Health
Juul e-cigarettes pose addiction risk for young users, Stanford study finds
Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it...
Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology -- but little is known about its...
Scientists find brain signal that might help us judge the holiday buffet
Credit: Dave Schmelick/JHU At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much...
Sleep apnea more deadly when patients experience short interrupted breaths
Credit: Oregon Health & Science University/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Patients with sleep apnea who have short interruptions in breathing while they sleep...
Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Chemotherapy is known to have a negative impact on the reproductive potential of young breast...
Src regulates mTOR, a major player in cancer growth
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed...
How do pelvic floor muscle exercises reduce overactive bladder symptoms?
October 19, 2018 - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common form of urinary incontinence that is widely treated with pelvic...
Recent survey provides updated national estimate of doctors’ financial ties to industry
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Since 2013, gifts and payments to doctors by pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been publicly...
Cleveland Clinic shows better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life
Friday, October 19, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no...
New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts
Running low on oxygen is a major danger for any of your body's tissues, but the heart is particularly sensitive...
The terrible yet unrecognized toll violence takes on children
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, Paul J. Ramsay Chair and Professor of...
Johns Hopkins researchers detail how middlemen suppliers can increase hospital bills and drug prices
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Hospitals should be cautious of group purchasing organizations, or entities that act as middlemen between health...
UT Southwestern researcher wins Breakthrough Prize for innate immunity discovery
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 17, 2018 - UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen today was named winner...
New finding could unmask blood doping in athletes
Credit: Bruce Blausen via Wikimedia Commons DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University research team has found a way to help...
Suicide risk in abused teen girls linked to mother-daughter conflict
Credit: David Hunt/University of Rochester Teenage girls who were maltreated as children are more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts if...
Dr. Erkut Kucukboyaci of Kessler Foundation named Switzer Research Fellow
Credit: Kessler Foundation Erkut Kucukboyaci, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in Traumatic Brain Injury Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a...
Cytokine mediates obesity-related factors linked to colorectal cancer
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 18, 2018--A new study describes the mechanistic relationship between the...
Children with autism, developmental delays nearly 50 percent more likely to be overweight, obese
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, October 17, 2018--A new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the...
Increased mortality in children with inflammatory bowel disease
Children who develop inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) have an increased risk of death, both in childhood...
$11 million NIH grant creates new center for musculoskeletal research at Clemson
CLEMSON, South Carolina - With an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence,...
