Health
IOF CNS Medal awarded to professor Bagher Larijani
The CNS Medal honours an individual who has made important and outstanding contributions to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee...
Immune diversity among the KhoeSan population
AURORA, Colo. (April 20, 2018) - A new study of the KhoeSan of Southern Africa has improved the understanding of...
San Diego leaders, researchers announce milestone grant as Alzheimer’s crisis widens
Credit: Alzheimer's San Diego National Institutes of Health grant bolsters SD research to find a treatment or cure County health...
New microscope reveals biological life as you’ve never seen it before
Credit: Boston Children's Hospital Astronomers developed a "guide star" adaptive optics technique to obtain the most crystal-clear and precise telescopic...
Selection of a pyrethroid metabolic enzyme CYP9K1 by malaria control activities
Researchers from LSTM, with partners from a number of international institutions, have shown the rapid selection of a novel P450...
Medical doctors remain trapped in their substance-use disorders
Fear of dismissal or of losing their authorisation keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance use disorders, and instead of...
Biofeedback relaxation app may help kids during medical procedures
A new Pain Practice study indicates that biofeedback-assisted relaxation may help manage pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures....
Penn Medicine’s Carl June named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - TIME named University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD, to...
Variants in non-coding DNA contribute to inherited autism risk
In recent years, researchers have firmly established that gene mutations appearing for the first time, called de novo mutations, contribute...
Age affects how we predict and respond to stress at home
A recent study finds that older adults are better than younger adults at anticipating stressful events at home - but...
Depression during and after pregnancy may affect children’s development
Maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy, in the first year postpartum, and in early childhood were linked with poorer child neurodevelopment...
Homemade microscope reveals how a cancer-causing virus clings to our DNA
Credit: M. Mitchell Smith, University of Virginia School of Medicine Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the University of...
Media registration now open for TCT 2018
WHAT: Media registration is now open online for TCT 2018 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics), the annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular...
Low total testosterone in men widespread, linked to chronic disease
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A male's total testosterone level may be linked to more than just sexual health and muscle...
Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will have 20 percent efficacy
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A Rice University study predicts that this fall's flu vaccine -- a new H3N2 formulation for...
How can medical marijuana benefit older adults?
Managing symptoms such as pain, nausea, and psychiatric illness can be challenging as people age. A new Journal of the...
Spider silk key to new bone-fixing composite
Credit: Image courtesy of Bryant Heimbach/UConn University of Connecticut researchers have created a biodegradable composite made of silk fibers that...
Clinical trial tests tattoo sensor as needleless glucose monitor for diabetes patients
Credit: UC San Diego Health For Angela Valdez, being diagnosed with diabetes was an awakening. The disorder ran in her...
How environmental pollutants and genetics work together in rheumatoid arthritis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - It has been known for more than three decades that individuals with a particular version of...
Telemedicine helps to overcome gender-based barriers to healthcare
An Atlas-award winning study reported in the journal Telematics and Informatics has found that healthcare services delivered via video conferencing...
