Health
Novel inhibitor of vascular calcification tested in trial of haemodialysis patients
Cardiovascular calcification is a major health concern in patients with kidney failure undergoing haemodialysis. A first-time-in-human clinical trial of an...
Midwifery linked to lower odds of birth complications for low-income women
Credit: University of Saskatchewan New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan is adding new...
Getting serious about food safety
Milk may seem as wholesome a drink as there is, but it was not always so. Consider the U.S. in...
ALS drug may help treat prostate cancer
Researchers have discovered a new use for an old drug as a potential treatment for prostate cancer. The findings are...
Articles examine aspects of sexual assault, harassment
Bottom Line: Two articles are being published to coincide with the North American Menopause Society annual meeting. An original investigation...
Combination therapy targets latent reservoir of HIV
BOSTON - With more than 35 million people worldwide living with the virus and nearly 2 million new cases each...
Non-VA healthcare providers are uncertain how to care for veterans
A study published in Family Practice indicates that healthcare providers outside of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Department are uncertain how...
Sexual harassment and assault linked to worse physical/mental health among midlife women
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 3, 2018 - A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine suggests that...
Fresh insights help unlock mysteries of the first stages of life
Key insights into how sperm and egg cells are formed have been discovered by scientists, shedding light on the earliest...
Study sheds light on atypical periprosthetic femoral fractures
Following surgery, some patients experience a broken bone around the implants of a total hip replacement--called a periprosthetic femoral fracture....
Best way to assess obstetrics programs? Measure outcomes for both mom, baby
Mothers and babies are dying due to birth-associated complications at higher rates now than a decade ago. In a new...
New geriatrics research offers roadmap to ‘revolutionary change’ for person-centered care
Published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), two new research articles and a corresponding commentary from...
New information for women faced with infertility
A new Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research study offers infertile women new information regarding their expected probabilities of becoming...
Privatized education did not lead to more doctors in Tanzania
Credit: Lena Mustonen Many are trained, few employed, fewer still remain in the medical profession in rural areas. This is...
Reducing mutant Huntington disease protein can restore cognitive function in mice
Credit: UBC New research from the University of British Columbia suggests that reducing mutated Huntington disease protein in the brain...
Cataracts linked to higher risks of osteoporosis and fracture
A new Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study has evaluated the potential impacts of cataracts and cataract surgery on...
Even light drinking increases risk of death
Credit: Washington University School of Medicine Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy...
Penn Vet’s Nicola Mason receives NIH award to target autoimmune disease in dogs
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Nicola J. Mason, BVetMed, PhD, associate professor of Medicine and Pathobiology at the School of Veterinary...
Teen cannabis use is not without risk to cognitive development
Although studies have shown that alcohol and cannabis misuse are related to impaired cognition in youth, previous studies were not...
Glow-in-the-dark paper as a rapid test for infectious diseases
Credit: Bart van Overbeeke Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and Keio University (Japan) present a practicable and...
