Health
Researchers evaluate controversial treatment for Parkinson’s disease psychosis
In the wake of media and public reports about increased mortality linked to a new drug for treating Parkinson's disease...
New allergy vaccine for hay fever shows promising results
Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce...
Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress
It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies....
Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could...
Beyond skin deep: understanding disparities in dermatology services
Credit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The odds of a black or Hispanic patient visiting an outpatient dermatologist...
Uterus transplantation — ethically just as problematic as altruistic surrogacy
In 2014, the first child to have been gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation...
Conservation biologist goes to ends of the earth to save little-known species
Credit: Joe Mendoza/CSU Photography Colorado State University Professor Joel Berger chases winter, year-round. Unlike the surfers in the 1966 movie,...
Researchers identify marker in brain associated with aggression in children
Credit: Tim Schoon, University of Iowa Imagine a situation where one child is teasing another. While the child doing the...
£1.9 million awarded for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka
(University of Birmingham) The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.9 million through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)...
IU-Regenstrief 1 of 11 awards for next generation of learning health system researchers
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A partnership between Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute is one of...
Sunflower pollen has medicinal, protective effects on bees
Credit: Jonathan Giacomini, NC State University With bee populations in decline, a new study offers hope for a relatively simple...
AI could be used to predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis and depression
Machine learning, also known as artificial intelligence, could be a useful tool for predicting how well people at high risk...
Rutgers researchers discover possible cause for Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury
Credit: Kim Sokoloff Rutgers researchers have discovered a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease and traumatic brain injury....
Reclassification recommendations for drug in ‘magic mushrooms’
Credit: Credit: Paul Stamets In an evaluation of the safety and abuse research on the drug in hallucinogenic mushrooms, Johns...
Baltimore liquor stores linked more to violent crime than bars and restaurants
A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY)...
Predictable, preventable and deadly: Carbon monoxide poisonings after storms
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Severe weather events, such as summer hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter snow storms often result in...
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) put to the test
The long-chain compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are the most commonly examined substances in the subgroup of...
Study shows importance of personal social networks on neurological outcomes
Credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Are healthy and unhealthy habits contagious? Can a person's social network influence their risk of...
$2.1 million grant supports VCU study of cognitive decline during chemotherapy
Credit: Leah Small, VCU Public Affairs With the help of a $2.1 million grant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing...
Giddy up: help for plump ponies is fast on its way
Credit: QUT: Anthony Weate QUT Professor Martin Sillence, from QUT's School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, said a new...
