Sitting is NOT the new smoking, contrary to popular myth
Credit: Creative Commons No, sitting is not the new smoking, despite what countless newspaper articles have peddled in recent years. ...
Month: November 2018
Stroke survivors and those at risk urged to focus on yoga and tai chi
Credit: Creative Commons One of Australia's biggest health issues could be checked if more people took up yoga or tai ...
Prejudice against women in power is greater than we think
People are more prejudiced against women leaders than the statistics might indicate. This could be because participants in surveys investigating ...
A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss
Credit: (CC BY-SA 2.0) Nowadays, overweight or obese patients, particularly those with metabolic syndrome, are recommended to lose weight by ...
PolyU and University of Waterloo sign historic institutional agreement
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Presidents of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Waterloo ...
Fern plant infusion keeps the doctor away in Medieval Europe
Credit: University of York The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant ...
The frontlines of influenza research
On the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Human Vaccines Project is bringing together 200 prominent global scientists and ...
NICE should change antibiotic guidelines for dental patients — study shows
New research has revealed the impact a change in US guidelines had on the prescribing of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to ...
Businessman issues global, multimillion dollar (USD) challenge for Alzheimer’s solutions
Credit: UTSA Courtesy Photo (San Antonio, Nov. 5, 2018) -- To expand the understanding and explanation of Alzheimer's disease, United ...
Does dietary restriction protect against age-related leaky gut?
Flies eating a Spartan diet are protected from leaky gut and the systemic inflammation associated with it as they age. ...
New device improves balance in veterans with Gulf War Illness
Credit: Photo: Nick Romanenko, Rutgers University Newark, N.J. (Nov. 5, 2018) - Gulf War veterans with unexplained illnesses that cause ...
Barriers to using stroke-preventing anticoagulants in Canada hinder appropriate management of patients with atrial fibrillation
Credit: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Philadelphia, November 5, 2018 - International guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin to ...
Among college students, mental health diagnosis and treatment are up, stigma is down
Washington, D.C. -- Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased substantially between 2007 and 2017. More than one-third ...
Researchers use genetics to predict response to antipsychotic medications
MANHASSET, NY -- Genetics can be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia, according to ...
College education aids in proper use of dietary supplements among young adults
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Young adults who are educated about dietary supplements in ...
Youth TBI laws promote head injury evaluation in emergency department
Millions of children and teens are affected by sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually. To help reduce the ...
Rutgers researchers advance stem cell therapy with biodegradable scaffold
Credit: KiBum Lee, Letao Yang and Sy-Tsong Dean Chueng. Rutgers scientists have created a tiny, biodegradable scaffold to transplant stem ...
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
Glasgow, UK: The rate of men dying from malignant melanoma has risen in populations around the world, while in some ...
Trial finds diet rich in fish helps fight asthma
A clinical trial led by La Trobe University has shown eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part ...
Men with prostate cancer willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid side effects
Glasgow, UK: Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds ...
