Health
Minimizing exposure to common hormone-disrupting chemicals may reduce obesity rates
Everyday products carry environmental chemicals that may be making us fat by interfering with our hormones, according to research presented...
Could intermittent fasting diets increase diabetes risk?
Fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes risk, according...
Drug used to treat daytime sleepiness does not appear to improve driving in those with sleep apnea
Credit: ATS In "Does Armodafinil Improve Driving Task Performance and Weight Loss in Sleep Apnea? A Randomized Trial," Nathaniel Marshall,...
Safety program for surgical patients sharply drops surgical site infections
CHICAGO (May 18, 2018): Surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing colorectal operations were reduced by 61 percent in less...
ACR urges lawmakers to address rising costs and access barriers in arthritis care
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals convened on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislative action on pressing...
Rutgers researchers create a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater, moves objects
Credit: Daehoon Han/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs...
Study finds more than 40 percent of prostate biopsies could be avoided with new blood test
Friday, May 18, 2018, San Francisco: A multi-center study that validates the clinical performance of IsoPSA - a new blood...
Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis
Credit: Ning Zheng & Catterall labs/UWMedicine A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness...
Humira does not improve aortic vascular inflammation in psoriasis patients
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - An antibody used to treat the skin disease psoriasis and other chronic autoimmune diseases such...
Antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillaton before, after stroke
Bottom Line: Oral anticoagulation therapy after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation was associated with lower risk for recurrent blood...
Flow of cerebrospinal fluid regulates neural stem cell division
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Stem cells in the brain can divide and mature into...
Clinical trial supports chiropractic care as component of care for low back pain
Bottom Line: U.S military personnel with low back pain who received usual medical care plus chiropractic care reported moderate improvement...
Developmental psychotherapy for antisocial adolescents
Antisocial behavior is common during adolescence and incurs significant costs both for society and for the young people themselves. While...
Gene therapy that restores vision in dogs may help humans, too
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- A Michigan State University veterinary ophthalmologist has modified a gene therapy that reverses blindness in dogs...
A new Achilles’ heel of blood cancer
Credit: CeMM/Anna Skucha (Vienna, May 18, 2018) AML is not a single disease. It is a group of leukemias that...
Gay male teens use adult hookup apps to find friends, partners
CHICAGO --- Although hookup apps require users to be 18 or older, a new Northwestern Medicine study found that more...
World first use of cognitive training reduces gait freezing in Parkinson’s patients
The researchers report significant reduction in the severity and duration of freezing of gait, improved cognitive processing speed and reduced...
Study finds growing wealth gap between seniors and families with children
Credit: Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski, based on analysis of federal data DURHAM, N.C. - The wealth gap between households...
Particle shows promise for treating the deadliest type of breast cancer
Credit: Oihana Iriondo/Min Yu/USC Stem Cell USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to thwart a protein that helps the metastatic...
New mechanism essential for eye lens development identified
Credit: University of Delaware/ Video by Jeff Chase If you want to take clear photographs, you don't use sandpaper to...
