Health
Fatty acids can slow down an overheated immune system
Sometimes, the body's otherwise intelligent immune system mistakenly attacks the body's healthy tissue by responding to infections that do not...
A one-way street for salt
Credit: Jennifer Böhm A growing world population means that more food is needed which in turn may require more land...
Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn
Credit: UIC Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the...
Test could detect patients at risk from lethal fungal spores
Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered a genetic mutation in humans linked to a 17-fold increase in the...
NIH launches study to test combination antibody treatment for HIV infection
Credit: NIAID A clinical trial testing infusions of combination antibodies in people living with HIV has begun at the National...
Opioid controlled substance agreements safely reduce health care visits, Mayo study finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The medical community has long known that patients on long-term opioid therapy often have significantly more health...
Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members
Credit: Katheryn Rodriguez, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The borderlands between the United States and Mexico are home to numerous...
Mediterranean-style diet may lower women’s stroke risk
Following a Mediterranean-style diet may reduce stroke risk in women over 40 but not in men - according to new...
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement
Talking with the doctor makes it easier to deal with grief and bereavement In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus...
NIH funds Ohio University faculty research into extending lifespan
ATHENS, Ohio (Sept. 20, 2018) - A new federally-funded research project at the Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute and Heritage...
A behavioral intervention for cancer patients that works
COLUMBUS, Ohio - This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific...
Drop in EU/EEA measles cases between March and July 2018
During the month of July, a total of 758 cases of measles were reported across seventeen countries in the EU/EEA,...
In cardiac injury, the NSAID carprofen causes dysfunction of the immune system
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are commonly used as inflammation blockers worldwide. However, recent clinical...
New hub to drive vaccine discovery, development and manufacturing revolution
Vax-Hub, a new Future Vaccine Manufacturing Research Hub, will bring together academia, industry and policy makers to affect radical change...
Study: Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis
Credit: Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum (WASHINGTON, September 20, 2018) -- People with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) can substantially cut their risk...
Even the best healthcare facilities can do more to prevent infections
NEW YORK (Sept. 20, 2018) -- Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based...
Analysis of sea squirt embryo reveals key molecules in dopaminergic neuron differentiation
Tsukuba, Japan - The human brain is exceedingly complex, consisting of various regions with particular functions and approximately 100 billion...
Gut branches of vagus nerve essential components of brain’s reward and motivation system
A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward...
Affordable Care Act: Study finds surprising gaps in HIV care providers’ knowledge
Credit: University of Virginia Communications A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the...
Study at Johns Hopkins hospital leads to changes in reporting patient safety concerns
In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University...
