Health

Credit: Dr. Ishan Agarwal A new species of African pygmy toad was discovered during an expedition in 2016 to Angola's...

Crowdsourcing algorithms to predict epileptic seizures

A study by University of Melbourne researchers reveals clinically relevant epileptic seizure prediction is possible in a wider range of...

Women and men experience different benefits from low-calorie diets

A low-calorie diet causes different metabolic effects in women than in men, a new Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism study suggests....

Learning to ask older adults better questions about their memory

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Healthcare providers and researchers rely on screening questions to detect patients who may be at risk...

Parents’ smoking and depression linked to increased ADHD risk in children

A new study has identified adults' smoking and depression as family environmental factors associated with the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity...

Research tip: Caregivers lack medications, knowledge to manage Baltimore children’s asthma

In a new study, Johns Hopkins researchers found that fewer than half of interviewed caregivers for Baltimore preschool children with...

Dental care may benefit patients scheduled for cancer surgery

Preoperative oral care by a dentist may help reduce postoperative complications in patients who undergo cancer surgery, according to a...

Pennsylvania’s youth more accepting of marijuana, but not using it more, report shows

With Pennsylvania now among the majority of states in legalizing medical marijuana, a new report shows that young people's attitudes...

Older adults who get physical can lower their heart disease risk

DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2018 -- Adults in their early 60s, who spend less time sitting and more time engaged in...

New antibody analysis accelerates rational vaccine design

Credit: Image courtesy Hangartner, Ward labs, Scripps Research LA JOLLA, Calif. - Aug. 8, 2018 - A team at Scripps...

Sensor could help doctors select effective cancer therapy

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT chemical engineers have developed a new sensor that lets them see inside cancer cells and determine...

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior announces Best Article and GEM 2018 Award recipients

Indianapolis, Aug. 7, 2018 - The Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB) announces the 2018 Best Article and Best...

How axons change chemical cues to mechanical force

Credit: Naoyuki Inagaki While today's technology is growing increasingly wireless, nature's greatest technology, the human brain, still depends on neurons...

Researchers look to worms for a new model of a peripheral nervous system disease

Credit: Scripps Research LA JOLLA, CA - Aug. 7, 2018 - Studying transthyretin amyloidoses-a group of progressive nerve and cardiac...

Globally, greater attention needed for seemingly ‘minor’ kidney damage

Credit: Kieran O'Mahony, University of Limerick, Ireland Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Irish patients have more than doubled in...

Back to the future: breast cancer reprises pathways found in fetal cells

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 7, 2018) Using just a microscope, Italian surgeon Francesco Durante was struck by the similarities...

LSU Health research reveals new obesity prevention target

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health New Orleans, LA - A team of LSU Health New Orleans...

Research Brief: UMN Medical School researchers study how cues drive our behavior

Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do different...

Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes: Hope for inhibitors against amyloid plaques