Health
UTSA reduces seizures by removing newborn neurons
Findings reveal specific time frame for post-injury interventionCredit: UTSA Epileptic seizures happen in one of every 10 people who have...
Gun ownership linked to greater incidence of domestic homicides
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates that firearm ownership significantly increases the risk of intimate...
Early introduction of peanuts in babies to reduce allergy risk
Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/181613-five Worried about peanut allergies in children? A practice article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) outlines...
Failure to launch: Parents are barriers to teen independence
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Something most parents don't want to hear from their teenager: I am not...
School readiness impaired in preschoolers with ADHD symptoms, Stanford study finds
Preschoolers with symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are much less likely than other children their age to be ready for...
More ED visits because of alcohol, 175% increase in 25- to 29-year-olds seeking care
New research shows dramatically rising visits to emergency departments (ED) related to alcohol, especially for women, with a 175% increase...
What It’s Really Like To Have Dinner with Best Burger In New York
Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and...
Biologist leads pioneering study on stress
A biologist at Louisiana State University conducted a pioneering research study that could help us to better understand the role...
Take a bath 90 minutes before bedtime to get better sleep
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering found that bathing 1-2 hours before bedtime in water of about 104-109 degrees...
Discovering how diabetes leads to vascular disease
UC Davis researchers find a cellular link between high blood sugar and blood vessel constrictionCredit: UC Regents / UC Davis...
New research finds private practice physicians less likely to maintain electronic records
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies...
Routine blood tests could predict diabetes
Large VA study reveals diagnostic potential of random plasma glucose testsCredit: Lisa Pessin Random plasma glucose tests could be used...
NIH study links air pollution to increase in newborn intensive care admissions
NIH study links air pollution to increase in newborn intensive care admissions Infants born to women exposed to high levels...
The University of Bonn is the most successful participant in the Excellence Strategy competition
'We are a University of Excellence'Credit: Barbara Frommann/Uni Bonn It is with boundless joy and pride that the University of...
Taking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
Penn study finds that as cells age, their ability to remove damaged proteins and structures declines, which could be a...
Predicting long-term risk of death from chest X-rays
What The Study Did: Researchers in this study looked at whether a computing system that analyzed data from thousands of...
Newly discovered neural pathway processes acute light to affect sleep
Different pathways process long-term circadian rhythms and short-term exposure to light EVANSTON, Ill. -- Either to check the time or...
Offering children a wide variety and large quantities of snack food encourages them to eat more
Less focus on plate size and more on reducing quantity and variety of food key to getting children to snack...
Chest X-rays contain information that can be harvested with AI
Study finds chest X-rays contain 'hidden' information that can be harvested with artificial intelligence to predict long-term mortality BOSTON -...
Study reveals genetic similarities of osteosarcoma between dogs and children
TGen and Tufts University novel findings for this deadly bone cancer could lead to better treatments for people and pets...
