Health
No link between ‘hypoallergenic’ dogs and lower risk of childhood asthma
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new...
Researchers to study drivers of asthma in Puerto Rico
Credit: National Jewish Health Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología...
Reporters invited to attend leading IBD meeting: Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®
Nov. 15, 2018 -- The Crohn's & Colitis Congress, the premier conference for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) health care providers...
Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome
Credit: Marsha Barnett Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that...
UMN researchers discover important connection between cells in the liver
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 15, 2018 - University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have made a discovery which could lead to...
Making moves and memories, are they connected?
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of...
Drop your weapons!
Credit: Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Animal weapons such as antlers, tusks and limbs specialized for fighting require a...
Faecal transplant may protect premature babies from fatal bowel disease
Each year 5-10 per cent of all the children born in the world are born prematurely. At this stage, their...
New UA/Banner Health Valley fever clinical guidelines to help avoid delays in diagnosis
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona physicians often come to a delayed or incorrect diagnosis when seeing patients with newly acquired Valley...
The Fourth Volume of Bentham’s Computational Chemistry Book Series
Frontiers in Computational Chemistry presents contemporary research on molecular modeling techniques used in drug discovery and the drug development process:...
Progress in Food Biotechnology
This monograph updates readers on new avenues in the world of food biotechnology. Chapters in the volume cover topics related...
Ralph DeBerardinis recognized for for changing our understanding of cancer
Credit: TAMEST (The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas) Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the Children's Medical...
Professor awarded $2.9 million federal research grant to study Alzheimer’s disease
Chapman University has been awarded an additional $2.9 million to study Alzheimer's disease, adding an existing $4 million in grant...
Two genomic tests identify groups of patients most likely to benefit from new drugs
Dublin, Ireland: New results from a long-running trial to identify which new drugs or combinations of drugs are most effective...
Advanced computer technology & software turn species identification interactive
Credit: Hannes Baur Representing a group of successful biocontrol agents for various pest fruit flies, a parasitic wasp genus remains...
2019 International Brain Stimulation Award winner announced
Credit: Elsevier New York, November 14, 2018 The Editors of Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, and...
Surgical menopause leads to increased sleep issues
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women...
Vaginal problems diminish quality of life but often go unreported
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to...
Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if...
Researchers find inhibiting one protein destroys toxic clumps seen in Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON -- A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor...
