Health
Treatment of cancer could become possible with adenovirus
Adenovirus is a common virus that causes infectious diseases of the respiratory tract, eyes and gastrointestinal tract in humans and...
Blood biomarkers may allow easier detection, confirmation of concussions
Irvine, Calif., April 20, 2018 -- Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, Georgetown University and the University of Rochester...
Lupus treatment generates positive results in Phase III clinical trial
New research indicates that belimumab, a monoclonal antibody therapy that targets a component of the immune system, provides considerable benefits...
Spit and polish: The beauty of saliva for epigenetic studies
Biomarkers in saliva identify changes that impact the body, according to research published in Current Genomics. This important paper details...
Biomarkers for irritable bowel syndrome
Little is still known about the exact causes of irritable bowel syndrome. An international team with significant involvement from the...
Measles serious threat for babies, toddlers, unvaccinated youths, ECDC says
Madrid, Spain: The vast majority of measles cases in Europe were reported in unvaccinated patients, and children younger than two...
Hans Peter Dimai named winner of 2018 IOF President’s Award
Hans Peter Dimai, Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology at the Medical University of Graz, Austria, has been named the winner...
E. coli’s internal bomb may provide novel target for treatment strategy
Madrid, Spain: Bacteria's internal bomb, the so-called toxin-antitoxin (TA) system that is part of the normal bacterial makeup, may be...
A fat belly is bad for your heart
Ljubljana, Slovenia - 20 April 2018: Belly fat, even in people who are not otherwise overweight, is bad for the...
Compound improves stroke outcome by reducing lingering inflammation
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 20, 2018) - An experimental compound appears to improve stroke...
Research debunks ‘myth’ that strenuous exercise suppresses the immune system
New research overturns a myth that has persisted for nearly four decades - that competing in endurance sports, like this...
Faster walking heart patients are hospitalized less
Ljubljana, Slovenia - 20 April 2018: Faster walking patients with heart disease are hospitalised less, according to research presented today...
Meditation could help anxiety and cardiovascular health
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech It sounds like a late-night commercial: In just one hour you can reduce your anxiety levels...
In many countries, bone health may be at risk due to low calcium intake
Credit: IOF The new interactive Global Map of Dietary Calcium Intake in Adults, launched today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation...
Fat cells seem to remember unhealthy diet
Credit: University of Copenhagen 24 hours. This is all it takes for a so-called precursor fat cell to have its...
Russian scientists learned to perform the diagnose by analyzing saliva
Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Nature endowed the human with an unique protective system, the immunity. It is...
IOF CNS Medal awarded to professor Bagher Larijani
The CNS Medal honours an individual who has made important and outstanding contributions to the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee...
Immune diversity among the KhoeSan population
AURORA, Colo. (April 20, 2018) - A new study of the KhoeSan of Southern Africa has improved the understanding of...
San Diego leaders, researchers announce milestone grant as Alzheimer’s crisis widens
Credit: Alzheimer's San Diego National Institutes of Health grant bolsters SD research to find a treatment or cure County health...
Feather replacement or parental care? Migratory birds desert their offspring to molt
Credit: Ron Mumme, Department of Biology, Allegheny College Meadville, PA - April 18, 2018 - A new study shows that...
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