Health
Being wise is good for your health — review looks at emerging science of wisdom
May 14, 2019 - Can science measure what it means to be wise? A growing body of evidence suggests that...
NEOMED receives $500,000 OhioMHAS grant
To collaborate with all Ohio medical schools to tackle pain management and opioid use disorder treatmentCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast...
Newly identified bacteria-killing protein needs vitamin A to work
Credit: UTSW DALLAS - May 14, 2019 - People who have inadequate vitamin A in their diets are more susceptible...
McLean receives $13.5 million NIMH grant for translational stress research
The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $13.5 million grant to a team of McLean Hospital investigators to...
NIAAA honors Dr. Geoffrey K. Mumford with Senator Harold Hughes Award
Credit: American Psychological Association (APA) Geoffrey K. Mumford, Ph.D., Associate Executive Director for Government Relations in the Science Directorate of...
Implementing a care pathway for spatial neglect to improve stroke outcomes
Stroke researchers strive to close the implementation gap for spatial neglect careCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 14, 2019....
Children in Quebec are not diagnosed early enough with type 1 diabetes
A study reveals a rise in the number of children presenting a life-threatening complication at diagnosisCredit: McGill University Health Centre...
Complete removal of tumor reduces risk of recurrence of cancer in dogs
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The relative risk of a recurrence of cancer is reduced by 60% in dogs whose tumors are...
High-tech pets designed to care for seniors
Improving upon an existing line of robotic pets, a UC professor and her class have created a lifelike dog that...
In cancer research, a winding road to discovery
Book by MIT professor examines the circuitous history behind the investigation of cancer as a contagious illness. In 1961, people...
Rates of long-term opiate use rises in Medicare cancer survivors each year after diagnosis
GALVESTON, Texas - Using Medicare data, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston show for the...
ACC Latin America conference 2019 to be held in Colombia for first time
Experts will offer perspective on clinical practice in Latin America The American College of Cardiology will host the ACC Latin...
Progress against child mortality lags in many Indian states
Infectious diseases are still major causes of death for children under five in poorer Indian states India in 2015 had...
It’s in the weeds: Herbicide linked to human liver disease
Exposure to glyphosate, the primary ingredient in the popular weed killer Roundup, correlates to more severe cases of nonalcoholic fatty...
When does clean eating become an unhealthy obsession? New findings on who is at risk
York U study shares new findings on who is at risk for Orthorexia Nervosa TORONTO, May 14, 2019 - Researchers...
Philadelphia’s sweetened drink sales drop 38% after beverage tax
Findings from Penn study support beverage taxes as a promising policy tool to help improve public health PHILADELPHIA - One...
Risk of cardiovascular complications post-surgery doubles for patients with sleep apnea
TORONTO - According to a new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), patients who...
You are what you eat: How the pursuit of carbs changed mammals’ genes and saliva
A study of 46 mammal species explores the evolutionary history of amylase, a compound that breaks down carbsCredit: Douglas Levere...
A nerve cell serves as a ‘single’ for studies
Researchers of the Universities of Bonn and Amsterdam and of the MPI in Göttingen are developing a novel human nerve...
New doctors’ DNA ages six times faster than normal in first year
Long work hours of intern year associated with accelerated shortening of telomere regions of chromosomesCredit: University of Michigan In just...
