Better understanding ALS by looking at how cells change
Credit: CRCHUM It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de...
Decline in colorectal cancer deaths in Europe is a ‘major success’ story
(European Society for Medical Oncology) The decline in cancer of the intestines -- colorectal cancer -- is one of the...
Feinstein Institute discovery promises improved diagnosis and understanding of endometriosis
MANHASSET, NY -- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research scientists announced an experimental, rapid and non-invasive way to diagnose endometriosis, which...
Columbia scientists locate nerve cells that enable fruit flies to escape danger
Credit: Anita Burgos/Grueber Lab/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute Columbia University researchers have identified the nerve cells that initiate a fly's escape response:...
Experts issue recommendations to improve testosterone prescribing practices
Chicago, IL--New scientific evidence has strengthened the case for reserving testosterone therapy for well-documented cases of hypogonadism, a condition where...
Endocrine Society awards inaugural Baxter Prize to women’s health entrepreneur
CHICAGO--French physician and researcher André Ulmann, M.D., Ph.D., won the Endocrine Society's first-ever John D. Baxter Prize for Entrepreneurship for...
Chemicals in lavender and tea tree oil appear to be hormone disruptors
CHICAGO--A new study lends further evidence to a suspected link between abnormal breast growth in young boys--called prepubertal gynecomastia--and regular...
Prenatal exposure to plasticizer may affect male fertility in future generations
CHICAGO -- Chemicals found in a variety of routinely used consumer products may be contributing to the substantial drop in...
Exposure to low levels of BPA during pregnancy can lead to altered brain development
CHICAGO -- New research in mice provides an explanation for how exposure to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA)...
Roux-en-Y surgery linked with more non-vertebral fractures than adjustable gastric banding
CHICAGO--Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric...
Clinical medicine training prepares medical students to treat transgender patients
CHICAGO--Medical students who are specifically trained in clinical transgender medicine are better prepared to treat transgender patients, a new study...
Estrogen may reduce disordered eating in female athletes with irregular periods
CHICAGO--Giving one year of estrogen replacement to female athletes with exercise-induced menstrual irregularities improves drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction and...
Too few women with diabetes receive recommended preconception counseling
CHICAGO--Not enough women of childbearing age who have diabetes are receiving the recommended preconception counseling, a new study suggests. The...
Glucose monitoring helps prevent hypoglycemia in hospitalized heart disease patients
CHICAGO--Hospitalized patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) may need frequent glucose monitoring to prevent hypoglycemia and death, new research...
Veterans with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control using telehealth
CHICAGO--A telehealth program for diabetes self-management not only shortens the wait to talk to a physician specialist versus an in-person...
Experience trumps youth among jumping fish
Credit: Ben Perlman and Nickolay Hristov Tiny jumping fish can leap further as they get older, new research shows. Mangrove...
Multi-site study explores new approach to upper limb dysfunction after spinal cord injury
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - March 16, 2018 - Kessler Foundation has been awarded an $857,600 sub-award from...
Coral reefs suffering in Philippines despite outlawing damaging fishing ptactices
Credit: Jennifer Selgrath Some of the fishing methods used in today's small-scale fisheries are causing more damage to coral reefs...
Americans slow down the clock of age
Americans may be aging more slowly than they were two decades ago. A new study by University of Southern California...
New solution to harmful algal blooms raises hope of economic and environmental benefits
Credit: Dr Martin Rejzek - John Innes Centre A cheap, safe and effective method of dealing with harmful algal blooms...
