World’s largest study on allergic rhinitis reveals new risk genes
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) An international team of scientists led by Helmholtz Zentrum München...
New findings for ‘gifted’ Otago geneticist diagnosing rare genetic disorders
Credit: University of Otago Recent research undertaken by University of Otago Cure Kids Professor Paediatric Genetics, Stephen Robertson, highlights the...
Major study identifies new hay fever risk genes
In a large international study involving almost 900,000 participants, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC have found new...
Who made the error? The brain distinguishes causes of errors to perform adaptation
Credit: Osaka University Practice is necessary to improve motor skills. Even if one performs poorly at first, one's athletic performance...
FAU, collaborators receive $1.68 million NIH grant for sleep and metabolic disorders
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A neuroscientist from Florida Atlantic University's Jupiter Life Science Initiative (JLSI) and collaborators from the University...
New GSA resource provides guidance for safe use of OTC analgesics by older adults
The latest issue in the From Policy to Practice report series from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) addresses recent...
Incarceration of parents impacts health of their children into adulthood
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 17, 2018- A new study published in Pediatrics found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated...
Why men might recover from flu faster than women
Men may recover more quickly from influenza infections because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein, a study from...
$26.5 million grant to fund first large-scale study of African-American men with prostate cancer
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will participate in a $26.5 million effort to conduct the first large-scale, multi-institutional study on...
New findings suggest allergic responses may protect against skin cancer
Credit: Imperial College London The components of the immune system that trigger allergic reactions may also help protect the skin...
Childhood adversity increases susceptibility to addiction via immune response
Philadelphia, July 17, 2018 Childhood adversity permanently alters the peripheral and central immune systems, increasing the sensitivity of the body's...
While men lose more weight on low-carb diets, women show improved artery flexibility
Credit: MU Health According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1 out of 3 American adults...
LSUHealthNO collaborating on study of aggressive prostate cancer in African-American men
New Orleans, LA - LSU Health New Orleans is one of 12 universities and health care entities conducting the first...
Discrepancies found in prescription drug labeling pregnancy information across four countries
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 17, 2018--A study comparing the evidence and recommendation levels of...
Pediatric NEXUS head CT DI reliably guides blunt trauma imaging decisions
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL--The Pediatric NEXUS Head Computed Tomography...
National Network of Indian Depression Centers partners with US Depression Centers Network
The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) has joined forces with the National Network of Depression Centers India (NNDC- I)...
The scent of coffee appears to boost performance in math
Drinking coffee seems to have its perks. In addition to the physical boost it delivers, coffee may lessen our risk...
For professional baseball players, faster hand-eye coordination linked to batting performance
July 17, 2018 - Professional baseball players who score higher on a test of hand-eye coordination have better batting performance...
A single genetic change in gut bacteria alters host metabolism
Scientists have found that deleting a single gene in a particular strain of gut bacteria causes changes in metabolism and...
Nitric oxide tells roundworms to avoid bad bacteria
Nitric oxide gas produced by a type of harmful bacteria lets roundworms know to stay away from it, says a...
