Month: April 2018

The first study of its kind has found that people who vape have the same mix of gut bacteria as ...

Following bats to predict Ebola

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people and was the deadliest outbreak since the discovery ...

Five healthy habits may add more than a decade to life

DALLAS, April 30, 2018 -- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including eating a healthy diet, regular exercise and not smoking, could ...

New strategies needed to help healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet

DALLAS, April 30, 2018 -- A new scientific advisory from the American Heart Association reviews current gaps in medical nutrition ...

Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with better word production skills in healthy older adults

Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by ...

Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more

Boston, MA - Maintaining five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too ...

Obesity may hasten disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

In a study of adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those who were severely obese experienced more rapidly progressing disability than patients ...

Oxford University Press and West China Hospital to launch Precision Clinical Medicine

Oxford University Press and the West China Hospital are pleased to announce the launch of Precision Clinical Medicine. Precision Clinical ...

Study explores link between curiosity and school achievement

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Researchers know that certain factors give children a leg up when it comes to school performance. ...

Researchers find that lipid accumulation in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease

April 29, 2018

Credit: McLean Hospital Belmont, MA - A collaborative team of researchers at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and ...

Get off the golf cart if you have knee osteoarthritis

April 28, 2018

CHICAGO --- From presidents to retirees, more than 17 million people over the age of 50 golf regularly. Knee osteoarthritis, ...

A potential new weapon in the addiction battle: FDA-approved diabetes and obesity drugs

Cocaine and other drugs of abuse hijack the natural reward circuits in the brain. In part, that's why it's so ...

Gene transfer alters the neurodegenerative course of GM2 gangliosidosis

Since its clinical description in 1881, Tay-Sachs disease has had almost totemic significance as a cruel and relentless genetic condition ...

Hearing screening for public safety professionals — New method for ‘fitness for duty’ assessments

April 27, 2018 - Hearing is an important part of fitness-for-duty assessments of police officers and other public safety professionals ...

Size matters when fighting cancer, groundbreaking UTHealth study finds

HOUSTON - (April 26, 2018) - Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat ...

Public/private partnership fuels development of new research park in North Chicago

Credit: Rosalind Franklin University The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently approved the expansion of a state enterprise ...

Hollings Cancer Center immunologist joins Association of American Physicians

Credit: Julia Lynn Physician scientist and Hollings Cancer Center immunologist Zihai Li, M.D., Ph.D., was inducted into the Association of ...

First results announced for the AVIATOR 2 international multicenter registry

SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - Results of the AVIATOR 2 international registry are being presented as late-breaking clinical science ...

First ever risk tool predicts readmission rates for patients after undergoing TAVR

SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2018 - A new study looked at the effectiveness of novel risk tool to predict 30-day ...

Culprit vessel-only strategy has lower mortality rates compared to routine MVI