Weight loss can be boosted fivefold thanks to novel mental imagery technique
Credit: University of Plymouth Overweight people who used a new motivational intervention called Functional Imagery Training (FIT) lost an average...
Stepfathers’ ‘Cinderella effect’ challenged by new study
Long-held assumptions that stepfathers are far more likely to be responsible for child deaths than genetic parents have been challenged...
Alarmingly low awareness of urology across Europe
Credit: European Association of Urology (EAU) Arnhem (The Netherlands), 24 September 2018 - Public awareness of urological conditions is alarmingly...
LGBT community has poorer health outcomes, assessment finds
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 24, 2018) - The local LGBT community reports twice the...
Overweight pregnant women can safely cut calories, restrict weight gain
Credit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- Being obese or overweight during pregnancy can result in serious health problems for the mother...
Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to try it at younger age
Ann Arbor, September 24, 2018 - When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their...
Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age
Boston, MA - Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an average of...
Gender and race may shape how minority women address barriers to breast cancer screening
Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of breast cancer partly due to barriers to timely...
Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person programs for weight loss
FINDINGS Researchers examined participation and weight loss results in an online diabetes prevention program; an in-person diabetes prevention program; and...
Where people live before hospitalization important for discharge planning, reducing readmissions
Forty per cent of older adults who leave hospital are discharged to home care or a long-term care facility, which,...
Cancer cells evade immunotherapy by hiding telltale marker, suggesting how to stop relapse
SEATTLE -- Sept. 24, 2018 -- Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but...
Know someone sick? Your own smell might give it away
Credit: Zave Smith/Monell Center PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2018) - Odors surround us, providing cues about many aspects of personal identity,...
Height may be risk factor for varicose veins, Stanford-led study finds
The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford...
The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins
DALLAS, September 24, 2018 -- A person's height and certain genes that predict height are associated with varicose veins and...
Results from the ReCre8 trial reported at TCT 2018
SAN DIEGO - September 22, 2018 -The first large, randomized trial comparing a novel polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stent to the latest-generation...
Novel drug-eluting stent with improved radiographic visibility found to be safe and effective
SAN DIEGO - September 22, 2018 - This first randomized clinical study of a polymer-coated zotarolimus-eluting stent (Resolute Onyx) that...
A fracture anywhere reduces bone density everywhere
Credit: Copyright UC Regents courtesy of UC Davis Health Breaking a bone causes bone density losses throughout the body, not...
Neurobehavioral symptoms predictive of employment outcome after traumatic brain injury
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 18, 2018. Kessler Foundation researchers have published their findings linking behavioral symptoms with...
Clinical trial investigators violate EU regulations: Entries in EU Register are incomplete
According to EU legislation, clinical trials must be prospectively registered in the European Union Clinical Trials Register (EUCTR) and the...
Promising phase 1/2 results for entrectinib against ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Results of phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials of the drug entrectinib in...
