Health
Physical activity may offset some of alcohol’s lethal harms
An international research collaboration, led by University of Sydney, has found that exercising at even basic recommended weekly physical activity...
Prisons could unlock hep C-free future
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) | by AJC1(Thursday, 8 September 2016: Oslo) Prisons provide one of the most significant opportunities to...
Dr. Richard Rosenfeld recommends shared decision-making in treating adult sinusitis
SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Distinguished Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology Richard M. Rosenfeld, MDBrooklyn, NY – In an article in...
Stealth pig cells may hold the key to treating diabetes in humans
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are exploring ways to wrap pig tissue with a protective coating...
Medicare’s new way of paying hospitals could cause a bundle of problems for some
Credits: WikimediaANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hospitals that take care of the oldest, sickest and most complicated patients could suffer financially...
Mango and the microbiota: Potential role of this superfruit in maintaining gut health
Orlando, Florida (September 7, 2016) – Research published in the Journal of Nutrition has for the first time documented the...
Factor isolated from babies cord blood could treat harmful inflammation, sepsis
Christian Con Yost, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the neonatal intensive...
Drug reduces seizure frequency in children with tuberous sclerosis complex
Jacqueline French, MD, professor of neurology and director of Translational Research & Clinical Trials Epilepsy at NYU Langone’s Comprehensive Epilepsy...
More evidence that TV ads may influence kids’ drinking
PISCATAWAY, NJ – The more advertising kids see for particular brands of alcohol, the more they consume of those brands,...
UTA researchers’ papers find concept of using light to image, potentially treat PTSD
After years of studying the effects of near-infrared light on veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injuries, a...
Increased risk of pneumococcal pneumonia with hospital admission during school holidays
A study presented today (6 September 2016) at this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London, UK shows...
Obesity linked to improved survival in kidney
Despite being a risk factor for kidney cancer, obesity was linked to improved survival Obese or overweight patients with metastatic...
Promising drug leads identified to combat heart disease
Using a unique computational approach to rapidly sample, in millisecond time intervals, proteins in their natural state of gyrating, bobbing,...
Cardioprotective drug helps prevent long-term heart damage in children receiving chemotherapy
Steven Lipshultz, MD, of Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of MichiganA potent chemotherapy drug can...
Study validates TGen-developed test for health care-acquired infections
Credit: CupeFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Sept. 2, 2016 — A new study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) details the...
New model could help improve prediction of outbreaks of Ebola and Lassa fever
Ebola in West Africa Credit: Global PanoramaPotential outbreaks of diseases such as Ebola and Lassa fever may be more accurately...
Discovery offers hope for new Crohn’s disease treatment
Credit: UBCScientists at the University of British Columbia have made a discovery that could potentially lead to treatments for a...
Experts say inexpensive drug could slow heart disease for type 1 diabetic patients
Dr Jolanta Weaver, Senior Lecturer in Diabetes Medicine at Newcastle University and Honorary Consultant Diabetologist at Queen Elizabeth HospitalScientists at...
New understanding of pulmonary hypertension leads to promising drug targets
A groundbreaking new study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has identified a new group of...
Soluble corn fiber can help young women build bone, and older women preserve bone
Connie WeaverWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman’s life – adolescence...
