Simple walking test helps predict risk for cognitive issues after heart surgery
Chicago, May 10, 2018 - The distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a ...
How the power of mathematics can help assess lung function
Credit: University of Southampton Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new computational way of analysing X-ray images ...
Study paves the way for better treatment of prostate cancer
A new study published today has found a way to identify men with locally advanced prostate cancer who are less ...
Study examines the effects of physical activity during pregnancy
In a recent Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica study, a combined lifestyle intervention including dietary counseling and twice-weekly exercise classes ...
New research puts distinct memories of similar events in their place
Neuroscientists have found new evidence on how distinct memories of similar events are represented in the brain. Its findings, which ...
‘Bisexual’ beetles are simply inept, new study finds
Credit: University of East Anglia Same sex mating behaviour amongst male insects is much more likely to be due to ...
The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind
Dublin, Thursday, May 10, 2018 - It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused ...
What is a species? British bird expert develops a math formula to solve the problem
Credit: Thomas Donegan, Blanca Huertas, Christian Olaciregui/Fundacion ProAves/British Ornithologists Club. Nature is replete with examples of identifiable populations known from ...
Food recognition in hundred-year-olds: this explains how our semantic memory works
Repeated life-long experience models our semantic memory, i.e. our knowledge related to objects and events. This also relates to our ...
Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can’t ever be considered ‘cured’
Credit: University of Birmingham Patients with an abnormal heart rhythm that can leave them at a higher risk of suffering ...
Research suggests a 15-minute ‘daily mile’ could enhance health of the world’s children
Credit: Elaine Livingstone Policymakers should consider introducing The Daily Mile to improve the health and fitness of schoolchildren around the ...
Does melatonin do anything? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 10, 2018 -- Melatonin is a widely used supplement. Many people turn to ...
Pterocarpanquinones and carbapterocarpans with anti-tumor activity against MDR leukemias
Credit: Dr. Vivian M Rumjanek et al., Bentham Science Publishers Careful thinking must be put since the very first days ...
A vital pause: Neurons in the brain’s striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuli
Credit: OIST Changing our behavior based on unexpected cues from our environment is an essential part of survival. The ability ...
Do the elderly want technology to help them take their medication?
Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be ...
OSA in older adults: Often present, seldom investigated
Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new ...
Combining GANs and reinforcement learning for drug discovery
Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Thursday, May 10, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing ...
Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy
DALLAS, May 10, 2018 - Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide a golden opportunity to evaluate a woman's heart ...
Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors. ...
Study shows prolonged NAS treatment for infants discharged early
Infants who are diagnosed with drug withdrawal after birth who are treated with medication as outpatients at home are treated ...
