Health
University of Chicago’s Ralph Weichselbaum, M.D., to receive ASCO’s Karnofsky Memorial Award
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD, Professor...
Probe into farm animals could help treat drug-resistant bacteria
Growing threats to public health could be addressed by cutting-edge research that reveals how farm animals contribute to the spread...
Perception that antibiotics are harmless is widespread
WASHINGTON -- A new study of decision-making about the use of antibiotics in medicine has found that the mistaken belief...
Gut-inhabiting enterobacter increases subcutaneous fat mass
A research project performed at the universities of Jyväskylä and Turku studied the effects of a specific gut enterobacterium on...
The link between handgrip strength and healthy lungs in older women
As we age, we may become weaker as our muscles tend to lose their mass and strength. This condition of...
Lipid molecules can be used for cancer growth
Cancer cells can when the blood supply is low use lipid molecules as fuel instead of blood glucose. This has...
New guidelines recommend earlier colorectal cancer screening
New guidelines developed by the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend that screening for colorectal cancer for average-risk adults begin at...
Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help their children behave
A new parenting study finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her...
Symptoms worsen around menses for people with borderline personality disorder
Symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder -- a severe and chronic mood disorder characterized by an inability to manage strong...
More important for heart patients to be active than thin
Increased physical activity, not weight loss, gives individuals with coronary heart disease a longer lease on life, according to a...
The secret to longevity is in the microbiome and the gut
You are what you eat. Or so the saying goes. Science now tells us that we are what the bacteria...
Screening resident physicians entering training misses many at risk for sleep impairment
Screening resident physicians entering their first year of training to identify those with pre-existing sleep problems does not appear to...
Social ties could preserve memory, slow brain aging
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A strong social network could be the key to preserving memory. New research from The Ohio State...
Beyond BRCA: Links between breast, second primary cancer and inherited mutations
PHILADELPHIA - Rates of inherited mutations in genes other than BRCA1/2 are twice as high in breast cancer patients who...
Drowsy worms offer new insights into the neuroscience of sleep
Credit: Laboratory of Developmental Genetics at The Rockefeller University A good night of sleep entails about eight hours of blissful...
Heavier astronauts have higher risk of post-flight eye changes
Bethesda, Md. (May 31, 2018)--New research suggests that changes in the eye that occur during spaceflight may be related to...
Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
Credit: Western University, Canada A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare...
Experts in infection prevention and control publish two new textbooks
May 31, 2018 (Arlington, VA) - The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) has published two new textbooks on...
Drugs that suppress immune system may protect against Parkinson’s
People who take drugs that suppress the immune system are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study...
For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress — and vice versa
New York, May 31, 2018 - A new study published in the Journal of Urology® reports that men with prostate...
