Health
ACP calls for continued efforts in reducing physician burdens in Red Tape Roundtable
Washington, DC (June 14, 2018) -- Excessive administrative tasks divert physicians' time and focus away from patient care, the American...
New position paper recommends treatment options for nightmare disorder in adults
DARIEN, IL - A variety of treatment options may be effective for nightmare disorder in adults, according to a position...
Flavored electronic cigarettes linked to possible cardiovascular disease
(Boston)--Could flavored electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) cause bodily harm? There has been a rapid rise in e-cigarette use, partially due to...
Human and artificial intelligence join forces to study complexity of the brain
A team of scientists lead by prof. Stein Aerts (VIB-KU Leuven) is the first to map the gene expression of...
There’s Waldo!
From looking for Waldo to finding your cellphone on a cluttered kitchen table, we are continuously engaged in visual searches....
Modern alchemists are making chemistry greener
Ancient alchemists tried to turn lead and other common metals into gold and platinum. Modern chemists in Paul Chirik's lab...
Endocrine-disrupting pesticides impair frog reproduction
Credit: Margareta Mattsson In a new study, researchers from Sweden and Britain have investigated how the endocrine-disrupting substance linuron affects...
Gene testing could identify men with prostate cancer who may benefit from immunotherapy
Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely...
Racial differences uncovered in debilitating itchy skin condition
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine An international team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has conducted what is believed to be...
Early-stage respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine trial begins
Credit: NIAID The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has...
Scientists show that drugs targeting tumor metabolism will not stop Natural Killer cells
Scientists have just made an important discovery as to how cancer-targeting 'Natural Killer' (NK) cells are fuelled in the body,...
Certain eye conditions in children may affect performance on timed, standardized tests
Bottom Line: Children with eye conditions commonly referred to as lazy eye and crossed eyes were slower at marking answers...
Combining NSAIDs and TNFi may reduce radiographic progression in ankylosing spondylitis
The results of a cohort study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) showed that, in patients...
Sepsis-3 criteria ‘preferable’ in prognostication of critically ill patients
Glenview, IL- For almost 30 years, diagnostic criteria for sepsis has used the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria in...
Mainz scientists identify enzyme responsible for vascular damage caused by aircraft noise
In a recent study, scientists at the Department of Cardiology at the University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz...
Are portable music players associated with hearing loss in children?
Bottom Line: The effect of portable music players on the hearing of children is unclear. A new study found that...
Financial literacy linked to lower hospitalization risk in older adults
June 14, 2018 - Could being more knowledgeable about finances help to keep you out of the hospital? Older adults...
Non-coding DNA changes sex determination
Scientists have identified a key enhancer of Sox9 -- a gene critical for male sex development -- and demonstrated that...
UM study confirms that bromeliads contribute to mosquito breeding in Miami
With vector-borne diseases posing an increasing public health threat to communities in South Florida and elsewhere, a new study led...
Tobacco aside, e-cigarette flavorings may harm blood vessels
DALLAS, June 14, 2018 - Flavor additives used in electronic cigarettes and related tobacco products could impair blood vessel function...
