Revealing the new face of a 3.8-million-year-old early human ancestor

This is the first time a skull belonging to Australopithecus anamensis has been found and the discovery sheds light on the evolutionary history of early human ancestors. Researchers have been working on the Woranso-Mille Paleoanthropological Research Project study in the Afar Regional State of Ethiopia for 15 years. On February 16, 2016, the upper jaw… Read More: Revealing the new face of a 3.8-million-year-old early human ancestor »

VUMC testing tool that predicts opioid needs after cesarean section

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are developing a clinical decision support tool to help avoid over- and under-prescribing of opioids for women undergoing cesarean section. Nearly a third of U.S. women will have a cesarean section during childbirth. However, opioid prescriptions for these new mothers often are either insufficient to meet their pain needs or… Read More: VUMC testing tool that predicts opioid needs after cesarean section »

Vaccine Could Have Prevented Over 90% of HPV-Related Cancers

Nearly 35,000 people develop cervical, anal, oral and other cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) each year, and most of these are caused by virus strains covered by the newest HPV vaccine, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Another report, published in the August 23 Morbidity and… Read More: Vaccine Could Have Prevented Over 90% of HPV-Related Cancers »

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