Flavored capsule cigarettes pose a threat to smokefree goals
Credit: University of Otago New research from ASPIRE2025, a University of Otago research theme, challenges tobacco companies' claims they are ...
Managing high blood pressure in diabetics may prevent life-threatening organ damage
Credit: Rutgers School of Nursing The most effective way to prevent life-threatening complications of extreme hypertension in African-Americans with diabetes ...
To see what’s right in front of you, your brain may need some rewiring
Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to ...
American Academy of Pediatrics announces 2018 National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 11,000 pediatricians and healthcare professionals are expected to arrive in Orlando Nov. 2-6 for the ...
CU researchers: Home care for knee replacement patients aids in recovery
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 23, 2018) - A team of physical therapy researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine ...
Family acceptance of LGBT identity linked to reduced stress
ATHENS, Ohio (Oct. 23, 2018) - Ohio University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Peggy Zoccola has determined that those who ...
Football players’ concussions linked to dyslexia gene
Gene predicts concussion history in a collegiate national champion football team Gene has been linked to dyslexia in other studies ...
Houston Methodist scientists create device to deliver immunotherapy without side effects
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Oct. 23, 2018) - Houston Methodist scientists have developed a nanodevice to deliver immunotherapy without side effects ...
Scientists capture images of antibodies working together against malaria
Credit: Wilson/Ward labs, Scripps Research Scientists investigating how the human immune system defends against malaria have uncovered a rare phenomenon: ...
PureCircle to present latest updates on stevia in India at IUFoST 2018
October 23, 2018 Mumbai, India - PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and innovator of great tasting sweeteners for ...
Kessler Foundation fellow wins grant to study behavioral motivations in children with ADHD
Credit: Kessler Foundation Joman Y. Natsheh, MD, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Pediatric Neuroscience and Neuropsychology Research at Kessler Foundation, has ...
What are the determinants associated with fasting hyperglucagonemia in type 2 diabetes?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2018--A new study examined the relationship between fasting hyperglucagonemia ...
‘Himalayan gold’ on the brink
Credit: Kelly Hopping A parasitic fungus that grows wild throughout the Himalayas and sells for more than its weight in ...
Sockeye carcasses tossed on shore over two decades spur tree growth
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Hansen Creek, a small stream in southwest Alaska, is hard to pick out on a ...
New study finds harmful pesticides lurking in NYS homes
Credit: Clive Howard/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Despite the existence of chemical-free methods to eradicate pests, Americans use more than ...
Study analyzes complex causes of premature and low-birthweight babies in India
Women in India who spend more time fetching water, use a shared latrine, and endure harassment from others are more ...
A partnership to tackle cancer health disparities
Credit: University of Houston Although cancer affects all populations in the United States, certain ethnic populations bear a disproportionate burden ...
New radiation treatment for brain cancer offers better preservation of cognitive function
SAN ANTONIO -- When it comes to radiation therapy to treat brain cancer, hippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapy in conjunction with the ...
Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A lack of affordable housing is linked with many health problems, including asthma, stress and alcoholism. ...
SBRT considered safe treatment option for patients with multiple (2-4) metastases
The NRG Oncology clinical trial BR001 tested the hypothesis that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) could be used safely in oligometastatic ...
