Health

A new study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports examined the potential effects of 16...

Alcoholic beverages are frequently considered migraine triggers

In a European Journal of Neurology study of 2,197 patients who experience migraines, alcoholic beverages were reported as a trigger...

Food insecurity linked with binge-eating disorder and obesity

Food insecurity--difficulty affording enough food to support regular, balanced meals--was associated with increased likelihoods of binge-eating disorder and obesity in...

Lung transplant patients face elevated lung cancer risk

In an American Journal of Transplantation study, lung cancer risk was increased after lung transplantation, especially in the native (non-transplanted)...

Researchers find gender separation affects sense of smell

A University of Wyoming researcher and his team have discovered that separating male and female mice, over time, changes the...

Wearable sweat sensor pioneer issued key device patent

Invention by Dr. Jason Heikenfeld provides chronological assurance of sweat analyte data December 18, 2018. Cincinnati, Ohio. Eccrine Systems, Inc.,...

Osteoporosis: Not just a women's disease

UMass Lowell wins $2.6 million grant to study bone health in men LOWELL, Mass. - Osteoporosis, a bone disease that...

Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure

Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported,...

UC San Diego Health offers new bluetooth-enabled 'pacemaker' for chronic focal nerve pain

Raul Silva lived with phantom limb pain for 18 years until a new dorsal root ganglion (DRG) device erased his...

C-Path encouraged by FDA to move forward on type 1 diabetes biomarker initiative

Biomarker potentially could identify individuals at risk of developing T1D TUCSON, Ariz., December 18, 2018 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path)...

The MATRIX Project has received an 'ERC Consolidator'

The ERC Consolidator grant from the European Commission is endowed with 2 million euros for the next five yearsCredit: CNIC...

Biologists identify promising drug for ALS treatment

University of Alberta scientists find a new application for an existing drug, with potential to slow progression of the devastating...

Trial may uncover new diagnostics and treatment option for cardiovascular disease

Credit: Arterez, LLC DETROIT - Forty-two percent of all deaths in the United States are related to cardiovascular disease (CVD)....

The vanished mirror image

Photochemical deracemization of chiral compounds achievedCredit: Uli Benz / TUM Enantiomeric molecules resemble each other like right and left hands....

Gut microbiome regulates the intestinal immune system, researchers find

Credit: Vaishnava Lab/Immunity PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientist have long known that bacteria in the intestines, also known as the microbiome,...

FSU researchers identify ways breast cancer avoids immune system detection

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Recent breakthroughs in immunotherapy are making a huge difference in treating some forms of cancer, especially metastatic...

Extraordinary 'faithful father' revealed by study of smooth guardian frog of Borneo

Credit: Johana Goyes Vallejos LAWRENCE -- Stay-at-home dads might find their spirit animal in the smooth guardian frog of Borneo....

Amphetamine use, abuse and dependence claim lines increased over 3,000 percent in 10 years

Anxiety claim lines rose over 200 percent, FAIR Health study showsCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--December 18, 2018--Private insurance claim...

Study suggests shifts in Afghan attitudes towards increased education and delayed marriage