Health
Current training of physicians to care for LGBTQ individuals is falling short
Study suggests standardized training needed for medical residents (Boston)--Not enough is being done to prepare physicians to care for the...
Study shows most Catholic hospitals don’t advertise religious restrictions on health care
CU Anschutz researchers say more transparency would allow for better informed patient choices AURORA, Colo. (March 15, 2018) - In...
Bad news for egg lovers
Higher egg and cholesterol consumption hikes heart disease and death risk 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day linked to...
Ablation better than drugs for reducing Afib, improving QOL, but not for reducing death
Heart procedure for AFib better than drug therapy for reducing episodes, improving quality of life and symptoms, but not for...
New peer-reviewed journal PHAGE: Therapy, Applications, and Research announced
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 15, 2019 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the...
Light physical activity associated with reduced risk of heart disease in older women
Bottom Line: An observational study of nearly 5,900 older women (ages 50 to 79) that used data from accelerometers to measure light...
Disclosure of religious identity, health care practices on Catholic hospital websites
Bottom Line: Some patients seek care at Catholic hospitals but others may not because aspects of reproductive and end-of-life care can...
Light physical activity linked to lower risk of heart disease in older women
Light physical activity such as gardening, strolling through a park, and folding clothes might be enough to significantly lower the...
Russian scientists have determined indicators of stress development in the human body
Scientists at Lobachevsky University diagnosed the stress response of the human body from the condition of the erythrocyte membrane and...
A repellent odor inhibits the perception of a pleasant odor in vinegar flies
Vinegar flies process conflicting odors in the brain by impairing the perception of good odors through neuronal interaction with noxious...
New proof that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered autoreactive cells...
AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2, UNC study finds
Finding by UNC researchers may help identify children at risk shortly after birth, making early intervention possibleCredit: UNC School of...
With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight
Opsins make 'blind' cells light-sensitive; potential human treatment within three yearsCredit: John Flannery, UC Berkeley It was surprisingly simple. University...
Patients, family and donors invited to special bone marrow transplant event in Frankfurt, Germany
The 45th EBMT Annual Meeting will be held from March 24-27 in Frankfurt The 45th Annual Meeting of the European...
Chemical innovation by relatives of the ice cream bean explains tropical biodiversity
Credit: Steve Paton, Smithsonian Tropical Research Constant pressure from hungry insects forces plants to innovate: producing new chemicals to protect...
CRF research to be presented at ACC.19
New York, NY - March 14, 2019 - Research from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and the CRF Clinical Trials Center...
Trump administration’s 2020 Budget Request ‘deeply troubling’ for older Americans, AGS
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Trillions of dollars in cuts to everything from the nation's largest insurer to programs...
‘Home’ is where success — or failure — rests: Personal context directly affects CPAP use
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - CPAP, short for continuous positive airway pressure, is the most commonly used therapy for obstructive...
BU: Central American kidney disease epidemic linked to occupational heat exposure
Chronic kidney disease, common in agricultural workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua, was also found in 12 percent of sample...
New research unlocking the secrets of how languages change
RIT/NTID team examines Nicaraguan sign language to determine whether languages change so they are easier to produce or to understandCredit:...
