Health
Elderly patients on dialysis have a high risk of dementia
Older kidney disease patients who are sick enough to require the blood-filtering treatment known as dialysis are at high risk...
Marshall University research offers insights into nervous system control of leg movements
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from a team at Marshall University...
Despite ACA, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults still have trouble affording health care
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of Americans without health...
Public unaware of cancer risk from too little exercise, study reports
It has long been accepted that regular exercise can assist in helping to prevent or reduce the risk of a...
Melanoma linked with CLL, close monitoring recommended
While studying a large group of individuals with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team made an...
Henry Ford physician receives NIH grant for first-of-its-kind keloid study
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Lamont R. Jones, M.D., MBA, vice chair for the Department of Otolaryngology -...
Ebola virus experts discover powerful, new approach for future therapeutics
Credit: Photo by Don Boomer, Scripps Research A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop...
Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by...
CU School of Medicine’s Kenneth Tyler article in New England Journal of Medicine
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 9, 2018) - Kenneth Tyler, MD, the Louise Baum Endowed Chair in Neurology at the University of...
Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds
Credit: OMRF Do your knees ache? According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, your diet could be...
Why do some microbes live in your gut while others don’t?
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--August 9, 2018--Trillions of tiny microbes and bacteria live in your gut, each with their own set of...
NASA satellites assist states in estimating abundance of key wildlife species
Credit: photo by D. Stoner LOGAN, UTAH, USA- Climate and land-use change are shrinking natural wildlife habitats around the world....
First FDA-approved study of focused ultrasound to open blood-brain barrier
Credit: University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, Md., Aug. 9, 2018 - In the first such clinical trial in the...
CU researchers identify potential target for developing obesity and diabetes treatment
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 9, 2018) - A newly published study by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine...
American College of Rheumatology: CMS decision an affront to America’s sickest Medicare patients
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today expressed its extreme disappointment with a new Centers for Medicare and...
Arsenic in combination with an existing drug could combat cancer
BOSTON - Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master...
Targeting a brain mechanism could treat aggression
A number of psychiatric disorders present with aggression and violence, which, needless to say, are destructive to both individuals and...
A new, highly effective and selective molecule is developed to fight malaria
A novel laboratory-synthesized molecule based in natural compounds found in marine gliding bacteria - known as marinoquinolines - is a...
New UNH research identifies need for Title IX tune up on college campuses
DURHAM, N.H. -- A mystery shopper approach uncovered a need for more education about Title IX regulations and sexual assault...
A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one
DALLAS, August 9, 2018 -- Encouraging people to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure they meet all their...
