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Good nutrition, physical training and mental exercises can reverse physical frailty in the elderly
Credit: National University of Singapore Physical frailty is common among the elderly and is strongly associated with cognitive impairment, dementia...
New report looks at 6 key impact areas of shale oil and gas development in Texas
The TAMEST Shale Task Force report is an independent, comprehensive review of scientific research on the impacts of shale oil...
Financial incentives increased viral suppression in HIV-positive patients in care
Gift cards offered as financial incentives helped to increase viral suppression in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients in a community-based...
Six selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program at NAM
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2017-2018 class of...
Chemistry of sea spray particles linked for first time to formation process
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has identified for the first time what drives...
Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study
The world's largest randomised controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a...
New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer
Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs...
Using sunlight to the max
Credit: © 2017 KAUST Materials called transition-metal carbides have remarkable properties that open new possibilities in water desalination and wastewater...
Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched at European congress
Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: The tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment is being launched at EHRA...
European network created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and treatments
Vienna, Austria - June 18, 2017: A European network has been created to find sudden cardiac arrest causes and compare...
Airborne viruses live for 45 minutes
BRISBANE, Australia: Cover your mouth when sneezing or coughing and wash your hands. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and The...
NIH selects Cardax compound for important anti-aging research program
The University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Cardax, Inc. (Cardax), a Hawaii based life...
PharmaMar will commercialize PM1183 with the trade name of Zepsyre
(Pharmamar) PharmaMar (PHM:MSE) has announced that PM1183 (lurbinectedin), its third molecule of marine origin and analogue of Yondelis®, will receive...
Radon increases risk for malignant skin cancer
It is undisputed that radon is a risk factor for developing lung cancer. New research by the Swiss Tropical and...
New effective treatments for psoriatic arthritis patients
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
New web calculator to more accurately predict bowel cancer survival
"How long do I have, doctor?" For many cancer patients, following the initial shock of their diagnosis, thoughts quickly turn...
Gout hospitalization exacerbated by failure to prescribe recommended urate-lowering treatment
Madrid, Spain, June 16, 2017: The results of a Swedish study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology...
Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to...
Distant brain regions selectively recruit stem cells
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum Stem cells persist in the adult mammalian brain and generate new neurons throughout life. A...
Genes and the environment? Factors, patterns that lead to childhood obesity risk
URBANA, Ill. - In the preschool years, children begin to learn from their environment about self-regulation--both in regards to food...
