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LSUHealthNO studies innovative approach to improve walking in children with CP
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.5 million translational...
New target could prevent progression of liver damage to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2018) - Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to...
Happy older people live longer, say researchers
Happy older people live longer, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. In a study published today in...
New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called...
Study finds 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk
Credit: UIC Media Library According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children...
New medications for diabetes management have additional heart benefits, study finds
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - A drug used to manage diabetes may reduce heart disease and...
Researchers reveal cause of aggressive skin cancer in patients with butterfly syndrome
Credit: Laboratory of Andrew South, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) (PHILADELPHIA) - Patients with a rare skin disease,...
One in 3 US veteran firearm owners keeps a gun loaded and unlocked
Ann Arbor, August 27, 2018 - One third of United States Armed Forces Veterans store at least one firearm loaded...
Ross procedure may provide longer survival and better quality of life, study suggests
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - The Ross procedure, a valve replacement surgery that is largely unused...
Analysis: Commonly used drugs are rarely studied in primary care patients
WASHINGTON (August 27, 2018) -- Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested...
Marijuana found in breast milk up to six days after use
With the legalization of marijuana in several states, increased use for both medicinal and recreational purposes has been documented in...
World’s largest transfusion study in cardiac surgery changes transfusion practices
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, August 27, 2018 - Lower thresholds for blood transfusions for cardiac surgery patients compared to...
Food insecurity leads to higher mortality risk, a new study finds
URBANA, Ill. - A wide array of negative health outcomes have been associated with food insecurity including diabetes, depression, and...
Red light at night: A potentially fatal attraction to migratory bats
Credit: Christian Giese Night time light pollution is rapidly increasing across the world. Nocturnal animals are likely to be especially...
Finding the sweet spot of a good night’s sleep: Not too long and not too short
Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night...
Sleeping 5 hours or less a night associated with doubled risk of cardiovascular disease
Munich, Germany - Aug. 26, 2018: Middle-aged men who sleep five hours or less per night have twice the risk...
Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug 26, 2018: Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several...
Impaired mental status is associated with doubled death risk after heart attack in elderly
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 26 Aug 2018: Impaired mental status is associated with a doubled risk...
Oxygen therapy for patients suffering from a heart attack does not prevent heart failure
Oxygen therapy does not prevent the development of heart failure. Neither does it reduce the long-term risk of dying for...
Apps a timely reminder for those on heart medication
We use them for everything from banking to workouts, and now research from the University of Sydney shows mobile apps...
