Health
Study details a path for treating Latinos with mental health and substance misuse symptoms
A team of researchers at the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - in collaboration with two teams...
Millions on prescription sleeping pills would sleep through a fire alarm
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to a...
Eight states join Go NAPSACC, an online health promotion tool for children
In 2019, Go NAPSACC will be in 20 states working to improve the health of young children. Developed at the...
Lupus Research Alliance announces research grants to speed new lupus treatment
Can "borrowed" drugs for treating other diseases protect the skin in patients with lupus? Can researchers coax the body to...
New analytic model to better identify patients likely to develop PTSD
Credit: Courtesy of NYU Langone Health New findings from an international research team led by psychiatrists at NYU School of...
Real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures of human liver cells
Credit: Author In a paper to be published in the September/December 2019 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from...
Being HIV positive and staying on antiretroviral therapy in Africa: A systematic review
An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV...
New study provides clinicians with better analysis of psychological flexibility
Psychological flexibility -- the bedrock of a much-used psychological therapy The study is the first to identify distinct subgroups of...
Binge eating and smoking linked to bullying and sexual abuse
People who ever suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic...
Activated PMN exosomes are pathogenic entities that cause destruction in the COPD lung
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is the fourth-leading cause of death in the worldCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University...
Menstrual hygiene needs unmet for low-income women
Women 'make do' while struggling to afford, access period products in major US metropolitan areasCredit: Photo by Diane Chapman/Saint Louis...
VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity
An evolutionarily advantageous process goes awry Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how...
How missing appointments increases the risk of death
Credit: Lancaster University Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at...
Calcium specks may help detect heart disease in South Asians
Calcium specks may help detect heart disease in South Asians UCSF finding could guide earlier treatment options in vulnerable population...
Ultra-sturdy bones, with a surprising origin, suggest new osteoporosis approach
After blocking estrogen signals in brain, experts say they've 'never seen bone this strong'Credit: Candice Herber / UCSF Core Center...
Scope advance reveals first look through all cortical layers of awake brain
Credit: Murat Yildirim et. al. Just like doctors seek to scan deeper into the body with sonograms, CT and MRI,...
UCLA researchers correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX, a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers led by Dr. Donald Kohn have created a method for modifying...
Experimental antibody 'cocktail' protects animals from three deadly Ebola viruses
Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that protected animals from all three...
Regenstrief investigator calls for medicare payment for team-based care for dementia
Credit: Regenstrief Institute A Regenstrief scientist is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to create access...
Researchers discover a hidden culprit in heart failure
Discovery unlocks potential new target for personalized treatmentCredit: University of Alberta An international research team led by scientists at the...
