Health

Falls are not just a problem of advanced age, according to researchers in Trinity College Dublin, who have identified a...

Education program successful at reducing forced sex in South African adolescents

Southern Africa has some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the world, with 20 percent of adolescent girls...

Millennials with type 2 diabetes more likely to face difficulties with social interactions

Credit: Source: Healthline Media's State of Type 2 Diabetes Survey -- Healthline Media commissioned SurveyWriter.com to manage programming and data...

UMBC teams up with Chesapeake Conservancy to create detailed stream maps

Thousands of waterways, from major rivers like the Potomac and Susquehanna to tiny headwaters, flow through the Chesapeake Bay watershed....

Ultrasound could improve early detection of vascular diseases

Ultrasound conducted before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, research led by the...

ASU partners with Mayo Clinic to move germ-killing clays closer to medical use

Credit: Lynda Williams/ASU Researchers at Arizona State University and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, have found that at least...

Study identifies ‘compulsivity circuit’ in heavy alcohol drinkers

Philadelphia, August 21, 2018 Heavy alcohol drinkers attempt to acquire alcohol despite the threat of a negative consequence more so...

Depressed patients see quality of life improve with nerve stimulation

Credit: Matt Miller People with depression who are treated with nerve stimulation experience significant improvements in quality of life, even...

Predicting work status in patients with schizophrenia

Credit: Sumiyoshi, C., et al., Schizophr. Res. (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.042 Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that occurs in one out...

This tiny particle might change millions of lives

Credit: Illustrator: Yekaterina (Katya) Kadyshevskaya from the USC Bridge Institute at the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Remember the scene...

Sanford Burnham Prebys compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer

Credit: John Gestaldo LA JOLLA , CALIF. - August 21, 2018 - A compound discovered at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical...

Large study finds HPV vaccination does not negatively impact fertility in adolescents

Adolescents who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus, have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as...

Certain antibiotic-resistant infections on the rise, new research shows

WASHINGTON -- Nearly six percent of urinary tract infections analyzed by a California emergency department were caused by drug-resistant bacteria...

Nanoparticles in our environment may have more harmful effects than we think

Credit: University of Southern Denmark Researchers warn that a combination of nanoparticles and contaminants may form a cocktail that is...

Could vitamin B3 treat acute kidney injury?

Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Acute kidney injury, an often fatal condition without a specific treatment, affects...

Chagas disease, caused by a parasite, has spread outside of Latin America and carries a high risk of heart disease

DALLAS, Aug. 20, 2018 -- Chagas disease, caused by infection with a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi (T cruzi), causes chronic...

Adolescents’ concern over societal discrimination associated with worse behavioral health

Bottom Line: Many southern California high school students report being concerned that discrimination is increasing in society and that concern...

Nearly 2 in 5 teen drivers text while driving

Cellphone use while driving has been estimated to increase crash risk by 2-9 times and texting while driving may be...

Love vine sucks life from wasps, leaving only mummies