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Do differences in gait predict the risk of developing depression in later life?
Older people who were newly diagnosed with depression had a slower walking speed and a shorter step length compared with...
Absentmindedness points to earlier warning signs of silent strokes among people at risk
Adults who notice that they frequently lose their train of thought or often become sidetracked may in fact be displaying...
Financial relationships and prescribing practices between physicians and drug companies
In a study published in The Oncologist, physicians treating certain cancers who consistently received payments from a cancer drug's manufacturer...
Depression increases risk of death in older adults
The article is available free with open access from the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jgs.15731 As we...
HEROES program awarded more than $2 million to continue opioid intervention outreach in Houston
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth The Houston Emergency Response Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) was recently awarded two grants that will...
IT startup launches software to encourage physician-family conversations about epilepsy
Digital Health Solutions' newest module focuses on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEPCredit: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- Physicians can...
Yoga regimen reduces severity of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
New research in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience supports adding yoga as an adjunctive therapy to treat this chronic inflammatory disease...
Blacks with high socioeconomic status less likely to seek mental health care
The rate of unmet need for mental health care is significant among Blacks, reducing quality of life and causing disability....
Gasp! First audio map of oohs, aahs and uh-ohs spans 24 emotions
Those spontaneous nonverbal exclamations we make speak volumesAudio map of vocal bursts across 24 emotions. Ooh, surprise! Those spontaneous sounds...
CTO Summit 2019 will feature live cases and hands-on training for chronic total occlusions
CRF will host scientific meeting February 28 - March 1, 2019 in New York City WHAT: The CTO Summit 2019...
Experts propose revising the criteria for diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
What is known about the 'prodromal' phase of Parkinson's disease and how measurement and better understanding may enable earlier treatment,...
The vibrating universe: Making astronomy accessible to the deaf
UC Riverside astronomers develop educational workshop converting astronomical phenomena into vibrations that can be felt rather than heard Astronomers at...
Editor-In-Chief of Current Microwave Chemistry receives ICS Life Time Achievement Award
Dr. Bimal K. Banik, currently the Editor-In-Chief of Current Microwave Chemistry and Current Organocatalysis receives the Life-Time Achievement Award 2018...
Educational outreach, public policy changes needed to reduce health hazards at nail salons
A study by Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health found that educational outreach and change in public policy are...
Group B streptococcus test for pregnant women: advantage of universal screening unclear
Informative studies are lacking for the comparison with the currently used risk-based strategy Serological group B streptococci (GBS) are common...
Feces transplantation: Effective treatment facing an uncertain future
In the right intestines, faeces can save lives; this is shown by a new Danish study of faeces transplantation and...
Catching flies with vinegar
Researchers identify sour taste receptor in fruit flies Taste is so familiar a sensation that you might think scientists had...
World's largest study shows treatment success in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Despite rapidly increasing intervention rates, the complication rate remains consistently low Scientists at the Center for Cardiology of the Mainz...
Strategic partnership between Ksilink and CECS/I-Stem
Joint drug discovery program for treating autism and myotonic dystrophy Strasbourg, February 5th 2019. The public-private translational institute Ksilink and...
Research pushes back on benefits of compounded topical pain creams
Marketed and prescribed for a variety of muscle and nerve conditions, compounded topical pain creams and gels work about as...
