Health
Trying to limit calories? Skip the dip, researchers advise
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Snacks provide, on average, about one-fourth of most people’s daily calories. With nearly one in three adults...
Aging-related genomic culprit found in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a way to capture the effects of aging...
Joseph Rogers, MD, named to American Board of Internal Medicine’s Cardiovascular Board
Houston, Texas, July 24, 2024 – The Texas Heart Institute, a globally renowned cardiovascular health center, announced today that Joseph...
Advances in 3D organ bioprinting: A step towards personalized medicine and solving organ shortages
In a latest review published in Engineering, an international team of scientists from China and the United States has presented...
Tiny flyers with large impact: Blowflies carry bird flu virus
Fukuoka, Japan – Researchers from Kyushu University have discovered that blowflies, a family of flies strongly attracted to decaying flesh...
Uncontrolled hypertension: The old ‘silent killer’ is alive and well
In the United States and worldwide, cardiovascular disease is the leading avoidable cause of premature death and disability. Primarily heart...
New study reveals hidden health risks of indoor fireplaces
Credit: Stellenbosch University Journal Energy Research & Social Science DOI 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103597 Method of Research Data/statistical analysis Subject of Research Not...
Electrical impedance tomography–extracellular voltage activation technique simplifies drug screening
When developing new drugs, understanding their effects on ion channels in the body, such as the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG)...
Predicting the future: Easy tool helps estimate fall risks
Osaka, Japan — An aging society has posed a new global problem, the risk of falling. It is estimated that...
Eccentric-only resistance training can lower passive muscle stiffness
Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and...
High blood pressure associated with environmental contamination by tellurium
The likelihood of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) increases with higher levels of tellurium, a contaminant transferred from mining and...
Salk awarded $3.6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance research on brain aging
LA JOLLA (July 31, 2024)—The Salk Institute was awarded $3.6 million by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one...
World first discoveries allow researchers to accurately diagnose prenatal exposure syndromes and birth disorders
LONDON, ON – Researchers at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) and Lawson Health Research Institute are using advanced technology and...
AAPS elevates Pitt Distinguished Professor Steven Little to Fellow
Steven R. Little, Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, is among...
ChatGPT is “not reliable as a diagnostic tool”, providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with researchers cautioning the general public against relying upon the tool for medical advice
ChatGPT is "not reliable as a diagnostic tool", providing correct diagnoses from real case information just half the time, with...
Cracking the carb code: Researchers create new glycemic index database to improve dietary awareness
Karen Della Corte, BYU nutrition and dietetics professor, recently authored a new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical...
A new use for propofol in treating epilepsy?
The general anesthetic propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according...
For bigger muscles push close to failure, for strength, maybe not
When performing resistance training such as lifting weights, there’s a lot of interest in how close you push yourself to...
Keck Hospital of USC earns five stars on CMS 2024 quality star rating report for second year in a row
LOS ANGELES — Keck Hospital of USC earned five stars, the highest rating possible, on the Centers for Medicare &...
Innovative tissue analysis: Pioneering controllable histotomy with magnetic microneedle array robots
In a pioneering development for the biomedical field, a research team led by Yuanjin Zhao from Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,...