Health

July 6, 2026

Fewer injuries in girls’ sports when high schools have athletic trainers

Credit: Lurie Children's Study: Fewer Injuries in Girls' Soccer and Basketball When High Schools Have Athletic Trainers Recurrent injury rates...

App, brief intervention may be lifesaver for suicidal teens

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 19, 2018 - A troubled teenager is hospitalized with suicidal thoughts. The patient is...

Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound

July 20, 2018

Credit: Hiroaki Shimokawa Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia...

Mayo Clinic study: Anesthesia, surgery linked to decline in memory and thinking

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In adults over 70, exposure to general anesthesia and surgery is associated with a subtle decline in...

Former inmates at high risk for opioid overdose following prison release

A recent study in North Carolina found that in the first two weeks after being released from prison, former inmates...

Low-dose ketamine may be an effective alternative to opioids

Opioids are commonly prescribed in the emergency department (ED) for the treatment of acute pain, but due to the epidemic...

Water may be key to understanding sweetness

A cranberry, honey or a candy bar - which tastes the sweetest? These foods contain sugars that humans can perceive...

Overuse of antibiotics not what the doctor ordered

Credit: QUT With increased use of antibiotics worldwide linked to growing antibiotic resistance, a world-first study co-authored by a QUT...

Artery hardening and thickness not affected by stopping hormone therapy

CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 18, 2018)--Heart disease is still the number one killer of US women, and hormone therapy remains a...

FEFU scientists reported on toxicity of carbon and silicon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers

Credit: FEFU press office Nanoparticles with a wide range of applying, including medicine, damage cells of microalgae Heterosigma akashivo badly....

Heart attack risk on the rise for pregnant women and death rate remains high

The risk of having a heart attack while pregnant, giving birth, or during the two months after delivery, continues to...

PCI patients discharged against medical advice twice as likely to be readmitted

In a new study, researchers found discharge against medical advice as the strongest predictor of 30-day unplanned readmissions in heart...

Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates--chemicals used to cure meats...

Asian-Americans face barriers to healthy aging

Credit: XinQi Dong Older Asian-American immigrants are healthier and happier if they are socially active, connected to their families and...

Which strategies help cut consumption of sugary beverages in young children?

An Obesity Reviews analysis of published studies reveals strategies that can successfully reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in young...

NYSCF researchers develop novel bioengineering technique for personalized bone grafts

Credit: Christina Ng, New York Stem Cell Foundation New York, NY (July 18, 2018) - Scientists from the New York...

Study first to confirm where baby white sharks ‘hang out’ in the North Atlantic

Credit: R. Snow, OCEARCH Using cutting-edge satellite and acoustic technology, a researcher from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute...

Study finds high health burdens of very high risk drinking

In an Addiction Biology study, the estimated prevalence of very high risk drinking level (VHRDL, defined as drinking >100 g...

Poor air quality does not offset exercise’s heart benefits

DALLAS, July 18, 2018 -- Even in areas with moderate-to-high levels of traffic pollution, regular physical activity reduced the risk...

In rats, perinatal exposure to phthalates impairs brain structure and function