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High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections–such as the...
Pediatricians screen more kids for mental health issues if they receive hands-on support
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – A new study suggests many more pediatricians would make mental health screenings an...
Surgical repair of phrenic nerve injury improves breathing
Credit: UCLA A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury...
Dr. Barbara Resnick — eminent nurse, researcher, mentor — honored for commitment to geriatrics
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, AGSF, a Past President of the American Geriatrics...
Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to ‘flesh-eating’…
Credit: Joshua Leiberman, University of Maryland Baltimore Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild...
Magnet study sees otential for MRE in measuring liver fibrosis in…
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation,...
Use of glucocorticoids is associated with increased risk of serious bacterial blood infection
Rochester, MN, June 8, 2016 – The risk of life-threatening blood infections by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is more than doubled...
New research shows same growth rate for farming, non-farming…
Prehistoric human populations of hunter-gatherers in a region of North America grew at the same rate as farming societies in...
Study finds cardiac complications high after orthopedic surgery for…
Credit: HSS A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence...
Live cell imaging of asymmetric cell division in fertilized plant…
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University An international group of plant biologists have succeeded for the first time in visualizing how egg...
Newly revealed amino acid function could be used to boost antioxidant…
Credit: Kobe University A Japanese research team has become the first in the world to discover that 2-aminobutyric acid (2-AB)...
A new treatment for antibiotic resistant bacteria and infectious disease
Credit: Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr A study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, describes...
New low cost workforce is effective in decreasing depression burden in…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The Aging Brain Care Medical Home, a novel brain-focused population health...
Medalist study underlines importance of glucose control in adults with…
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (July 26, 2017) – "People are living longer with type 1 diabetes, and the onset...
A tool to support public health decisions on Zika virus predicts most planned…
A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases presents a cost-effectiveness tool that can help guide decisions regarding resource allocation...
Dr. Beverly Davidson elected to the American Academy of Arts and…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Beverly L. Davidson, PhD, a nationally prominent researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has...
Gene sequences reveal global variations in malaria parasites
Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) parasites, which cause a debilitating form of malaria, are yielding their secrets to an international team...
Is the mental healthcare system meeting the needs of sexual and gender minorities?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.24, 2017–A study of mental health care and untreated depression among...
Calorie counts on menus make a difference
Credit: UTS Business School One the most comprehensive pieces of research into the impact of displaying calories on menus reveals...
Doctoral student’s research looks at cause of neurodegenerative…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — A Kansas State University student hopes her research on a currently untreatable and...
