Health
Beetle named after actress & biologist Isabella Rossellini for her series about animals
Credit: Menno Schilthuizen A new species of beetle with remarkably long genitalia that hint at a curious evolutionary "sexual arms...
New ways to assess drug benefits can help cut health care costs
With the cost of drugs a critical issue in health care, health insurance companies and government payers need to understand...
Allergy clinic finds large percentage of anaphylaxis cases from tick bite meat allergy
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - (JULY 30, 2018) - An increase in the Lone Star tick population since 2006, and the...
Pungent tasting substance in ginger reduces bad breath
The pungent compound 6-gingerol, a constituent of ginger, stimulates an enzyme contained in saliva - an enzyme which breaks down...
American Academy of Ophthalmology launches new scientific journal dedicated to glaucoma research
SAN FRANCISCO - July 30, 2018 - The American Academy of Ophthalmology today announced the launch of Ophthalmology® Glaucoma, a...
Study suggests journalists must take care in reporting on suicide
Note to media: We have not included specific methods of suicide in the press release and ask that journalists avoid...
Advancing the search for antibodies to treat Alzheimer’s disease
Two new studies published by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital illustrate that not all forms of amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein...
Homelessness in infancy linked to poor health outcomes for children and mothers
BOSTON - A new study led by researchers from Children's HealthWatch, a research and policy network headquartered at Boston Medical...
Experimental drug reverses hair loss and skin damage linked to fatty diet, shows new study in mice
In a series of experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins investigators have used an experimental compound to successfully reverse hair loss,...
UCI awarded $9 million grant to determine the long-term effects of cannabis on adolescents
Irvine, Calif. - July 30, 2018 - The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of...
Vanderbilt team finds potent antibodies against three Ebola viruses
Credit: Photo by Susan Urmy Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues are a step closer to developing...
Being overweight may change young adults’ heart structure, function
DALLAS, July 30, 2018 -- Even as a young adult, being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart...
Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain
A new study led by a team of Western University neuroscientists has debunked claims that getting better at a brain...
Study shows how Oropouche virus replicates in human cells
The strategy used by the Oropouche virus to replicate in human cells has been described for the first time by...
Poll: Older adults support opioid Rx limits, need better counseling on use & disposal
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an...
Poor mental health days may cost the economy billions of dollars
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Poor mental health ranks as one of the costliest forms of sickness for U.S. workers and...
Sequencing a malaria mosquito’s motherline
A team led by scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has sequenced and annotated the first...
Individual silver nanoparticles observed in real time
Credit: RUB, Kramer Chemists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new method of observing the chemical reactions of individual silver...
A reliable, easy-to-use mouse model for investigating bone metastasis
Credit: Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology propose an improved mouse model that could revolutionize bone...
Harnessing hair loss gene could improve cancer immunotherapy
NEW YORK, NY (July 30, 2018)--A gene that's associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be exploited to...
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