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Nutrition 2019 preview: Hot topics in research and practice
Join us June 8-11 in Baltimore to explore the latest research findings and their implications for practice and policy Journalists...
Humanwide program uses data-driven, integrated team approach to predict, prevent disease
Proactive, personalized care detected overlooked health conditions and risks Proactive, personalized care detected overlooked health conditions and risks A Stanford...
IL-1 inhibitors may reduce radiation-induced vascular damage
Radiation therapy against cancer can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease much later in life, as the radiation causes chronic...
Brain changes linked with Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear
In a records review of 290 people at risk for Alzheimer's disease, scientists at Johns Hopkins say they have identified...
Injections of a novel protein reduced artery blockage by enhancing lymphatic vascular function in mice
American Heart Association meeting report -- Presentation #104; Session I A BOSTON, May 14, 2019 -- Injections of a protein...
Plaque in arteries may not all be the same; targeting specific immune cells in plaque may reduce heart attack and stroke risk
American Heart Association Meeting Report - Presentation 101; Session: I A BOSTON, May 14, 2019 -- A specific type of...
AIT publication presents a new paradigm for sanitation 4.0
Credit: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) A book by Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) authors posits a new paradigm for...
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Mysterious larvae found in Panama's two oceansCredit: Credit: Michael Boyle Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of...
Keeping things in proportion: Lem2 necessary for nuclear scaling
A study led by Hiroshima University finds that nuclear membrane protein Lem2 acts as a valve to control the size...
Workplace interventions may improve sleep habits and duration for employees
Educational programs encourage better sleep and sleep-related outcomesCredit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Simple workplace interventions, like...
Dead zones in circadian clocks
Credit: Kanazawa University Most organisms on Earth have circadian clocks. In mammals, the circadian pacemaker is located in the suprachiasmatic...
What happens when your picky eater becomes a teenager?
However, the few children who were persistent picky eaters, those who were less able to change and adapt their eating...
Historically ‘safer’ tramadol more likely than other opioids to result in prolonged use
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Surgical patients receiving the opioid tramadol have a somewhat higher risk of prolonged use than those receiving...
Protect protruding teeth from damage and long-term consequences
Credit: The University of Adelaide Children with their first or early adult set of teeth that stick out have an...
Study: Treats might mask animal intelligence
Credit: Johns Hopkins University/Kuchibhotla Lab Rewards are necessary for learning, but may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new Johns...
Prior eating disorders linked to long-term depression risk for mothers
A history of eating disorders and body image concerns before or during pregnancy are associated with future depressive symptoms among...
Coffee addicts really do wake up and smell the coffee
Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognising the aroma, compared to...
The rich are outliving the poor in both Norway and USA
Inequalities in life expectancy by income in Norway were substantial, and increased between 2005 and 2015, according to a study...
Detecting dementia’s damaging effects before it’s too late
By studying a rare form of dementia, researchers might have found a way to detect neurodegeneration before brain cells are...
Brain researchers seek ‘fingerprints’ of severe mental diseases
Functional connectomics of affective and psychotic pathologyCredit: Justin T. Baker, MD, PhD Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have...
