Sniffing out real truffles
At a cost of thousands of dollars per pound, truffles are an expensive food. The fungi are prized for their ...
New review highlights benefits of plant-based diets for heart health
Credit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON - Vegetarian, especially vegan, diets are associated with better cardiovascular health, according to ...
New study shows evidence that health information exchanges improve care, reduce costs
Credit: Google images INDIANAPOLIS -- An updated systematic review of recent studies of health information exchanges found evidence the exchanges ...
American Cancer Society updates colorectal cancer screening guideline
An updated American Cancer Society guideline says colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk, ...
Screening for colorectal cancer in under-55-year-olds with family history: Benefit unclear
Between the age of 50 and 54 years, all statutory health insurance fund members in Germany are entitled to immunological ...
The xB3 platform efficiently delivers antibodies across the BBB at therapeutic doses
RICHMOND, BC and GUILFORD, CONN., BIOASIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (TSX.V:BTI; OTCQB:BIOAF), a biopharmaceutical company developing its xB3 TM proprietary platform technology ...
New guidance on treating diabetes in elderly and frail adults
New guidance has been published on managing diabetes in the elderly, including for the first time how to manage treatment ...
After 40 years in limbo: Styrene is probably carcinogenic
"Possibly carcinogenic and should be investigated more closely." For forty years, this has been the conclusion of researchers who have ...
Bioanalysis explores novel LC-MS assays impacting CYP and transporter DDI evaluations
Bioanalysis, a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalytical scientists, has published a Special Focus Issue on LC-MS assays impacting CYP ...
Campylobacter — the germ on chicken eggs
Eggs are a popular food. In fact, Germans consumed almost 20 billion of them in 2016, which equates to a ...
New cooking training significantly decreases sodium levels in Chinese take-out meals
(May 30, 2018) While Chinese dishes are known to have one of the highest salt contents of all food categories, ...
ASCO to honor Ludwig scientists at 2018 Annual Meeting
May 30, 2018, NEW YORK -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will honor two Ludwig scientists at its ...
NUS scientists discover a new way to control blood pressure
Credit: Dr. Zhenyu Hu Singapore, 30 May 2018 - New and better ways to fight hypertension and low blood pressure ...
Igniting the rheumatoid arthritis flame through a cellular cascade
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Chronic inflammatory disorders, including autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, involve the action of various ...
Swabbing cesarean-born babies with vaginal fluids potentially unsafe and unnecessary
The increasingly popular practice of 'vaginal seeding' -- in which cesarean-delivered babies are immediately swabbed with the mother's vaginal fluids ...
Poll: Half of older adults don’t use health provider’s secure patient communication site
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the ...
Some blood stem cells are better than others
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases In your body, blood stem cells produce approximately 10 billion new white ...
Adults with high blood pressure face higher healthcare costs
DALLAS, May 30, 2018 -- Adults with high blood pressure face $1,920 higher healthcare costs each year compared to those ...
Insomnia is a likely long-term side effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased ...
Promise of faster, more accessible schizophrenia diagnosis, Rutgers study shows
Credit: Nick Romanenko / Rutgers University A portable device common in optometrists' offices may hold the key to faster diagnosis ...
