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BU: Almost half of US adults who drink, drink too much, and continue to do so
A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers has found that about 40 percent of...
Obesity and inflammation — A deadly combination for prostate cancer
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Inflammation and evasion of the immune system have been reported to be some of the...
Diabetes drug with better side-effect tolerance could improve treatment
Improved medications for Type 2 diabetes are one step closer thanks to a new discovery reported this week by researchers...
The rise of secondary imaging interpretations
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study assesses the increased growth of secondary interpretations of diagnostic imaging examinations...
Homogeneous BTK occupancy assay
Credit: Helen Yu, Gilead Sciences, Inc. In a new SLAS Discovery article, Helen Yu and a team of researchers at...
New target protein for colon cancer identified
(Boston)--Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new potential target protein (c-Cbl) they believe can help...
Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A Johns Hopkins Medicine analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of...
Five new research units and two new humanities centers for advanced studies
This was decided by the Senate of the DFG at its summer session held during the DFG's Annual Meeting in...
Health and safety at work
The Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area of the Deutsche...
New GSA resource provides guidance for safe use of OTC analgesics by older adults
The latest issue in the From Policy to Practice report series from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) addresses recent...
National Network of Indian Depression Centers partners with US Depression Centers Network
The National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC) has joined forces with the National Network of Depression Centers India (NNDC- I)...
World’s largest study on allergic rhinitis reveals new risk genes
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) An international team of scientists led by Helmholtz Zentrum München...
Incarceration of parents impacts health of their children into adulthood
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 17, 2018- A new study published in Pediatrics found that young adults who had a parent incarcerated...
The scent of coffee appears to boost performance in math
Drinking coffee seems to have its perks. In addition to the physical boost it delivers, coffee may lessen our risk...
New findings for ‘gifted’ Otago geneticist diagnosing rare genetic disorders
Credit: University of Otago Recent research undertaken by University of Otago Cure Kids Professor Paediatric Genetics, Stephen Robertson, highlights the...
Why men might recover from flu faster than women
Men may recover more quickly from influenza infections because they produce more of a key lung-healing protein, a study from...
For professional baseball players, faster hand-eye coordination linked to batting performance
July 17, 2018 - Professional baseball players who score higher on a test of hand-eye coordination have better batting performance...
Major study identifies new hay fever risk genes
In a large international study involving almost 900,000 participants, researchers from the University of Copenhagen and COPSAC have found new...
$26.5 million grant to fund first large-scale study of African-American men with prostate cancer
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center will participate in a $26.5 million effort to conduct the first large-scale, multi-institutional study on...
Who made the error? The brain distinguishes causes of errors to perform adaptation
Credit: Osaka University Practice is necessary to improve motor skills. Even if one performs poorly at first, one's athletic performance...
