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Despite lack of efficacy data, surprising consensus in pediatric…
Credit: Children's National Health System The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from...
Close proximity of slum dwellers could be answer to health problems
Credit: Richard Lilford A new study suggests that the 'neighbourhood effect' of slums could help to alleviate some of their...
Cognitive training enhanced innovative thinking and brain networks in older adults
Credit: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas have demonstrated in a pilot study...
Diabetes management improved in high-risk population through community program
Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health An ethnic population at high risk for Type 2 diabetes achieved significant control of...
Yoga may lessen side effects in men undergoing prostate cancer…
PHILADELPHIA — Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers at the Perelman School...
Breast cancer: Research IDs obstacles to care in Appalachia
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding why so many breast...
Starting age of marijuana use may have long-term effects on brain…
IMAGE: These are divergent patterns in overlapping areas of anterior prefrontal cortex. Credit: Center for BrainHealth The age at which...
New drug targets for a rare kidney and liver disease
Credit: Osaka University ARPKD is a rare disease affecting 1 in 20000 people, but its victims are newborns, many of...
Physician receives grant to train the next generation of Bronx-grown medical professionals
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Oct., 24, 2017 — (BRONX, NY) — Juan Robles, M.D., attending physician at Montefiore...
Studies in mice provide insights into antibody-Zika virus interactions
In research that could inform prophylactic treatment approaches for pregnant women at risk of Zika virus infection, investigators conducted experiments...
Fish oil or fish consumption? New recommendations for pregnant women…
Credit: Courtesy of University of South Florida Pregnant women who consume fish rather than fish oil supplements are just as...
Trusted messages key to counter community concerns during disease…
Credit: UofL Utilizing messages focused on images created by local artists and written information communicated through local dialects proved essential...
Breakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug discovery
Credit: Kelly Tong LAWRENCE — A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a person's...
New explanation for why airways close in asthma holds promise for future class of drugs
Credit: Scott Jones, Houston Methodist HOUSTON – (Jan. 31, 2018) – Houston Methodist researchers have a new explanation for what...