Health

The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) - exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous...

Most teens with gynecomastia don’t need hormone lab tests

June 29, 2018 - Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most...

LOINC honors Pam Banning for contributions to advancement of health data interoperability

Credit: Timothy Yates, IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS -- LOINC, the world's most widely used code system for identifying medical...

Treating AFib with ablation reduces mortality and stroke

Credit: Copyright UC Regents, courtesy UC Davis Health (SACRAMENTO) -- Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone reduces the risks...

Less than a quarter of American youths previously treated for anxiety disorders stay anxiety-free

Washington, DC, June 28, 2018 For the majority of affected youth, anxiety disorders are chronic, even after a successful course...

Improving life-saving blood delivery to disaster-hit areas

A Portsmouth researcher is developing a mathematical model aimed at speeding up the delivery of life-saving blood to victims of...

Computational models provide novel genetic insights into atherosclerosis

Researchers have identified a new gene-activation pathway caused by lipids associated with coronary artery disease, a finding that could help...

ESC Congress 2018 press program brings latest news in cardiology

The ESC Congress 2018 press programme is announced today. Journalists are invited to six late breaking science press conferences plus...

Researchers discover new mechanism to explain the spread of Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists have pinpointed minute exosomes as the main vehicle that allow the spread of toxic proteins that trigger the onset...

Study provides promise in search for simple, early test for Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Hui-Chen Lu, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers at Indiana University have found early evidence that tiny snippets of...

Nanoaggregation on command

A combination of natural microtubules and synthetic macrocyclic receptors allows for the light-controlled, reversible aggregation of the microtubules into larger...

CMS Policy to reduce hospital-acquired conditions had minimal impact

NEW YORK (June 28, 2018) - Hospitals may have avoided financial penalties by billing hospital-associated conditions (HAC) as present at...

Perceptions on Zika

In a summer outbreak that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were...

Handwashing and house cleaning may protect against unhealthy chemicals

Washing your hands and cleaning your house frequently may help to lower your contact with common flame-retardant chemicals, according to...

Synthesis of opium alkaloids using electric current

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have mastered a nearly 50-year-old challenge of electrosynthetic chemistry, namely the electrochemical synthesis...

Learning disabilities: Kids and families struggle beyond the academics

Most research on learning disabilities focuses on remediating specific academic skills like reading and math. But struggles at school and...

URI drug study produces ‘promising therapy’ for alcohol abuse

KINGSTON, JUNE 28, 2018 -- Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing...

CIRM awards City of Hope $3.7 million to develop a glioblastoma clinical trial

DUARTE, Calif. -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) board has awarded City of Hope $3.7 million to develop...

Educational interventions decrease sunburns among heavy equipment operators