Health
Trends over 20 years in ADHD diagnoses among US children, adolescents
Bottom Line: Diagnosed attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in U.S. children and adolescents appears to have become more common over 20 years,...
A better understanding of cancer development in children
A new Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is studying the development of pediatric cancers....
Moffitt researchers compare chemotherapy regimens for best outcomes in invasive bladder cancer
TAMPA, Fla. - Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have been shown to benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgical removal of...
Genetics and pollution drive severity of asthma symptoms
Credit: NIEHS Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to...
Similar changes in the brains of patients with ADHD and emotional instability
In both ADHD and emotional instability disorders (e.g. borderline and antisocial personality disorder as well as conduct disorder in children),...
Vicious circle leads to loss of brain cells in old age
Credit: © Photo: Kerstin Nicolai/Uni Bonn The so-called CB1 receptor is responsible for the intoxicating effect of cannabis. However, it...
Novel concepts for the diagnosis of fatty liver and personalized treatment
Credit: IDM / Nobert Stefan More and more adults - but also about 34 percent of obese children - suffer...
Managing multiple health conditions
In the United States, four out of five older adults have multiple chronic health conditions. Many of these people rely...
Bodily sensations give rise to conscious feelings
Credit: Lauri Nummenmaa Humans constantly experience an ever-changing stream of subjective feelings that is only interrupted during sleep and deep...
Mutations, drugs drive cancer by blurring growth signals
Genetic mutations in a form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may drive tumor formation by blurring cells' perception of...
A computational analysis identifies a new clinical phenotype of severe malaria
Credit: Cominetti O et al, Figure 2 There are more clinical phenotypes of severe malaria than those defined by the...
Online HIV prevention program receives $8.8 million NIH grant
CHICAGO --- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded an $8.8 million grant to Keep It Up!, a novel...
Too much sitting — Nurses’ role in educating patients to reduce health risks of prolonged sedentary time
August 31, 2018 - Sitting for too many hours per day, or sitting for long periods without a break, is...
New guideline aids in diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sept. 5, 2018--A new international guideline has been developed to help physicians diagnosis idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a rare and...
Investigators find that bile acids reduce cocaine reward
Credit: Photo by Anne Rayner Bile acids -- gut compounds that aid in the digestion of dietary fats -- reduce...
Stroke doubles dementia risk, concludes large-scale study
People who have had a stroke are around twice as likely to develop dementia, according to the largest study of...
Patient satisfaction with plastic surgery — it’s the surgeon, not the practice
August 31, 2018 - Patient satisfaction after plastic surgery is most affected by surgeon-related factors, such as taking the time...
Growth in first 3 years of life affects respiratory health in children
Credit: Photo by Charlein Gracia Children's growth in the first three years of life affects the development of their lungs...
Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can’t outrun cardiovascular risk factors
Middle-aged adults are exercising more and living longer, but new research from the University of British Columbia suggests that even...
Parkinson’s disease: An endogenous protein might become a candidate for drug development
Credit: RUB, Kramer Researchers have modified the protein Nurr1 so that it can enter cells from the outside. Nurr1 deficiency...
