Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause
Scientists have discovered that beluga whales and narwhals go through the menopause - taking the total number of species known...
Drug reduces deaths and hospitalizations from underdiagnosed form of heart failure
New York, NY (August 27, 2018)--A phase three clinical trial has shown that a drug called tafamidis significantly reduces deaths...
Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart
Munich, Germany - Aug. 27, 2018: Listening to yoga music at bedtime is good for the heart, according to research...
Left atrial fibrosis may explain increased risk of arrhythmias in endurance athletes
Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: Left atrial fibrosis may explain the increased risk of arrhythmias seen...
Clock drawing cognitive test should be done routinely in patients with high blood pressure
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 27 Aug 2018: A clock drawing test for detecting...
New study examines wartime experiences and PTSD among female Air Force personnel
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 27, 2018--A study of deployed and non-deployed active duty, female...
Reversing influences of intergenerational stress offers hope for addressing public health
ATLANTA - In an effort to help protect children from intergenerational vulnerabilities associated with parental trauma and stress, researchers at...
Pioneers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia greet European Commission’s approval of Kymriah
Oncologists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today celebrated a watershed moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission (EC)...
HIV RNA expression inhibitors may restore immune function in HIV-infected individuals
(BOSTON) - Immune activation and inflammation persist in the majority of treated HIV-infected individuals and is associated with excess risk...
Additional inhibitor can help anti-VEGF therapy overcome resistance in deadly brain cancer
PHILADELPHIA - Adding another inhibitor to therapies that cut off a tumor's access to blood vessels could be the key...
Happy older people live longer, say researchers
Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In a study published today in...
New medications for diabetes management have additional heart benefits, study finds
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and...
Ross procedure may provide longer survival and better quality of life, study suggests
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - The Ross procedure, a valve replacement surgery that is largely unused...
World’s largest transfusion study in cardiac surgery changes transfusion practices
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - Lower thresholds for blood transfusions for cardiac surgery patients compared to...
Connectome organization in childhood ALL and risk of delayed neurodevelopment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 27, 2018--A new study provides novel insights into the cognitive...
The sugar wars: Rhetoric or reason?
Credit: (From Archer: In Defense of Sugar) Amsterdam, August 27, 2018 - Over the past 50 years researchers, clinicians, professional...
Enzyme ducts in the pancreas are formed like rivers
Credit: The University of Copenhagen With methods used to analyse road systems and rivers researchers from the University of Copenhagen...
EXP2 protein helps deadliest malaria parasite obtain nutrients during infection
Credit: Image courtesy of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health...
Investigating what keeps metastatic breast cancer in check
At the time of initial diagnosis, most patients with breast cancer show no signs that their cancer has spread elsewhere...
Child lead exposure study finds substantial reductions possible
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- New data from a long-term study of 355 mothers and their children found that fixing peeling paint...
