Bid to beat obesity focuses on fat that keeps us warm
A new technique to study fat stores in the body could aid efforts to find treatments to tackle obesity. The...
Will treating sleep apnea with CPAP improve sexual quality of life?
Bottom Line: Long-term use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnea was associated an improvement in...
Research hones interventions for kids with developmental language disorder
Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two...
400 million year-old evolutionary arms race helps researchers understand HIV
Understanding the evolution of a 400 million-year-old anti-viral protein that first emerged in marine life, is helping researchers get the...
Adolescents with hay fever have higher rates of anxiety and depression
Credit: Istock ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (MAY 24, 2018) - Although allergies affect more than 50 million Americans, they are...
By forming clots in tumors, immune cell aids lung cancer’s spread
CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that by helping to form clots...
Don’t force women to risk death, injury by having a baby
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic...
Bug-borne disease monitoring project finds deer ticks on the rise in Midwest
Credit: Image courtesy USDA ARS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new environmental monitoring project at Indiana University has found increased numbers...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College...
Origami inspires new tech for tissue regeneration
Credit: Edwin Aguirre for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital expands international reach with St. Jude Global
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is expanding its reach around the world with the...
Kessler Foundation study compares neuropsychological tests for assessing deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 24, 2018. A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers compared two neuropsychological tests...
Montana State prof wins Fulbrights, $3.12 million for work with indigenous communities
Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University professor who conducts research with indigenous...
Hot cars can hit life-threatening levels in approximately one hour
Credit: Arizona State University Six children have died from being left in hot cars in the United States so far...
SLU scientist aims to turn on hypoglycemia’s missed signal
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B....
African Americans and Latinos are more likely to be at risk for depression than whites
A new study published in the May 2018 issue of Preventive Medicine shows that African Americans and Latinos are significantly...
Tiny particles could help fight brain cancer
Glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain tumor, is one of the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Only a handful of drugs are...
Portland State study measures free-base form of nicotine in electronic cigarettes
Researchers at Portland State University have developed methods for measuring levels of free-base nicotine in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) liquids and...
Telemedicine helps improve participation in clinical trials
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (May 24, 2018) - Videos and creative uses of other visuals provide a novel way to obtain informed...
UTA researchers shed light on immune response in diseased corals
Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a correlation between a strong immune response in...
