Health
Gastrointestinal hormone measurably improved symptoms of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Credit: UC San Diego Health Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San...
Saliva plays a role in the body’s defense against traveler’s diarrhea
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a protein in saliva (histatin-5) that protects the body from traveler's diarrhea. The findings, available online in...
Non-invasive brain stimulation improves gait impairment of Parkinson’s disease patients
Walking presents many challenges for patients with Parkinson's disease. Among the most burdensome of these challenges is "freezing of gait,"...
Having children can make women’s telomeres seem 11 years older
Credit: George Mason University A recent study by George Mason University researchers in the Department of Global and Community Health...
Thirdhand smoke found to increase lung cancer risk in mice
Credit: Antoine Snijders, Jian-Hua Mao, and Bo Hang/Berkeley Lab Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley...
Studies examine trends in pain medication use
A new study reveals that acetaminophen use and over-dosing rise in cold/flu season in the United States, primarily due to...
New insights into why patients have a higher risk of heart attack in the morning
Cardiovascular disease patients have lower levels of an important family of protective molecules in their blood in the morning, which...
Engineered cartilage template to heal broken bones
Credit: Syam Nukavarapu/UConn Photo A team of UConn Health researchers has designed a novel, hybrid hydrogel system to help address...
For nanomedicine, cell sex matmonoclonal antibodies crucial to fighting emerging infectious diseases say NIAID officials
WHAT: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)--preparations of a specific type of antibody designed to bind to a single target--have shown promise in...
Got the message? Your brainwaves will tell
The new technique was developed by Professor Tom Francart and his colleagues from the Department of Neurosciences at KU Leuven,...
Improving birth outcomes one amino acid at a time
(TORONTO, Canada - Wednesday, March 7, 2018) - A simple dietary supplement (L-arginine) was found to improve birth outcomes, paving...
Exposure to childhood violence linked to psychiatric disorders
March 8, 2019 -- Investing in diminishing socioeconomic status inequalities and in preventing violent events during childhood may improve the...
Physician education and guidelines lead to drop in opioids prescribed after hand surgery
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent...
Report: Big tobacco is targeting the world’s most vulnerable to increase profits
The sixth edition of The Tobacco Atlas and its companion website TobaccoAtlas.org* finds the tobacco industry is increasingly targeting vulnerable...
Serious asthma attacks reduced by temporary quadrupling of steroid inhaler, study finds
Serious asthma attacks in adults can be reduced by a temporary but significant increase in the dose of inhaled steroids...
Mayo Clinic’s clinical trial matching project sees higher enrollment in breast cancer trials through use of artificial intelligence
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic and IBM Watson Health today unveiled results from early use of the Watson for Clinical...
Researchers rescue embryos from brain defects by re-engineering cellular voltage patterns
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (March 8, 2018) Tufts University biologists have demonstrated for the first time that electrical patterns in the developing...
A research study analyzes the mental health care community model
Credit: UC3M The project has been undertaken using digital games with 270 participants who make up the mental health care...
Ramon L. Jimenez, MD, receives AAOS’ highest leadership honor
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 8, 2018)-The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today presented the 2018 William W. Tipton, Jr.,...
Supply bottleneck impairs nerve function
Credit: Hanaa Ghanawi Two partners have to find their way to each other in order to transport substances to the...
