Health
Educational art exhibit shows promise in improving public’s knowledge about hot flashes
Papers about the public's responses to 'Hot Flashes? Cool!' published in peer-reviewed Menopause: Journal of the North American Menopause SocietyCredit:...
University at Buffalo scientist receives federal grant for “Jewels in Our Genes” follow up
Study seeks to identify genes that are unique to breast cancer in African American womenCredit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y....
New knowledge on the development of asthma
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have studied which genes are expressed in overactive immune cells in mice with asthma-like...
Genetically modified virus combats prostate cancer
In a study with mice, a gene therapy developed in Brazil kills cancer cells and avoids adverse side effects when...
Scientists developing way to help premature babies breathe easier
Study points to possible cell therapy for bronchopulmonary dysplasiaCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital CINCINNATI--Researchers suggest a possible cell-based therapy to stimulate...
A better way to encapsulate islet cells for diabetes treatment
Crystallized drug prevents immune system rejection of transplanted pancreatic islet cellsCredit: Shady Farah CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When medical devices are...
Research advances smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote rural areas
Credit: SFU A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive...
Learning from experience is all in the timing
Credit: Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University As animals explore their environment, they learn to master it....
Use of evidence-based therapies for youth psychiatric treatment is slow to catch on
Intensive training and practices with 'proficient culture' are critical to evidence-based therapy use PHILADELPHIA--We all hope--and probably expect--that clinicians use...
Migraine increases the risk of complications during pregnancy and childbirth
Pregnant women with migraine have an increased risk of miscarriage, cesarean sections and giving birth to a child with low...
Food insecurity leading to type 2 diabetes
New study led by UConn School of Medicine shows Latinos are at highest risk A collaborative study by a team...
Can Facebook improve your mental health?
Contrary to popular belief, using social media and the internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend...
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
Identifying kids who control their tics may help others at risk for Tourette syndromeCredit: Illustration by Michael Worful At least...
Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not
New study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine assesses hiker safety before and after restrictions and found that hiking in...
Widespread disease diabetes: Why do beta cells refuse to release insulin?
New insights into the 'teamwork' of cells: Super-connected 'leader' cells coordinate insulin response and help us to understand how diabetes...
Long-term statin use associated with lower glaucoma risk
Study finds that people who used statins for five years or more had a 21 percent lower chance of primary...
What made humans ‘the fat primate’?
Changes in DNA packaging curbed our body's ability to turn 'bad' fat into 'good' fat DURHAM, N.C. -- Blame junk...
New contents: Neuronal Parkinson inclusions are different than expected
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum An international team of researchers involving members of the University of Basel's Biozentrum challenges the...
Russian scientists patent new agent for X-ray
Credit: Anton Popov Russian scientists found that nanocrystal tungsten trioxide can be used instead of barium for X-ray examinations and...
Study: No outcome differences after hernia surgery by medical doctors vs surgeons in Ghana
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common general surgical conditions in...
