Health
Sleep disorder linked with abnormal lipid levels
In the Respirology study, investigators identified strong associations between several measures of OSA severity and higher total cholesterol, higher LDL-cholesterol,...
Improving health insurance literacy aids Missourians’ ACA enrollment
Community outreach and educational support for navigating health insurance options available in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace are crucial...
Study reports successful kidney transplants from donors with a history of hepatitis C
Credit: Loma Linda University Health Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that kidney transplantation can be safely performed using...
Can work stress contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk?
Results from a Movement Disorders study suggest that occupational stress is associated with Parkinson's Disease risk, such that having a...
2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting press registration open
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) welcome members of the...
Low birth weight linked to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension later in life
The findings, which come from a Journal of Diabetes analysis of 11,515 men and 13,569 women in China, indicate that...
Brazilian d’or Institute and L’oréal R&I develop functional human sensory neurons
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) Scientists were able to generate, in the laboratory, human neurons responsive to sensorial stimuli....
Big data and technology in disasters: Better integration needed for effective response
Credit: Copyright: © 2018 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2018.73 In a recent review article published in...
Maternal depression may alter stress and immune markers in children
New research suggests that depression in women may affect their children's stress and physical well-being throughout life. For the Depression...
New method grows brain cells from stem cells quickly and efficiently
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic...
Getting high on worms
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Like mammals, parasitic worms have an endocannabinoid system that may help the...
Study results may benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears
In an Arthritis & Rheumatology study of 221 patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears, increases in inflammation of the...
Engineers develop A.I. System to detect often-missed cancer tumors
Credit: University of Central Florida, Karen Norum Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the...
Animal research fails to help humans, squanders resources, new report reveals
Rio de Janeiro -- Animal research has failed to benefit human health, wasted limited public research funds, misled clinicians, and...
Pain, insomnia, and depression often drive osteoarthritis patients to seek medical care
Pain was the main driver of seeking medical care in an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with osteoarthritis....
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Credit: CC0 https://www.pexels.com/photo/rear-view-of-a-boy-sitting-on-grassland-256658/ In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and P..
Reimagining MRI contrast: Iron outperforms gadolinium
Credit: Luke Henderson/Rice University Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create MRI contrast...
Study examines relationship between social disparities and benign prostatic hyperplasia
In an Andrologia study of 100,000 men in Korea, social disparities--such as low education level and low household income, current...
LSA health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for La. Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
Study reveals how enzyme detects ultraviolet light damage
Credit: Image collage courtesy of Dong Wang, UC San Diego Damage to DNA is a constant threat to cellular life,...
