Health
Obesity impacts liver health in kids as young as 8 years old
New York, NY --A new study published today in the Journal of Pediatrics is the first to show that weight...
UMN Medical School study explores upstream factors for A-Fib-related stroke and dementia
MINNEAPOLIS - April 4, 2018 - A new study from Dr. Lin Yee Chen, Associate Professor of Medicine in the...
NEOMED researcher receives $2.5 million NIH grant to study Atherosclerosis
ROOTSTOWN, OHIO - Northeast Ohio Medical University researcher and professor of integrative medical sciences, Yanqiao Zhang, M.D., has received a...
Dance aids healthier aging
Credit: Photo: Ali Cameron. Queensland Ballet and QUT today released the results of a joint project examining the health and...
Vegetables may help protect elderly women from hardening of neck arteries
DALLAS, April 4, 2018 -- Elderly Australian women who ate more vegetables showed less carotid artery wall thickness, according to...
Using lung MRI to see where and why Canadians with asthma have poor disease control
Researchers at Western University and McMaster University are developing an innovative lung imaging method that provides a unique window on...
There’s an allergy epidemic in Africa, and not enough specialists to deal with it
Allergies are on the rise in Africa, but with too few specialists to treat them, and a parallel increase in...
Long-term caffeine worsens symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease
It is well known that memory problems are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. However, this dementia is also characterised by...
NAS review: More research needed to develop optimal assessment, treatment standards
(Boston) - A recent JAMA review article stresses that more clinical studies on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) are needed in...
Callahan to serve as medical society’s 2018 Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Christopher M. Callahan, MD, the founding director of the Indiana University Center for Aging Research...
Using ultrasound to help people walk again
Credit: Sharma Lab/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (April 3, 2017) ... Spinal cord injuries impact more than 17,000 Americans each year,...
Study explains resurgence of pertussis
Athens, Ga. ¬¬- A team of researchers including scientists from the University of Georgia has found that the resurgence of...
Mathematical modeling offers new way to understand variable responses to targeted therapy
TAMPA, Fla. - Cancer therapies that target a specific protein have improved outcomes for patients. However, many patients eventually develop...
Scripps Research discovery paves way for better flu prevention, treatment
LA JOLLA, CA - April 3, 2018 - This year's flu vaccine has been less effective in protecting people from...
More communication needed regarding disposal of pet pharmaceuticals
CORVALLIS, Ore. - If no one told you the proper way to get rid of those leftover heartworm pills, bottles...
Monitor detects dangerously low white blood cell levels
Credit: MIT/The Leuko Project CAMBRIDGE, MA -- One of the major side effects of chemotherapy is a sharp drop in...
University of Houston researcher takes new approach to antibiotic tolerance
Credit: University of Houston With a perfect score on his research proposal, chemical and biomolecular engineering researcher Mehmet Orman received...
Colleen’s Dream Foundation funds ovarian cancer clinical trial
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- April 3, 2018 -- Colleen's Dream Foundation, a Scottsdale-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting ovarian cancer research, recently...
Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests study
Credit: Provided by Baycrest Health Sciences When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on...
Research highlights for Experimental Biology 2018 in San Diego, April 21-25
Cutting-edge multidisciplinary research from across the life sciences will be presented at the Experimental Biology 2018 meeting (EB 2018), the...
