UT Dallas study provides fuller picture of the human cost from terrorist attacks
Credit: The University of Texas at Dallas Terrorist attacks injure far more people than they kill, leaving victims with lost ...
Ben-Gurion University researchers participate in US Water Challenges Workshop
CHICAGO...October 12, 2018 - A trilateral collaboration hosted by the University of Chicago (UChicago) on Oct. 8, with researchers from ...
Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as ...
MDI Biological Laboratory awarded NIH grant to promote data literacy
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory will take a national lead in teaching data ...
NAM special publication outlines steps toward making health care systems fully interoperable
WASHINGTON - While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), ...
Simple, cost effective treatment following failed back surgery shows promise
(Boston)--Failed back surgery (continued low back and leg pain after surgery) is relatively common. With each reoperation, success, as defined ...
Potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism proves effective in lab study
A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 ...
Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the ...
Medical marijuana for symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis
Bottom Line: This study analyzed 17 clinical trials including 3,161 patients to evaluate medicinal cannabinoids -- the chemical compounds in ...
Unapproved ingredients in over-the-counter supplements
Bottom Line: Potentially harmful and undeclared pharmaceuticals were identified in more than 700 over-the-counter dietary supplements in an analysis of ...
Promising new therapeutic approach against Ebola virus identified
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In a new study researchers have developed a ...
Is there a benefit to switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia?
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In follow-up to the I HART CGM study, ...
Does open heart surgery affect cognitive abilities?
Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart ...
Researchers study eastern hellbender salamanders parental habits
Credit: Virginia Tech Although eastern hellbender salamanders are known by many unflattering nicknames -- mud puppy, snot otter, grampus, and ...
Nordic Food Lab to become part of the Future Consumer Lab at the University of Copenhagen
Credit: Thomas Grøndahl For four years, UCPH FOOD and the NFL's Board of Directors have jointly operated the Nordic Food ...
Study: No surge in illicit cigarettes after menthol ban
Contrary to the tobacco industry's assertions, there was no surge in illicit cigarettes after a 2015 ban on menthol cigarette ...
A new way to create molecules for drug development
Credit: Jeff Grabmeier COLUMBUS, Ohio - Chemists at The Ohio State University have developed a new and improved way to ...
Scientists discovered genes that contribute to the ADHD development
Credit: Corominas et al., 2018, supplementary materials A team from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with foreign ...
Oscillations provide insights into the brain’s navigation system
The brain creates a map of our environment, which enables reliable spatial navigation. The Nobel Prize was awarded in 2014 ...
Religious freedom laws linked to poor health in LGBT people
States' religious freedom laws may be linked to poorer self-reported health among people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or ...
