Health
Loyola Medicine survey finds 16 percent of burn patients test positive for PTSD
MAYWOOD, IL - A Loyola Medicine survey has found that 15.8 percent of adult burn patients screened positive for post-traumatic...
Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour
Credit: Graphic by Safwat Saleem/ASU A lot can happen at 160 degrees Fahrenheit: Eggs fry, salmonella bacteria dies, and human...
Life Sciences — Life Writing Research Training Group receives further funding from the DFG
Following the positive assessment of the Life Sciences - Life Writing Research Training Group at Mainz University, the German Research...
Bug-borne disease monitoring project finds deer ticks on the rise in Midwest
Credit: Image courtesy USDA ARS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new environmental monitoring project at Indiana University has found increased numbers...
African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be at risk for depression than whites
A new study published in the May 2018 issue of Preventive Medicine shows that African Americans and Latinos are significantly...
Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, May 24, 2018 - The rising incidence of sepsis, a leading cause of in-hospital death, has...
Introducing the 2018 class of AGA Research Foundation awardees
Bethesda, MD (May 24, 2018) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the AGA Research Foundation are pleased to award...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College...
South Asian Americans are at high risk for heart disease and stroke
DALLAS, May 24,2018 -- South Asians are more likely to die of heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes...
Study finds black Americans face education, income barriers to healthy behaviors
Credit: University of Iowa Better educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the gap of cardiovascular health...
Origami inspires new tech for tissue regeneration
Credit: Edwin Aguirre for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and...
Vast majority of poor, urban women don’t use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy, study shows
A study of more than 7,000 low-income, urban mothers enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort found that fewer than 5...
Geriatrician leads £2.1 million trial into Parkinson’s disease
(University of Bristol) A UK-wide trial into Parkinson's disease led by Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and the...
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital expands international reach with St. Jude Global
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is expanding its reach around the world with the...
Short bursts of intense exercise are a HIIT, even with less active people
Credit: UBC Okanagan While we know high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is time-efficient and good for our health, researchers are still...
ESMO emphasises importance of cancer on the global health agenda
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO, Switzerland, 24 May 2018 - At the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA)...
Kessler Foundation study compares neuropsychological tests for assessing deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. May 24, 2018. A recent article by Kessler Foundation researchers compared two neuropsychological tests...
Using Facebook to help young adults quit smoking
A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found...
Children and adolescents in high-risk environments more likely to become violent adults
Children and adolescents who grow up with one or more of these environmental risk factors are likely to resort to...
