Health
Scientists develop alternative treatment for peripheral artery disease
Credit: LSU Cristina Sabliov, LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering professor, and Tammy Dugas, professor in the LSU School of Veterinary...
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug. 28, 2018: Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided,...
Protein modifications pointing to cancer
Credit: Kapila Gunasekera, University of Zurich Cells use different signals to react to stress and to inform other body cells....
Rethinking a healthy diet from a global perspective
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (August 28, 2018)-Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in...
Emergency resuscitation device increases cardiac arrest survival rate, study reports
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth. When paramedics resuscitated cardiac arrest patients with a new type of breathing tube, their...
Take a vacation — it could prolong your life
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of...
Post-workout muscle building and repair blunted in obese adults, study finds
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Obesity is associated with a host of health problems, including heart disease, type...
GW report delivers recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Credit: NOAA WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 29, 2018) -- In an independent report published today, researchers at the George Washington University...
New target could prevent progression of liver damage to cancer
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 27, 2018) - Problems like obesity and alcoholism appear to...
New study examines wartime experiences and PTSD among female Air Force personnel
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 27, 2018--A study of deployed and non-deployed active duty, female...
Commentary: More malaria nets likely needed between campaigns
A new study published in the Lancet journal EClinicalMedicine suggests that more mosquito nets are likely needed between mass campaigns...
Study finds 1 in 12 children taking multiple medications at risk
Credit: UIC Media Library According to new research from the University of Illinois at Chicago, about one in five children...
Reversing influences of intergenerational stress offers hope for addressing public health
ATLANTA - In an effort to help protect children from intergenerational vulnerabilities associated with parental trauma and stress, researchers at...
Significant Dialysis Development
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-- (Aug. 27, 2018) -- A new minimally-invasive surgical technique for dialysis patients may be the most...
One in 3 US veteran firearm owners keeps a gun loaded and unlocked
Ann Arbor, August 27, 2018 - One third of United States Armed Forces Veterans store at least one firearm loaded...
Pioneers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia greet European Commission’s approval of Kymriah
Oncologists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today celebrated a watershed moment in medicine: approval by the European Commission (EC)...
Biotech startup licenses Air Force neuropeptide Y technology for PTSD, disease treatment
Credit: Wright State University photo A biochemist's startup company announced Monday that it had secured an exclusive patent license agreement...
Marijuana found in breast milk up to six days after use
With the legalization of marijuana in several states, increased use for both medicinal and recreational purposes has been documented in...
HIV RNA expression inhibitors may restore immune function in HIV-infected individuals
(BOSTON) - Immune activation and inflammation persist in the majority of treated HIV-infected individuals and is associated with excess risk...
UIC awarded $7 million to develop depression prevention program
The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded $7 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)...
