Health
Progress with geriatrics legislation highlights collaboration for care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society New York (Jan. 31, 2019)--The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement...
When neurons get the blues: Hyperactive brain cells may be to blame when antidepressants don't work
Salk study is the first to directly examine cells from patients whose depression doesn't respond to SSRIsCredit: Salk Institute LA...
Fight or flight: Serotonin neurons prompt brain to make the right call
Known for its role in relieving depression, the neurochemical serotonin may also help the brain execute instantaneous, appropriate behaviors in...
Looking to choose a healthy post-workout snack? Decide early, study says
Credit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln You've just exercised for an hour, tracking the burned calories with a sense of...
Persistent low body weight in young kids increases risk for anorexia nervosa later
The study, co-authored by Zeynep Yilmaz, PhD, also found that persistent high body weight in young children may be a...
UMD study finds exercise benefits brains, changes blood flow in older adults
Exercise can impact biomarkers of brain function in a way that might prevent or postpone the onset of dementiaCredit: John...
Feeding tubes shouldn't be on POLST forms: JAGS opinion paper
Surgically inserted feeding tubes harm patients with dementia, research showsCredit: Oregon POLST Following years of research that demonstrated feeding tubes...
The search for environmental causes of Parkinson's disease moves forward
Scientists evaluate promising research hypotheses for understanding environmental triggers in Parkinson's disease and propose future directions for research in the...
Immune master regulator orchestrates responses to parasite infection
Whipworm study finds IL10 receptor is critical to prevent uncontrolled infection and gut damage A new study has identified the...
Homeopathy reconsidered: What really helps patients
Critical questions, old and new, about homeopathy, and what mainstream medicine can learn from it. | Springer book explains what...
Medical experts restore movement and autonomic function in patients with complete paralysis
University of Minnesota and Hennepin Healthcare study demonstrates spinal cord stimulation as a treatment for chronic spinal cord injury MINNEAPOLIS,...
Connective tissue on the wrong road — When organs start to scar
Physicians discover a protein that reprogrammes connective tissue cellsCredit: Uni-Klinikum Erlangen/Andreas Ramming Scientists from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Medicine...
Barts Charity supports 'Rising Stars' of medical research with £6 million grant
Barts Charity, who support pioneering medical research at Queen Mary University of London, is granting £6 million to fund the...
A correlation found between psychiatric disorders and events during the prenatal stag
Particular genetic variants in the human genome that are important for the development of the brain early in the life...
SCYNEXIS announces positive interim results from Phase 3 open-label FURI study
Shows oral Ibrexafungerp's ability to treat refractory fungal infections and to provide an alternative to long-term IV therapies JERSEY CITY,...
Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
(Boston)--Ten percent of firearm injury survivors will be readmitted to the hospital for further treatment within 90 days of their...
Bitter rapeseed
How rapeseed could be used as a protein source for human nutritionCredit: Andreas Heddergott / TUM Rapeseed doesn't just contain...
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white populationCredit: Elena...
Scientists shed light on processes behind age-related decline in brain structures
Ageing can cause damage to support cells in the white matter, which in turn may lead to damage in the...
Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond
Credit: City University of Hong Kong & PNAS In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny...
