Health
Vascular risk interacts with amyloid levels to increase age-related cognitive decline
Risk factors for heart disease and stroke appear to hasten the risk of cognitive decline in normal older individuals with...
How bacteria behave differently in humans compared to the lab
Credit: Sophie Darch, Whiteley Lab and Rumbaugh Lab at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Most of what we know...
Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnacy
A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or...
How to ethically conduct clinical research during public health emergencies
Following the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine established a committee...
Schizophrenics’ blood has more genetic material from microbes
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The blood of schizophrenia patients features genetic material from more types of microorganisms than that of people...
Interview with CAR T cell expert Dr. Michel Sadelain in Human Gene Therapy
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 18, 2018--Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, Director, Center for Cell Engineering,...
Innovative risk score tool effectively predicts future risk of hospitalization for COPD patients
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Researchers have developed a new tool that utilizes basic laboratory tests to effectively identify patients with...
Why are the elderly increasingly more inclined to live alone?
Credit: José Javier For decades, the elderly in Spain have shown a preference for living at home, either alone or...
Baltimore will host the ultimate sleep research event this June
DARIEN, IL - May 21, 2018 - Sleep clinicians and scientists from around the world will present new research and...
Profiling the genome hundreds of variations at a time
(BOSTON) -- Geneticists have been using model organisms ranging from the house mouse to the single-cell bakers' yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae,...
Fetal MRI can reliably spot holoprosencephaly as early as 18 gestational weeks
(Children's National Health System) Fetal magnetic resonance imaging can reliably spot holoprosencephaly as early as 18 gestational weeks, providing an...
US poison control centers receive 29 calls per day about children exposed to ADHD medications
A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide...
Scientists find link between increases in local temperature and antibiotic resistance
Credit: Fawn Gracey/Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA (May 21, 2018) - Bacteria have long been thought to develop antibiotic resistance...
Women with pregnancy-related diabetes may be at risk for chronic kidney disease
Gestational diabetes may predispose women to early-stage kidney damage, a precursor to chronic kidney disease, according to a study by...
Fewer men are being screened, diagnosed, and treated for prostate cancer
A new study reveals declines in prostate cancer screening and diagnoses in the United States in recent years, as well...
Study finds snap-lock mechanism in bacterial riboswitch
Credit: E. Nikonowicz/Rice University HOUSTON -- (May 21, 2018) -- In a discovery that points to potential new antibiotic medicines,...
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist receives career science award from major medical association
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Sundeep Khosla, M.D, a researcher and physician at Mayo Clinic, has been named the recipient of the...
One in 10 parents say their child has gotten sick from spoiled or contaminated food
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- No...
Reading the minds of pilots on the fly
Credit: ISAE-SUPAERO After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest...
MDI Biological Laboratory establishes scientific innovation fund
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced the establishment of the William Procter...
