Health
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...
Understanding quality control in the cellular immune system
(Goethe University Frankfurt) Robert Tampé, Director of the Institute of Biochemistry at Goethe University, has received 1.5 million from the...
Best practices in palliative care supported by growing evidence base, study finds
A study commissioned to help guide revisions of best practices in providing palliative care finds that there is a wide...
Virtual program successful in linking adult protective services, geriatric specialists
HOUSTON - (Oct. 31, 2018) - In its first year, an innovative virtual program has substantially increased mistreated elderly Texans'...
A new pharmacological molecule improves the safety of canine sedation and anaesthesia
A drug discovery made at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki', Finland, will increase the safety of animal...
Previously jailed vets at increased risk of suicide
Veterans released from prison are five times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers who have never been incarcerated,...
Gaining unknown insights
When bones break more easily in old age, osteoporosis is often to blame. However, the cause of the disease and...
Cytokine levels could predict immunotherapy problems
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 31, 2018 - The development of immunotherapy, which mobilizes the body's own immune system...
More black South Africans are donating blood
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has succeeded in increasing the proportion of donations from black South Africans fivefold,...
Generous funding to malaria-parasite researcher promises new therapeutic strategies
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A scientist at the University of California, Riverside, who researches the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium...
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?
The BfR has no reliable data on the chemical composition, particle size and content of microplastic particles in foodstuffs. Due...
Could bariatric surgery make men more virile?
Men who have undergone bariatric surgery as a long-term way of losing weight might also benefit from increased testosterone levels...
