Weak grip a strong predictor of metabolic disease and disability in…
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor...
Parkinson’s disease and prion diseases: Discovery of a molecular…
Credit: Denis Scaini Parkinson's disease and prion diseases are very different from each other as regards both origins and course....
Toward a better definition for acute kidney injury in newborns
Credit: Children's National Health System Each year, thousands of infants in the United States end up in neonatal intensive care...
Study may explain why people with type O blood more likely to die of…
People with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research...
Pet exposure may reduce allergy and obesity
Credit: University of Alberta If you need a reason to become a dog lover, how about their ability to help...
Pilot study shows that neurofeedback may help treatment-resistant depression
A small pilot study has indicated that neurofeedback – where patients concentrate on modifying their own brainwave patterns – has...
IU and Regenstrief studying decreasing dementia after delirium for…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute are developing...
Impact of overtraining on the heart to be discussed at cardiovascular…
Sophia Antipolis April 26,2017. The impact of overtraining on the heart is set to be discussed at Europe's leading cardiovascular...
Readily available drug cocktail can help prevent sepsis shock and…
Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, June 26, 2017 – Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income...
Cancer’s gene-determined ‘immune landscape’ dictates progression of…
Credit: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health BOSTON – The field of immunotherapy – the harnessing of patients' own...
Researchers report first known case of CTE in patient with no known head trauma
Credit: UHN Toronto – Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital's Canadian Concussion Centre (CCC) have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic...
Study: Negative body image, not depression, increases adolescent obesity risk
HOUSTON – (Nov. 6, 2015) – Negative body image significantly increases the risk of obesity regardless of whether youth have...
Could this protein protect people against coronary artery disease?
Credit: Schisler lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC – The buildup of plaque in the heart's arteries is...
Heart valve patients may benefit from managing own blood thinners
Chicago, 10 November 2105 – Allowing select patients to self-manage blood thinners following heart valve surgery may lead to a...
Drug combined with care program better at reducing Alzheimer’s symptoms than drug alone
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the...
Immune receptor that’s typically activated by bacteria is a…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 6, 2017) – Bladder dysfunction is a reality for about half of patients with...
Mini-protein rapid design method opens way to create a new class of…
https://scienmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/protein.mp4 Credit: Randy Carnell/UW Medicine Scientists have created a high-speed method to generate thousands of different, small, stable proteins fro..
Study calls for action to help adolescents with diabetes transition to adult care
Credit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Aug. 16, 2017 – Adolescence can be a turbulent period of life, with struggles...
‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase…
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to...
Shape-shifting agent targets harmful bacteria in the stomach
Credit: Images courtesy of Jianjun Cheng, University of Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new shape-shifting polymer can target and kill...
