Health
One in 10 parents say their child has gotten sick from spoiled or contaminated food
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- No...
Reading the minds of pilots on the fly
Credit: ISAE-SUPAERO After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest...
MDI Biological Laboratory establishes scientific innovation fund
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced the establishment of the William Procter...
Preventing murder by addressing domestic violence
Victims of domestic violence are at a high risk to be murdered--or a victim of attempted murder-- according to a...
New hope for women with fistula injuries
Credit: University of Michigan The health care systems in the United States and other industrialized countries have outgrown many of...
Another potential mechanism links androgen deprivation therapy to cardiovascular mortality
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the US. As the prostate is a testosterone-responsive gland, androgen...
Bladder cancer model could pave the way for better drug efficacy studies
CHAPEL HILL - Understanding that not all bladder cancers are the same, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger...
Mice regrow brain tissue after stroke with bioengineered gel
Credit: UCLA Health In a first-of-its-kind finding, a new stroke-healing gel helped regrow neurons and blood vessels in mice with...
Patients with high lipoprotein(a) levels may benefit from taking PCSK9 inhibitors
Lipoprotein(a) is a variant of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, and large amounts of data have shown that higher lipoprotein(a) levels...
Novel bioactive steroid biosynthetic pathway in symbiotic fungi
Credit: The University of Tokyo & Jinan University A group of researchers from Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at The...
Discovery for grouping atoms invokes Pasteur
Credit: University of Sydney Scientists have found a new way of joining groups of atoms together into shape-changing molecules -...
What can snakes teach us about engineering friction?
Credit: Drexel University If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction, just ask a snake....
International anaesthesia standards updated with WHO in global effort to improve surgical care
Highlights: Access to safe anaesthesia for essential surgery is a basic human right and should be available to all patients...
Age-related racial disparity in childhood suicide
Bottom Line: Age-related racial disparity exists in suicide rates among U.S. youths. Why The Research Is Interesting: Previous research doesn't...
Deep space radiation treatment reboots brain’s immune system
Credit: Rosi lab / UCSF Planning a trip to Mars? You'll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private...
Technique shows promise for reconstruction of airway following surgery
Bottom Line: An early study suggests it may be feasible to use human aortic grafts preserved by freezing to rebuild...
Infection blood test of limited value in reducing antibiotic use
SAN DIEGO, May 20, 2018 - Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests...
Brain stimulation may reduce food cravings as obesity treatment
Stimulating the brain to alter its intrinsic reward system shows promise in the treatment of obesity, according to results presented...
Larger waistlines are linked to higher risk of vitamin D deficiency
Higher levels of belly fat are associated with lower vitamin D levels in obese individuals, according to data presented in...
Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves destroy lung cancer cells: Quantum dots have great potential
Credit: S Pitchaimuthu, Swansea University Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to...
