Health

A Drexel University-led research project aimed at studying the health and behavioral effects of medical marijuana use for young adults...

Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit

BOSTON - The painful condition known as "tennis elbow" results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in...

Children who experience violence early in life develop faster

Philadelphia, November 1, 2018 - A study in Biological Psychiatry has shown that exposure to violence early in life -...

People with Internet addiction react the worst when WiFi fails

London, November 1, 2018 Do you get frustrated and angry when your WiFi connection stops working? It could be because...

New study finds evidence of brain injuries in football players at surprisingly young age

Credit: Orlando Health There have been more and more cases confirming that repeated hits to the head have lifelong consequences...

Supply chain transparency needed to combat soaring insulin costs

WASHINGTON--Spiraling insulin costs have created a dangerous barrier for many people with diabetes who need to access lifesaving treatments. The...

New images show serotonin activating its receptor for first time

Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Serotonin (3A) receptors are common drug targets in the treatment of pain,...

Insilico to present its latest research in AI for longevity biotechnology

Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing...

Take a lot of sick days? Who you know and where you live might be partly to blame

New research led by Lijun Song, associate professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University, and graduate student Phillip Pettis suggests that...

MDM2 inhibitors could be promising new treatment for uveitis

Credit: Jill Johnson, UNTHSC Ocular inflammation uveitis is a serious disease that can destroy eye tissue and cause irreversible blindness....

How to stay healthy and happy through the decades

Credit: Martin Monti/UCLA Successful aging can be the norm, says UCLA psychology professor Alan Castel in his new book, "Better...

Breakthrough in childhood brain cancer

Scientists led by Newcastle University have been able to identify the group of children needing more intensive, aggressive chemotherapy treatment...

Cocaine adulterant may cause brain damage

People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal...

Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol

Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed...

Microplastics in food — Many unanswered questions among scientists and the general public

Where 45 percent were previously concerned about microplastics in food, this number has now risen by 11 percentage points to...

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund commits $500,000 to drug development company

Credit: Provided by Teri Willey BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which provides capital to faculty, students,...

3 percent of children hit daily activity target

Only one in 30 children does the recommended amount of daily physical activity, new research suggests. Guidelines from the Chief...

Is there a risk to human health from microplastics?