Health
New research shows why babies need to move in the womb
Credit: Professor Paula Murphy, Trinity College Dublin. Scientists have just discovered why babies need to move in the womb to...
Smoking heightens risk of psychoses
Credit: Jouko Miettunen, [email protected], tel. +358 40 716 7261 Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a...
Managing blood pressure in barbershops yields substantial improvements
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- African-American men who received medical intervention aimed at controlling their high blood pressure while at...
It’s mostly luck, not pluck, that determines lifetime reproductive success
ITHACA, N.Y. - A tree will drop hundreds of seedlings over the course of its lifetime, but only a small...
Dengue fever linked to increased risk of stroke
A new study has found that people with dengue fever have a higher risk of stroke, especially in the first...
Heart attack risk increases with six-month dual antiplatelet therapy
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- The combined rate of death from any cause, heart attack or stroke within 18 months...
Mexico well ahead of US in LGBT rights
Credit: Sally McCay Caroline Beer has spent her career researching comparative data between Latin American countries and the United States...
A new cross-coupling simplifies the synthesis of drug-like molecules
LA JOLLA, CA - March 12, 2018 - Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed a new molecule-building...
Patients in primary care networks had fewer visits to ED, shorter stays
Patients receiving care from physicians in primary care networks were less likely to visit emergency departments, according to a new...
Trial bolsters evidence in favor of closing hole in heart after stroke
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Among people with a type of hole in the heart, known as patent foramen ovale...
Children’s Colorado experts find surgery promising option for severely obese adolescents
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado AURORA, CO (March 12, 2018) - When a bariatric surgeon and an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes...
Female researchers publish childcare recommendations for conference organizers
Many women in science are raising concerns over the fact that parents with young children are often excluded from fully...
Early warning system for deadly amphibian pathogen
Credit: Michael Hernandez New technology being developed at Washington State University could help save amphibians around the world from a...
Critical limb ischemia treatment shows no improvement at three months
ORLANDO (March 12, 2018) -- Patients with foot ulcers or gangrene who received the experimental drug JVS-100 did not show...
Scientists find treasure trove of 110 genes linked to breast cancer
Scientists have linked 110 genes to an increased risk of breast cancer in the most comprehensive study ever to unpick...
Crisis or self-correction: Rethinking how the media cover science
One of the recurring media narratives about the nature of science today is that it is "broken" or "in crisis."...
Stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces vitamin D levels, but supplementation helps
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute The stress of open-heart surgery significantly reduces patients' vitamin D levels, but aggressive supplementation...
Would you pay for an Ebola vaccine? Most say yes.
Credit: George Mason University The 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak was the deadliest in history, infecting more than 28,000 people...
Patients living longer with Duchenne muscular dystrophy pose new challenge for caregivers
Diagnostic and treatment advances are helping patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy--one of nine major types of muscular dystrophy that affects...
Study identifies 76 quality indicators essential for emergency care systems in Africa
NEW YORK (March 12, 2018)-- The need for emergency care in low-income and middle-income countries has never been greater, but...
