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The pangasius, originally from Vietnam, is one of the most consumed fish in the world for its low cost, mild ...

HSS researchers launch study to measure bone effects of new rheumatologic agent

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have launched a pilot study to see how a drug that treats several ...

Proper burial of dead cells limits inflammation

Credit: UofL If dead cells accumulate in the body, they can contribute to inflammation and pre-dispose individuals to multiple chronic ...

New study links strong pupillary light reflex in infancy to later autism diagnosis

A new study published in Nature Communications shows that infants who are later diagnosed with autism react more strongly to ...

Eggs not linked to cardiovascular risk, despite conflicting advice

University of Sydney researchers aim to help clear up conflicting dietary advice around egg consumption, as a new study finds ...

Parenting concerns create challenges for mothers with advanced cancer and dependent children

A new study indicates that parenting concerns are associated with poor health-related quality of life among women with metastatic cancer ...

Very-low-carb diet shows promise in type 1 diabetes

Very-low-carbohydrate diets can improve blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes, with low rates of hypoglycemia and other complications, according ...

For mothers with advanced cancer, parenting concerns affect emotional well-being

CHAPEL HILL - Parenting concerns contributed significantly to the psychological distress of mothers with late-stage cancer, according to a study ...

New approach in the fight against antibiotic resistance

According to the WHO, around 700,000 people die every year as a result of antibiotic resistance. In Germany, around 6,000 ...

Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition

Credit: University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival ...

Breast cancer: Discovery of a protein linked to metastasis

Jean-François Côté, a researcher at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) and professor at Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine, ...

Study: Alcohol-related cirrhosis patients are sicker, costlier and often female

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- More than one-third of cirrhosis cases are related to alcohol, a seven-year national study of more ...

Women’s preference for masculine faces not linked with hormones

Credit: ©Jones et al Data from almost 600 participants show that women's perceptions of male attractiveness do not vary according ...

Novel techniques for three-dimensional visualization of microscopic structures in the human brain

May 6, 2018

Credit: The University of Hong Kong A team of scientists from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The ...

Ontology-based surgical subtask automation, automating blunt dissection

Credit: World Scientific In a paper to be published in the Journal of Medical Robotics Research, a team of researchers ...

Depression among parents of newborns can persist 6 months after NICU discharge

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child ...

Which targeted nutritional approaches can bolster micro-preemies’ brain development?

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-The volume of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and calories consumed by very vulnerable preemies ...

COstatus monitor provides direct measure of neonates’ cardiac output

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018)-Clinicians caring for vulnerable babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need ...

EPO protects preemies’ brains by modifying genes essential for generating new brain cells

Credit: Children's National Health System TORONTO-(May 5, 2018) - Erythropoietin (EPO) helps to protect and repair vulnerable brains though it ...

Placental ALLO levels rise during pregnancy and peak as fetuses approach full term