Health
Lipid-filled particle may work with immune system to keep fat healthy
The particles, discovered in mice, may activate immune function and could play a role in preventing metabolic disorders NEW YORK,...
Tracking food leads to losing pounds
Those who tracked food and weight lost pounds in new Duke studyCredit: Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- Without following a...
Researchers use health data tools to rapidly detect sepsis in newborns
CHOP study uses automated models to identify sepsis before clinical recognitionCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Automated programs can identify which...
Online reviews after ‘tummy tuck’ — Cosmetic results aren’t the only factor affecting positive ratings
February 28, 2019 - For patients undergoing "tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty), satisfaction with the aesthetic outcome is the main factor...
Team clinic: empowering youth to take back their healthcare
CHLA awarded $1.36M grant to adapt innovative model of diabetes care Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been awarded a $1.36M...
Want to avoid problems in powerful new drugs? Ask a roofer
Popular new construction material helps measure protein particlesCredit: Kelly Irvine/NIST Understanding how proteins clump together is essential in modern pharmaceuticals....
More women are training to be plastic surgeons, but racial/ethnic representation still lags behind
February 28, 2019 - While the proportion of women entering plastic surgery residency programs has increased in recent years, numbers...
2015-2016 El Niño triggered disease outbreaks across globe
The 2015-2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new...
Engineer to develop drug-filled gel to heart damage
The material should also help preserve the heart's structural support networkCredit: Washington University in St. Louis After a heart attack,...
Mobile bedside bioprinter can heal wounds
Credit: WFIRM video WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., - Feb. 28, 2019 - Imagine a day when a bioprinter filled with a patient's...
Junk food purchases increase after recreational marijuana legalization
It's an infamous pop culture portrayal. After smoking marijuana, the main characters in the movie go on an epic junk-food...
Large-scale initiative linked to reductions in maternal and newborn deaths in Indonesia
USAID-funded program aimed at reducing deaths from complications due to childbirth appears to have prompted more efficient care A U.S.-funded...
Sleeping in on the weekend won’t repay your sleep debt
On some measures, a yo-yo sleep schedule can be worseCredit: Dirk Martin/CU Boulder Think sleeping in on the weekend can...
New findings shed light on origin of upright walking in human ancestors
4.5 million-year old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggestedCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of...
Ability to control stress reduces negative impact
Credit: UAB Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc), led by Roser Nadal and...
Award for ‘bridge builder’ professor Ferdinand Gerlach
The general practitioner receives €10,000 Public Fellowship Award for his work mediating between medicine, politics, and society as a wholeCredit:...
Protein content as a marker for response to therapy in brain cancer
Brain tumors vary widely in how they respond to treatment. However, early assessment of therapy response is essential in order...
Gonorrhoea: Drug resistance compromises recommended treatment in Europe
Very limited alternatives left to successfully treat gonorrhoeaCredit: ECDC Gonorrhoea is the second most commonly notified sexually transmitted infection across...
Professor Ugur Sahin receives German Cancer Award 2019
Prestigious award for Mainz cancer scientist Professor Ugur Sahin has been awarded the 2019 German Cancer Award, one of the...
Psychosocial stress, the unpredictability schema, and cardiovascular disease in women
In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (Special Issue on Women's Cardiovascular Health, Volume 3, Number 4, 2019,...
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