Reconstructing what makes us tick
Credit: Roland S. Zimmermann WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2018 -- Cardiac arrhythmia results when the usual symphony of electric pulses...
Effect of a home-based exercise program with wearable activity monitor, telephone coaching on walking endurance for peripheral artery disease
Bottom Line: A home-based exercise program that consisted of a wearable activity monitor and telephone coaching to promote walking by...
Use of 2 anti-clotting medications following bypass surgery improves outcomes for grafted veins
Bottom Line: Taking aspirin plus an anti-clotting medication for one year after heart bypass surgery resulted in less narrowing of...
Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement
Credit: Renee Meiller/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often...
Surgery recovery program slashes opioid use, benefits patients, cuts costs, study finds
Credit: UVA Health System A special recovery program for thoracic surgery patients developed and implemented at the University of Virginia...
Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtles
Credit: Bill Hopkins Most of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y...
In Huntington’s disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal protein
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function,...
Leading genetics study method may need reconsideration, significant distortions discovered
Many conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously...
Rheumatology leaders respond to Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance proposed rule
Washington, D.C. - In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the American College of Rheumatology...
A wearable device intervention to increase exercise in peripheral artery disease
A home-based exercise program, consisting of wearable devices and telephone coaching, did not improve walking ability for patients with peripheral...
UNC-Chapel Hill and partners awarded $58.1 million to accelerate research discoveries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been awarded $58.1 million from the National Institutes of Health to...
High immune function tied to stunted growth
EUGENE, Ore. -- April 24, 2018 -- Elevated immune function during childhood results in as much as 49 percent growth...
Novel pathway identified in development of acute myeloid leukemia with poor prognosis
24 April 2018 - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that comprises 1%...
Fruit fly study identifies new gene linked to aortic aneurysms
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine An interdisciplinary team of researchers has identified a new gene linked to human aortic aneurysms....
The dispute about the origins of terahertz photoresponse in graphene results in a draw
Credit: Lion_on_helium, MIPT press office Physicists at MIPT and their British and Russian colleagues revealed the mechanisms leading to photocurrent...
What can a tasty milkshake teach us about the genetics of heart disease?
From 2002 to 2005, about 800 people in Minnesota and Utah drank more than 1,500 milkshakes, and they got to...
Opioid prescribing at veterans hospitals varies widely in treating chronic pain
AURORA, Colo. (April 24, 2018) - A new study of treatment options for military veterans with chronic pain has determined...
Patients in major prostate cancer study older, sicker than average patient population
DETROIT - Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital compared the patient population of a major U.S. prostate cancer study with patients...
Healthcare costs for adults with autism more than double those for general population
New Rochelle, NY, April 24, 2018--Researchers compared total annual healthcare costs for adults on the autism spectrum to costs for...
Cognitive behavioral therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism
TORONTO, Tuesday, April 24, 2018- New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help...
