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First successful wild whale shark health assessments performed
Credit: Georgia Aquarium ATLANTA (Aug. 2, 2017) – For the first time ever, scientists successfully performed health assessments, including collecting...
Study finds 75 percent of first-time moms plan to follow vaccine schedule
Athens, Ga. – First-time expectant mothers who do not plan to follow the recommended childhood immunization schedule differ in a...
Inflammation from mosquito bites may enhance viral infection
The itchy, red welts that appear after being bitten by a mosquito may help any viruses the insect is carrying...
World-renowned virologist named 2016 GCHERA World Agriculture Prize…
Credit: University of Alberta Dr. Lorne Babiuk, a world-renowned virologist, highly acclaimed for his international leadership in vaccine development and...
Does good-tasting food cause weight gain?
Credit: Paola Nogueras PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 15, 2016) – Does eating good-tasting food make you gain weight? Despite the common perception...
Among farmworkers, immigrants are less likely to use SNAP
Credit: UC Regents 2017 The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — formerly known as "food stamps" — that helps...
Dental hygiene, caveman style
Credit: Karen Hardy Bits of wood recovered from a 1.2-million-year-old tooth found at an excavation site in northern Spain indicate...
Partnership for a healthy brain
Credit: Salk Institute/Waitt Center LA JOLLA–(Sept. 14, 2017) Salk Institute scientists have discovered that an interaction between two key proteins...
TTUHSC El Paso Faculty publish cardiology textbook
Credit: Tommie Morelos / Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso EL PASO, Texas – A textbook guiding cardiologists...
To prevent infection after C-section, chlorhexidine better than iodine
IMAGE: Chlorhexidine-alcohol skin prep is superior to iodine-alcohol for preventing infection after C-section. Women undergo more cesarean sections each year...
Listening to the patient’s voice: A more patient-centered approach to medication safety
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS — Communication between patients and clinicians that is patient-centered, taking into account patient concerns and preferences...
CNIC researchers discover a new target for the treatment of fatty…
IMAGE: This is an image of fatty liver. Credit: CNIC Two proteins, p38 gamma and p38 delta, control the accumulation...
When one twin gets cancer, other faces higher risk
A large new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk...
Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s diagnoses trigger lower self-ratings of…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA — Researchers at Penn Medicine have discovered that a patient's awareness of a diagnosis of cognitive...
How the brain recognizes familiar faces
Credit: Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University There's nothing quite like the rush of recognition that comes from...
New insights into cause of phantom limb pain may have therapeutic…
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan – Phantom limb pain is the pain experienced following loss of a limb, either from...
New medication guidelines for rheumatic disease patients having joint…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery In the first such collaboration of its kind, an expert panel of rheumatologists and orthopedic...
Wayne State and Henry Ford present findings on ESRD and CKD
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT – On November 17, 2016, a Wayne State University doctoral student, Matthew Jasinski, will present...
Following Presidential action, AGS renews call for bipartisan…
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Presidential action to alter current law risks undermining progress made by Congress, the American...
Study finds mild exercise helps decrease pain and improve activity…
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery It's never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and that includes older adults...
