Health
Study reveals early warning signs of heart problems in patients with newly diagnosed lupus
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in patients with lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease. In a new study...
Scientists present concept for the elimination of traffic jams
In the current issue of Nature, the economists Peter Cramton, Axel Ockenfels (both University of Cologne) and R. Richard Geddes...
pH imbalance in brain cells may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Hari Prasad Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have found new evidence in lab-grown mouse brain cells, called astrocytes,...
Broadband internet causes sleep deprivation, a new study finds
Credit: Paolo Tonato About 200,000 working days are lost in Germany every year due to insufficient sleep, with an economic...
Obamacare relieved financial strain of those closest to the federal poverty line
The Affordable Care Act - or Obamacare - most benefitted those closest to the federal poverty line, a study led...
Psychologists find that acting is the key to remembering tasks
Credit: University of Chichester Research explores prospective memory which reminds you to take action in the future Poor prospective memory...
ERS partners with 3D Systems/Simbionix on simulation technology for EBUS training
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and 3D Systems have signed a collaboration agreement to provide simulation equipment and event services...
Mapping blue carbon in mangroves worldwide
Credit: MIke Polito, LSU BATON ROUGE - Mangroves are tropical forests that thrive in salt water and are found in...
Lung cancer screening guidelines inadequate for high-risk minorities
Credit: UIC Data from a lung cancer screening program at the University of Illinois at Chicago provides evidence that national...
Tropical forest seeds use three strategies to survive
Credit: Rodrigo Aragua/AFP The oldest living seeds found on Earth germinated after resting more than 30,000 years in Arctic soils....
Study elucidates epigenetic mechanisms behind autoimmune diseases
Credit: Karina F. Bombonato-Prado (FORP-USP) A group of researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil used a...
Researchers estimate higher death toll from Hurricane Maria than previously thought
The number of people who died as a result of Hurricane Maria -- which hit Puerto Rico on September 20,...
Insilico to present at the 2nd Annual Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain in Healthcare Forum
Credit: Insilico Medicine Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of...
Study suggests obesity may also impact flu transmission, not just severity of illness
Obesity increases a person's risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a...
Routine screening of relatives of aortic disease patients could save lives
Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has...
The US has experienced a spike in violent and unintentional injuries
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 2, 2018) - The U.S. has experienced a disturbing increase in violent and unintentional injuries over the...
Safety claims up in smoke
In direct contradiction to marketing efforts claiming that hookah (water pipe) smoking is less hazardous to health than cigarettes, a...
Muscle ‘switch’ may control the benefits of exercise
Credit: Joslin Diabetes Center Communications Office BOSTON - (August 2, 2018) - Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise...
How do you assess pain in children who can’t express themselves? New research identifies priorities in identifying pain in nonverbal children with medical complexity
August 2, 2018 - Pain is a frequent problem for children with complex medical conditions -but many of them are...
Novel PET imaging method could track and guide therapy for type 1 diabetes
Credit: J Bini et al., Yale University, New Haven, CT. RESTON, VA - Researchers have discovered a new nuclear medicine...
