Health
With a microbe-produced toxin, bacteria prove old dogs can learn new tricks
Credit: Mougous Lab/UW Medicine A newly discovered toxin that some bacteria deploy to fend off competing bacteria stands out from...
Polluted city neighborhoods are bad news for asthmatic children
Children with asthma who grow up in a New York City neighborhood where air pollution is prevalent need emergency medical...
Accurate evaluation of chondral injuries by near infrared spectroscopy
Credit: Jaakko Sarin Osteoarthritis is a disabling disease characterised by joint pain and restricted mobility, affecting especially the elderly. The...
Family Medicine and Community Health Journal volume 6, issue number three publishes
Beijing, October 18, 2018: The September 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a commentary article and a China Focus...
Salk professor named one of TIME magazine’s ’50 Most Influential People in Health Care’
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(Month 18, 2018) Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, a professor in Salk's Gene Expression Laboratory, has been...
Samara Polytech University created healthy candies with original fillings
Credit: © Samara Polytech The technology of making sweets has been worked out for more than months, experiments have led...
Surgery technique reduces strokes in atherosclerosis patients
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Embargoed Until Oct. 18, 2018 @ 10:05AM ET) -- A surgical technique called EDAS (encephaloduroarteriosynangiosis) significantly...
Physical activity lowers risk of death from heart disease
Frailty is a health condition that increases risks of poor health, falls, disability, and death in older adults. Signs of...
Novel antidepressant may improve sleep in patients with depression
In a study of 15 patients affected by major depressive disorder and complaining of insomnia, initiating treatment with vortioxetine for...
Making treasuries of data usable for medicine
Credit: (Photo: Markus Breig, KIT) Investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases give rise to big data volumes. Their systematic analysis...
How does brain structure influence performance on language tasks?
Credit: Bansal et al., PLOS Computational Biology, October 2018, available under CC BY license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The architecture...
Childhood abuse linked to increased arthritis risk in adulthood
In a survey-based study of 21,889 adults in Canada, severe and/or frequent physical abuse during childhood and frequent childhood exposure...
Five distinguished individuals to be honored with highest American Cancer Society Award
Credit: American Cancer Society ATLANTA - October 17, 2018 - The American Cancer Society will bestow its highest honor -...
HIV/AIDS training center at UIC receives $4.4 million in new federal funding
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center (MATEC) at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received...
African-American men’s health disparities: Research, practice, and policy implications
Ann Arbor, October 17, 2018 - The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men...
Probiotics and antibiotics create a killer combination
Researchers showed that by delivering a combination of antibiotic drugs and probiotics, they could eradicate two strains of drug-resistant bacteria...
Drivers of inflammation provide valuable targets for new gum disease therapies
T cells help fight off infection, but they can go overboard. A new study led by researchers at the University...
The impact of microplastics on the environment unclear, study suggests
Scientists say there is not yet enough evidence to conclude that microplastics do or do not cause harm to the...
Just the right dose: antiepileptic drug clearance changes during pregnancy
During pregnancy, the numerous physiological changes a woman's body undergoes can alter the way medications are metabolized, the rate at...
Researchers identify new approach for controlling dengue fever and Zika virus
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing...
