Breastfeeding may help protect mothers against stroke
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2018 -- Breastfeeding is not only good for babies, there is growing evidence it may also reduce...
PCORI Board approves $85 million in new studies on opioids, cancer & other high-burden conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $85 million to fund 16 new...
How brains of doers differ from those of procrastinators
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed why certain people tend to put tasks off rather than tackling...
Wyss Institute’s infant health-promoting technology licensed to Prapela
(BOSTON) -- Today the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Prapela Inc. announced that the Institute's...
Mixed report card for low-cost indoor air quality home monitors
Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/ Berkeley Lab Affordable indoor air quality monitors for the home can be worth the purchase, a recent...
Brazilian d’or Institute and L’oréal R&I develop functional human sensory neurons
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) Scientists were able to generate, in the laboratory, human neurons responsive to sensorial stimuli....
New method grows brain cells from stem cells quickly and efficiently
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic...
Engineers develop A.I. System to detect often-missed cancer tumors
Credit: University of Central Florida, Karen Norum Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the...
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Credit: CC0 https://www.pexels.com/photo/rear-view-of-a-boy-sitting-on-grassland-256658/ In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and P..
LSA health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for La. Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
Ending a 40-year quest, scientists reveal the identity of ‘hearing’ protein
Credit: Courtesy David Corey, Harvard Medical School Scientists at Harvard Medical School say they have ended a 40-year-quest for the...
New genetic variants predict outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy patients of African descent
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) - Genetic testing is a powerful diagnostic tool that...
Policy intended to curb opioid prescribing associated with increase in filled opioid prescriptions after surgery
Bottom Line: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2014 moved to limit prescribing of pain medications containing the opioid hydrocodone...
Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users
Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of...
Air pollution leads to cardiovascular diseases
Credit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center Air pollution, and fine dust in particular, is responsible for more than...
Physical therapy after a fall may help reduce emergency department revisits
Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million...
D-Wave demonstrates first large-scale quantum simulation of topological state of matter
BURNABY, BC - (August 22, 2018) -- D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today published...
Head and neck positioning affects concussion risk
Credit: Michael Fanton If you're about to run headfirst into something, your reflex might be to tense your neck and...
A deep look at nasal polyps offers insights into allergic diseases
Nasal polyps - soft, grape-like outgrowths that can appear in the nasal passages and sinuses - can be chronic and...
Improving health insurance literacy aids Missourians’ ACA enrollment
Community outreach and educational support for navigating health insurance options available in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace are crucial...
