Health
New UA/Banner Health Valley fever clinical guidelines to help avoid delays in diagnosis
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona physicians often come to a delayed or incorrect diagnosis when seeing patients with newly acquired Valley...
Bloomberg American Health Initiative releases special public health reports supplement
With U.S. life expectancy now on the decline for two consecutive years, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative is releasing a...
Husband-and-wife doctors receive $1.8 million to test new breast cancer approach
Credit: Harry Moxley | University of Virginia School of Medicine Husband-and-wife doctors at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have...
Drug candidate may recover vocal abilities lost to ADNP syndrome
Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein syndrome (ADNP syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delays, intellectual disability and autism spectrum...
Sex Ed before college can prevent student experiences of sexual assault
November 15, 2018 - Students who receive sexuality education, including refusal skills training, before college matriculation are at lower risk...
Protein central to immune system function new target for treating pulmonary hypertension
Credit: VCU A protein with a role in sensing cell damage and viral infections is a new target for the...
New website maps California power plants, emissions, people
Credit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, CA - Which power plant in your region is the worst polluter and who lives...
New guidelines for early detection and treatment of sarcopenia
Newcastle University experts are chairing a national session on new guidelines for the early detection and treatment of sarcopenia -...
College of Medicine at NEOMED takes first place at Directors of Clinical Skills Conference
Credit: © 2018 NEOMED | Northeast Ohio Medical University ROOTSTOWN, OHIO - Members of Northeast Ohio Medical University's College of...
New inflammation inhibitor discovered
A multidisciplinary team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an anti-inflammatory drug molecule with a new...
Agile Implementation reduced central line-associated blood stream infections by 30 percent
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - A new study has found that Agile Implementation, an easy to localize and apply change...
Insomniac prisoners sleeping better after one-hour therapy session
Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy...
Should you eat a low-gluten diet?
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences An increasing number of people choose a low-gluten diet, even...
2019 International Brain Stimulation Award winner announced
Credit: Elsevier New York, November 14, 2018 The Editors of Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation, and...
Surgical menopause leads to increased sleep issues
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--Insomnia is one of the most common symptoms of menopause, with nearly 20% of postmenopausal women...
Vaginal problems diminish quality of life but often go unreported
CLEVELAND, Ohio (November 14, 2018)--With symptoms such as dryness, burning, or itching of the vagina, vulvovaginal atrophy is estimated to...
Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if...
Researchers find inhibiting one protein destroys toxic clumps seen in Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON -- A defining feature of Parkinson's disease is the clumps of alpha-synuclein protein that accumulate in the brain's motor...
Youth-oriented mental health campaign shows evidence of success
A community engagement campaign launched by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to address mental health barriers had an...
NIH scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail
Credit: Johnny Tam, Ph.D. By combining two imaging modalities--adaptive optics and angiography--investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see...
