Health
New appropriate use criteria for lumbar puncture in Alzheimer’s diagnosis
In preparation for more tools that detect and measure the biology associated with Alzheimer's and other dementias earlier and with...
University of Guelph researcher develops 3-in-1 vaccine against traveller’s diarrhea
Credit: University of Guelph A first-ever vaccine designed to deliver a one-two-three punch against the main causes of traveller's diarrhea...
$3.6 million to study adverse effects of genome editing
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--October 10, 2018--As genome editing technologies quickly advance toward clinical therapies, they are raising hopes of a completely...
Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene types driving racial disparities in myeloma
ROCHESTER Minn. -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified three specific gene types that account for a known two-to-three-fold increase...
Being overweight or obese in your 20s will take years off your life, according to a new report
Credit: The George Institute for Global Health Young adults classified as obese in Australia can expect to lose up to...
Understanding water’s role in antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination in Africa
Credit: Virginia Tech Greater access to antibiotic drugs, together with their misuse and overuse, has accelerated the emergence of antibiotic...
Worse outcomes for Hispanic infants with critical congenital heart disease
DALLAS, Oct. 2018 -- Hispanic infants with critical types of congenital heart disease have worse outcomes in their first year...
Clues to lupus’s autoimmune origins in precursor cells
Credit: From Jenks Immunity 2018 In the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE, the immune system produces antibodies against...
Lung cancer deaths are 28 percent lower in California
Early adoption of tobacco control efforts in California lead to fewer people ever smoking, reduced the amount used by those...
Klebsiella pneumoniae drug resistance in infants studied in Kazan
The research was conducted by Kazan Federal University, Kazan State Medical University, City Clinical Children's Hospital N 1, and Republican...
Veterinary college researcher awarded grant to study herpes simplex virus
Credit: Virginia Tech The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded...
In black men, baseline screening in midlife strongly predicts aggressive prostate cancer
Boston, MA -- Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with, and to die from, prostate cancer yet recommendations...
Wired for life: Study links infants’ brain circuitry to future health
Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES -- Growth rates of brain circuits in infancy may help experts predict what a child's...
Fluoride levels in pregnant women in Canada show drinking water is primary source of exposure
TORONTO, October 10, 2018 - A new study led by York University researchers has found that fluoride levels in urine...
E-cigarettes should be used more actively to help smokers quit, experts recommend
"Ongoing nervousness" about the use of e-cigarettes in stop-smoking services can be a "significant" barrier to people finding support, research...
Chromosomal instability may predict patients that will benefit from colorectal cancer drug
Credit: Ray Lohan/RCSI Researchers at RCSI, along with international collaborators within the ANGIOPREDICT research consortium, have discovered that chromosomal instability...
MU, MIT researchers show effectiveness of new noninvasive blood glucose test
Credit: Massachusetts Institute of Technology For those living with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose accurately is necessary to prevent diabetes-related complications...
Molecular details of protein reveal glimpse into how kidney stones form
Credit: Ruth Pumroy, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Kidney stones--solid, pebble-like grit that forms when too much of certain minerals...
Your next story idea awaits at Neuroscience 2018
SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Meet world-renown neuroscience experts and dive into the latest research on topics including the complex effects...
Getting relief from sexual dysfunction and incontinence caused by menopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 8, 2018)--Microablative fractional CO2 lasers are energy-based devices designed to help manage troublesome menopause symptoms such as...
