Health
High risk of death in the year after ICU discharge; more hospital days linked to higher mortality
November 19, 2018 - Nearly one in five intensive care unit (ICU) survivors die within one year, and increased hospital...
A symposium on the brain’s compass
The sense of direction is one of the most important human abilities. From 27 to 29 November 2018, about 70...
Using Skype to beat the blues
Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking...
Having poor vision can raise risk for falls among older adults
Vision impairment and blindness affect one in 11 Americans age 65 and older. Because our population is aging, the number...
Study links shoulder ultrasound brightness with type 2 diabetes
Credit: Henry Ford Hospital DETROIT - Henry Ford Hospital researchers may have unknowingly happened on a new predictor of type...
Cannabis youth prevention strategy should target mental wellbeing
High school students with positive mental health are less likely to consume cannabis, a recent University of Waterloo study has...
Ohio University research into obesity-stopping protein receives NIH funding
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 19, 2018) - A research project headed by a faculty member from the Ohio University Heritage College...
Proposed cancer treatment may boost lung cancer stem cells, study warns
Epigenetic therapies -- targeting enzymes that alter what genes are turned on or off in a cell -- are of...
To resolve inflammation, location matters
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Health conditions that involve inflammation run the gamut, from multiple sclerosis and lupus to arthritis, diabetes,...
Researchers offer perspective on legal, ethical implications of lost eggs and embryos
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- On March 3, 2018, a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland...
Toxins override key immune system check
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can cause numerous diseases, such as skin infections, pneumonia and blood poisoning (sepsis). The strong immune response...
Can artificial intelligence help victims of abuse to disclose traumatic testimony?
When children are victims of crimes, the legal testimony they provide is known as forensic interviews. However, since victims are...
Juice displaces milk and fruit in high school lunches
Hartford, Conn. - High school students participating in school meal programs are less likely to select milk, whole fruit, and...
Kansas State University biologist studies trauma survival differences between men, women
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- A person's sex hormones may play a role in trauma survival, according to...
Why women rarely reach top positions in government
Gender stereotypes are the main reason why women rarely take up senior positions in the civil service, according to researchers...
New website maps CA power plants, emissions, people
Credit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, CA - Which power plant in your region is the worst polluter and who lives...
No link between ‘hypoallergenic’ dogs and lower risk of childhood asthma
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new...
Researchers to study drivers of asthma in Puerto Rico
Credit: National Jewish Health Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), National Jewish Health and Centro de NeumologÃa...
Reporters invited to attend leading IBD meeting: Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®
Nov. 15, 2018 -- The Crohn's & Colitis Congress, the premier conference for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) health care providers...
Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome
Credit: Marsha Barnett Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that...
