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Credit: BIDMC Media Services BOSTON - Twenty-five million Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung disease that has been on...

Orange county teen dating violence is twice the national average

Orange County teens are facing varied and more frequent types of dating violence than any generation before them. Chapman University...

Teen tanning addiction afflicts minorities in Los Angeles

Tanning addiction plagues teenage minorities in Los Angeles, and that dependency is associated with marijuana abuse, obsessive-compulsive disorder and other...

Where brain cells get their information may determine their roles in diseases

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(MAY 1, 2018) If 95 percent of your neighbors are chatty and outgoing, you probably know...

How do cells sense glutamine and control their autophagy and activation?

May 2, 2018

Credit: Osaka University The human body consists of about 35 trillion cells, so it could be said that overall body...

Study explores link between curiosity and school achievement

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Researchers know that certain factors give children a leg up when it comes to school performance....

Oxford University Press and West China Hospital to launch Precision Clinical Medicine

Oxford University Press and the West China Hospital are pleased to announce the launch of Precision Clinical Medicine. Precision Clinical...

Obesity may hasten disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

In a study of adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those who were severely obese experienced more rapidly progressing disability than patients...

Following five healthy lifestyle habits may increase life expectancy by decade or more

Boston, MA - Maintaining five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too...

Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with better word production skills in healthy older adults

Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by...

New strategies needed to help healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet

DALLAS, April 30, 2018 -- A new scientific advisory from the American Heart Association reviews current gaps in medical nutrition...

Five healthy habits may add more than a decade to life

DALLAS, April 30, 2018 -- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including eating a healthy diet, regular exercise and not smoking, could...

Following bats to predict Ebola

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed more than 11,000 people and was the deadliest outbreak since the discovery...

Vapers and non-smokers have the same flourishing gut flora

The first study of its kind has found that people who vape have the same mix of gut bacteria as...

Brown widow male spiders prefer sex with older females likely to eat them afterwards

NEW YORK...April 30, 2018 - Male brown widow spiders seek to mate with older, less-fertile females who are 50 percent...

Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery, study finds

A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement...

Independent experts to evaluate flagship NHS tech scheme

The impact of a flagship NHS programme aimed at improving the use of digital technology in hospitals is to be...

AICT-AsiaPCR: A new educational meeting for the Asia-Pacific interventional community to relish

The AICT-AsiaPCR initiative emerges at a time of exponential growth for the interventional cardiology panorama in the Asia-Pacific zone. The...

Penn Medicine-led study reveals potential for more precise diagnosis and treatment of TBI

LOS ANGELES-- Patients who've suffered from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have changes in tiny blood vessels in their brains that...

Research supports calls for food industry to reduce food product portion sizes