trend in treatment, breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes should have an ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy, and if that biopsy is positive these patients should undergo an axillary dissection, a new study shows. The study, conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, ...

Payer & public health investment priorities to stimulate the development of value-adding anti-cancer medicines This will be a very unique conference that will allow public and private payers (i.e. health plans, Medicare, Medicaid, PBMs, HTA agencies, policy makers in the USA and internationally) and oncology healthcare providers to come together ...

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis that may help women in their 40s interpret mammogram guidelines says those with a family history of breast cancer or extremely dense breast tissue should start getting regular ...

America's approach to clean energy needs to be reformed if it is to meaningfully affect energy security or the environment, according to two new articles by Stanford writers. The debate over how to fundamentally change the world's massive energy system comes amid taxpayers' $500 million tab for ...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Herbal, dietary, and energy or nutritional supplements may offer specific health benefits, but they can also have harmful and even life-threatening effects when combined with commonly used medications.

In this week's issue of the journal Neurology, researchers at MIT and two Boston hospitals provide early evidence that a simple, unobtrusive wrist sensor could gauge the severity of epileptic seizures as accurately as electroencephalograms (EEGs) do - but without the ungainly scalp electrodes and electrical leads. The device could ...

INDIANAPOLIS Five Indiana University School of Medicine geriatricians are among only 83 advanced fellows and junior faculty members nationwide who will share in $2.5 million in career development awards from The John A. Hartford Foundation. The IU School of Medicine was one of the top-funded institutions. ...

(Indiana University School of Medicine) Five Indiana University School of Medicine geriatricians are among only 83 advanced fellows and junior faculty members nationwide who will share in $2.5 million in career development awards from the John A. Hartford Foundation.

A new study reveals that upper-body strength training and cardiovascular conditioning is vital for stock car drivers to be successful on the race track. The study was conducted by William P. Ebben, Ph.D., FNSCA, CSCS*D, of University of Wisconsin-Parkside, in Kenosha, Wis., and the Stock Car Research Center in ...