Health
OSU biologist advocates ecological approach to improving human health
BEND, Ore. - Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless...
UEA research could help fine-tune cancer treatment
Cancer therapies that cut off blood supply to a tumour could be more effective in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs...
New link found between alcohol, genes and heart failure
Credit: NIHR Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust The researchers investigated faulty versions of...
Which role does the brain play in prosocial behavior?
Helping other people in need is a foundation of our society. It is intuitive to believe that we help others...
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...
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...
Montana State professor wins Fulbright, $3.12 million for work with indigenous communities
Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University professor who conducts research with indigenous...
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...
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...
Montana State prof wins Fulbrights, $3.12 million for work with indigenous communities
Credit: Montana State University photo by Kelly Gorham BOZEMAN -- A Montana State University professor who conducts research with indigenous...
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...
Sepsis patients treated and released from emergency departments do well with outpatient follow-up
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. National guidelines assume that all patients who're diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will...
Hot cars can hit life-threatening levels in approximately one hour
Credit: Arizona State University Six children have died from being left in hot cars in the United States so far...
South Asian-Americans at higher risk for heart disease and stroke
CHICAGO) - South Asians living in the United States are more likely to die of heart conditions caused by atherosclerosis,...
A system of check and balances in the blood
Credit: Manuela Baccarini Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) give rise to blood and immune cells of the body, and are therefore...
SLU scientist aims to turn on hypoglycemia’s missed signal
Credit: Saint Louis University / Ellen Hutti ST. LOUIS -- A $150,000 grant from The Leona M. and Harry B....
Lack of paid sick leave increases poverty
Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Cleveland State University Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first...
Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress
At a glance: Some cancers express unusually high levels of a neural calcium channel known as the 'wasabi receptor,' which...
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...
