Health
Flavins keep a handy helper in their pocket
Credit: Source: Robin Teufel, Raspudin Saleem-Batcha In human cells, vitamins often serve as the precursors of "cofactors" - non-proteins which...
Use of 2 anti-clotting medications following bypass surgery improves outcomes for grafted veins
Bottom Line: Taking aspirin plus an anti-clotting medication for one year after heart bypass surgery resulted in less narrowing of...
Healthcare costs for adults with autism more than double those for general population
New Rochelle, NY, April 24, 2018--Researchers compared total annual healthcare costs for adults on the autism spectrum to costs for...
Stem cells from adults function just as well as those from embryos
Donor age does not appear to influence the functionality of stem cells derived from adult body tissues, concludes a new...
Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement
Credit: Renee Meiller/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often...
Cognitive behavioral therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism
TORONTO, Tuesday, April 24, 2018- New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help...
Scientists unearth vital link between fat, immunity and heat regulation
Credit: Lydia Lynch, Trinity College Dublin Scientists have just made a surprising discovery involving fat and special immune cells that...
Surgery recovery program slashes opioid use, benefits patients, cuts costs, study finds
Credit: UVA Health System A special recovery program for thoracic surgery patients developed and implemented at the University of Virginia...
Millennials aren’t getting the message about sun safety and the dangers of tanning
Credit: Oliver Day, Oregon State University BEND, Ore. - Many millennials lack knowledge about the importance of sunscreen and continue...
A non-coding RNA lasso catches proteins in breast cancer cells
Credit: Evgenia Ntini A Danish-German research team has shown that not only the where and when of long non-coding RNA...
Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtles
Credit: Bill Hopkins Most of us know that our biological sex is decided by the pairing of X and Y...
Study identifies overdose risk factors in youth with substance use disorders
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has identified factors that may increase the risk of drug overdose in...
Managing chronic pain with light
Credit: Dhandapani et al., Nature Communications. Imagine that the movement of a single hair on your arm causes severe pain....
ESCEO-IOF Pierre Meunier Young Scientist Award presented to Dr. Emmanuel Biver
Emmanuel Biver MD, PhD, of the Division of Bone Diseases Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine has been presented...
In Huntington’s disease, heart problems reflect broader effects of abnormal protein
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function,...
Brain activity linked to stress changes chemical codes
Credit: UC San Diego Five years ago, a team of University of California San Diego neurobiologists published surprising findings describing...
Exposure to domestic violence costs US government $55 billion each year
Credit: Case Western Reserve University The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of...
ATS Foundation and ResMed announce two-year research grant in sleep-disordered breathing
(New York, NY) - April 24, 2018 - The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce its new ATS Foundation/ResMed Research...
Music lessens pain and anxiety in patients undergoing surgery
Music can reduce the anxiety and pain of invasive surgery, according to an analysis of all relevant randomized controlled trials...
Leading genetics study method may need reconsideration, significant distortions discovered
Many conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously...
