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New discovery about the brain’s water system may prove beneficial in stroke
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences The brain rests in a fluid, which among other things...
Study finds behavioral-related youth hospitalizations complicated by suicidality
A recent study published in American Psychiatric Association's Psychiatric Services journal found previous research on youth hospitalizations associated with behavioral...
Clinical advances in systemic lupus erythematosus
The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate exciting advances for...
Sepsis-3 criteria ‘preferable’ in prognostication of critically ill patients
Glenview, IL- For almost 30 years, diagnostic criteria for sepsis has used the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria in...
Tobacco aside, e-cigarette flavorings may harm blood vessels
DALLAS, June 14, 2018 - Flavor additives used in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could impair blood vessel function...
Depressive symptoms associated with disease severity in patients with knee osteoarthritis
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate that among individuals...
Non-coding DNA changes sex determination
Scientists have identified a key enhancer of Sox9 -- a gene critical for male sex development -- and demonstrated that...
Online information on vaccines and Autism not always reliable, study shows
Research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) has found that information available online can provide unreliable information based on...
Increased helmet use in alpine sports fails to reduce risk of traumatic brain injury
Philadelphia, June 14, 2018 - Head injury is the leading cause of death and catastrophic injury among skiers and snowboarders...
Syringe exchange program played key role in controlling HIV outbreak
INDIANAPOLIS -- A study by researchers investigating the 2015 HIV outbreak in Scott County, Indiana, found that a syringe services...
FAU receives $2.8 million HRSA grant to enhance role of RNs in primary care
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has received a $2.8 million grant from...
Numbers of Maori and Pacific students training to be doctors and dentists skyrocket
Credit: University of Otago There has been a significant increase in diversity of students entering the University of Otago's health...
Yellow fever: A new method for testing vaccine safety
Credit: © Marie-Christine Cumont and Monique Lafon - Institut Pasteur Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS and Sanofi Pasteur...
Girls with high level of vitamin D have stronger muscles
Girls are stronger with higher levels of vitamin D, but the association was not found in boys. These are the...
Daily text message may improve adherence and treatment outcomes in patients with gout
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate significant improvements in...
Early birds less prone to depression
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression,...
Water fluoridation confirmed to prevent dental decay in US children and adolescents
Alexandria, Va., USA - The fluoridation of America's drinking water was among the great public health achievements of the twentieth...
TNT could be headed for retirement after 116 years on the job
Credit: LANL LOS ALAMOS, N.M., June 14, 2018--Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in...
International research team finds brain changes linked to sleep need
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 13, 2018 - We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed,...
New research in Kenya finds sweet spot for harvesting reef fish
Credit: E. Darling/WCS NEW YORK (June 13, 2018)-- An age-old challenge of determining the right amount of fish to harvest...
