Health
Targeting the gut-brain connection can impact immunity
DURHAM, N.C. – There's a reason it's called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate...
Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives
Credit: Image courtesy of Greg Albers, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center. Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number...
Periodontitis linked to a higher mortality rate in patients with…
New findings from the University of Birmingham show that patients with chronic kidney disease patients and periodontitis (severe gum disease)...
Mediterranean diet may decrease pain associated with obesity
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio – Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will...
OPTIMISTIC lowers long-stay nursing home residents’ avoidable hospitalizations by a third
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The initial phase of OPTIMISTIC, an innovative program developed and implemented...
Autism-linked protein lays groundwork for healthy brain
IMAGE: The autism-linked protein MDGA1 (red) is found in the zones of the brain that give rise to new neurons...
Midwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – In a new, hospital-level analysis by health policy researcher Laura Attanasio at the University...
Major treatment expansion could essentially eliminate hepatitis C in R.I. by 2030
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A new Brown University study projects that increasing the number of Rhode Islanders treated every year for...
New consensus published on preventing and treating sport-related…
Credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary There is no question that concussion is among the more concerning injuries in sport...
Traditional Chinese medicine in HIV cure issue of AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 14, 2017–A special issue on progress toward a cure for...
Too little fat is bad for cardiovascular health and leptin therapy may help
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 16, 2017) – We know that too much body fat...
How to detect the risk of dyslexia before learning to read
Credit: BCBL Almost 10% of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases tumor destruction, decreases toxicity
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural,...
Metabolic mechanism identified for R-LA induced cell death in liver…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017–A new study that measured metabolite levels over time...
Cost-effective imaging can determine patients’ OSA risk and…
Credit: journal CHEST Glenview, IL (September 12, 2017)– Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) affects approximately 34% of men and 17%...
Simple test predicts response to chemotherapy in lung cancer patients
LONDON, ON – November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the number one cause of cancer-related death in North America....
Ontario rotavirus hospitalizations drop >70 percent after launch of infant vaccine program
Hospitalization for rotavirus infections decreased by > 70% following the introduction of a vaccine program in Ontario, Canada, according to...
Federal grant expands testing for new nonmedication ADHD treatment
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University researchers are seeing promising results from "video games" they created...
Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier…
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2017 – As students transition from high school to...
Zika vaccine induces robust immune responses in three phase 1 trials
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Healthy adults mounted strong immune responses after receiving an investigational whole inactivated...
