Health
Overweight and obesity make up for more than 15,000 cancer cases per year in Brazil
Some 15,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed in Brazil each year, and researchers have found that approximately 4% of these...
Tuberculosis: Pharmacists develop new substance to counteract antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise worldwide. This is becoming a problem for infectious diseases like tuberculosis as there are...
Effect of new guideline on US adults recommended for high blood pressure treatment
Bottom Line: The number of U.S. adults with high blood pressure is estimated to grow by 31 million and the...
NIH begins testing ebola treatment in early-stage trial
Credit: NIAID A first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease has begun at the National Institutes of...
Evening use of light-emitting tablets may disrupt healthy sleep
A new Physiological Reports study reveals that evening use of light-emitting tablets can induce delays in desired bedtimes, suppress secretion...
New advances in understanding and treating intellectual disorder
Credit: Norifumi Shioda Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have investigated an intellectual disorder (ATR-X) syndrome to reveal its cause,...
Perceived socioeconomic status can affect how old we feel
A recent study finds that how older adults perceive their socioeconomic status influences how old they feel and their attitudes...
In a break with dogma, myelin boosts neuron growth in spinal cord injuries
Credit: UC San Diego Health Recovery after severe spinal cord injury is notoriously fraught, with permanent paralysis often the result....
Study examines treatment options for women with recurrent ovarian cancer
New research indicates that for women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer whose cancer has relapsed after surgery, a second surgery...
Study examines bone health in children with leukemia
In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that followed 186 children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) for 6...
Virtual visits for follow-up hypertension care have outcomes similar to office visits
Virtual follow-up visits for patients with hypertension appeared to be just as effective as in-person office visits in helping maintain...
Are you at risk for lung cancer?
Every year, 1.6 million people die of lung cancer. But if you think that these are just older heavy smokers,...
Indiana research institute receives $33 million grant to improve health with public participation
Credit: IU School of Medicine Indiana consistently lands near the bottom of the nation's health ranking lists, with too many...
Fruit flies: ‘Living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human gene
Credit: S. Yamamoto/Baylor College of Medicine It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born...
Under age 13, suicide rates are roughly double for black children vs. white children
Suicide rates in the United States have traditionally been higher among whites than blacks across all age groups. However, a...
Downward-facing mouse: stretching reduces tumor growth in mouse model of breast cancer
Many cancer patients seek out gentle, movement-based stretching techniques such as yoga, tai chi and qigong, but does stretching have...
ACC, Aga Khan Health Services partner on first NCDR registries in East Africa
The American College of Cardiology has partnered with Aga Khan Health Services to implement the CathPCI Registry in two hospitals...
New brain development disorder identified by scientists
Researchers have identified a new inherited neurodevelopmental disease that causes slow growth, seizures and learning difficulties in humans. Writing in...
Blue dye tablet helps identify polyps during colonoscopy
Washington, D.C. (May 22, 2018) -- Ingestion of a blue dye tablet during bowel prep for colonoscopy could be a...
Research supports restrictions on opioid-containing cold medicines for children
HERSHEY, PA - Prescription cough and cold medicines containing the opioid hydrocodone were more likely to cause serious side effects...
