Health
Not so pretty after all: New pestivirus that attacks the nervous system of Austrian pigs
Credit: Photo/Video: Institute of Virology/Vetmeduni Vienna Some newly born piglets shiver even when they are kept warm. So-called "shaking piglets"...
Advance directive and medical power of attorney are often missing
COLOGNE. For most patients in intensive care, the patient records contain neither an advance directive nor a medical power of...
New chemical synthesis method can produce an exciting range of novel compounds
Credit: NITech Chemists at Nagoya Institute of Technology have developed an innovative chemical reaction system, which could have applications for...
Drug discovery: Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s spurred by same enzyme
Credit: From Zhang et al NSMB (2017). Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease are not the same. They affect different regions...
Artificial bile ducts grown in lab & transplanted into mice could help treat liver disease
Credit: Fotis Sampaziotis Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for growing and transplanting artificial bile ducts that could in...
Radiosurgery reduces depression and improves quality of life for patients with facial pain
Amsterdam, July 3, 2017 - Doctors should consider radiosurgery earlier for patients with severe facial pain, according to a new...
Certain OTC, less expensive hearing aids provide benefit similar to conventional hearing aid
A comparison between less-expensive, over-the-counter hearing assistance devices and a conventional hearing aid found that some of these devices were...
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
Washington, DC, July 3, 2017 - Children's health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health...
Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement
In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with...
Back to the future: The most efficient option for treating unexplained infertility
Geneva, 3 July 2017: An inexpensive fertility drug, which has been available for more than 50 years and can be...
Studies compare types of insulin for reducing episodes of low blood sugar for patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes
Treatment with the insulin degludec compared to glargine U100 for 32 weeks resulted in a reduced rate of hypoglycemic (low...
Quantum probes dramatically improve detection of nuclear spins
Credit: David A. Broadway/cqc2t.org Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules...
What are outcomes later in life for high school football players?
In a study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, playing high school football was not adversely...
Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis...
Is concussion associated with abnormal menstrual patterns in young women?
A study of nearly 130 girls and young women suggests concussion was associated with increased risk of having two or...
Muscles can ‘ask’ for the energy they need
Credit: Texas A&M Health Science Center Muscles require energy to perform all of the movements that we do in a...
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat
Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...
Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies
A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announces new physician-scientist training awards
New York, NY (June 30, 2017) - Physician-scientists are crucial to moving scientific discoveries from the lab to patients, but...
Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...
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