Health
Adolescents with hay fever have higher rates of anxiety and depression
Credit: Istock ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (MAY 24, 2018) - Although allergies affect more than 50 million Americans, they are...
BMC to test childhood anxiety therapy treatment with $13.5 million funding
Boston Medical Center has been approved for a $13.5 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to test...
Bringing biology and mathematics together
(Harvard University) The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation have awarded a grant to Harvard scientists for the creation...
By forming clots in tumors, immune cell aids lung cancer’s spread
CHAPEL HILL - University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that by helping to form clots...
Pediatric and law experts define abusive head trauma
WILMINGTON, DE (May 24, 2018) - Abusive head trauma (AHT), a medical diagnosis of infants and young children who suffer...
Tau mutations may increase cancer risk
PHILADELPHIA -- Mutations to the protein tau, commonly associated with neurodegenerative disorders, may serve as a novel risk factor for...
Study shows in-home therapy effective for stroke rehabilitation
In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor...
Don’t force women to risk death, injury by having a baby
Laws should not force women to risk death and injury by having a baby, according to a QUT legal academic...
Loyola Medicine survey finds 16 percent of burn patients test positive for PTSD
MAYWOOD, IL - A Loyola Medicine survey has found that 15.8 percent of adult burn patients screened positive for post-traumatic...
Kaiser Permanente researchers develop new models for predicting suicide risk
Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days...
Life Sciences — Life Writing Research Training Group receives further funding from the DFG
Following the positive assessment of the Life Sciences - Life Writing Research Training Group at Mainz University, the German Research...
Bug-borne disease monitoring project finds deer ticks on the rise in Midwest
Credit: Image courtesy USDA ARS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new environmental monitoring project at Indiana University has found increased numbers...
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...
Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour
Credit: Graphic by Safwat Saleem/ASU A lot can happen at 160 degrees Fahrenheit: Eggs fry, salmonella bacteria dies, and human...
Introducing the 2018 class of AGA Research Foundation awardees
Bethesda, MD (May 24, 2018) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the AGA Research Foundation are pleased to award...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College...
UMass Amherst chemists, team develop new blood test to quickly detect liver damage
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Chemist Vincent Rotello at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at University College...
Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, May 24, 2018 - The rising incidence of sepsis, a leading cause of in-hospital death, has...
Study finds black Americans face education, income barriers to healthy behaviors
Credit: University of Iowa Better educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the gap of cardiovascular health...
Origami inspires new tech for tissue regeneration
Credit: Edwin Aguirre for UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. - Origami - the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and...
