Health
As children with autism age, services to help with transition needed
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Study provides new guidelines for assessing severity of head and neck cancers
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES – Jan. 24, 2018 – Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a new, more accurate set of guidelines...
Adults with autism overcome childhood language challenges
Credit: Emily Coderre Results of a small study of adults with autism at Johns Hopkins has added to evidence that...
Study from Harvard and Yale shows positive psychological effects of hormone therapy in…
IMAGE: Transgender Health is the first peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to addressing the healthcare needs of transgender individuals throughout...
Pathways leading to beta cell division identified, may aid diabetes treatment
Credit: UC San Diego Health Pancreatic beta cells help maintain normal blood glucose levels by producing the hormone insulin —...
IU study examines sexual risk-taking, HIV prevention among older adults in Africa
Credit: Photo provided by the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — One of the most common myths around...
E-cigarettes potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, UConn study…
Credit: Image courtesy of Karteek Kadimisetty and the journal ACS Sensors. Copyright 2017 American Chemical Society. A study by chemists...
Computer accurately identifies and delineates breast cancers on digital tissue slides
Credit: Anant Madabhushhi A deep-learning computer network developed through research led by Case Western Reserve University was 100 percent accurate...
Condemned prisoners prefer formalwear at executions, UC study finds
Credit: New York World, 1899 What would you wear to your own execution? It's a moot question in the United...
Highly organized structures discovered in microbial communities with…
IMAGE: A "hedgehog " structure in dental plaque, collected from a healthy volunteer using a toothpick. Corynebacteria, shown in magenta,...
ERs can improve population health in rural areas
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Emergency physicians in Michigan propose a new health care delivery model for...
New book offers help and hope for people suffering from low vision
Credit: Bernhard Sabel Magdeburg, Germany, December 14, 2016 – Becoming blind changes a person's life on a fundamental level. Because...
Biological consequences of climate change on epidemics may be scale-dependent
Credit: IOZ Conventional thinking holds that current climate warming will increase the prevalence and transmission of disease. However, a recent...
SUTD researchers solve mystery behind red blood cell maturation
Credit: (Photo Courtesy: Singapore University of Technology & Design) Red blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from haematopoietic...
New dental material resists plaque and kills microbes, Penn dental team finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials,...
Studies examine long-term outcomes in childhood, young adult cancer…
JAMA Oncology published two studies and a related editorial focused on long-term outcomes in survivors of childhood or young adult...
Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to 2016 Olympics
1. Low risk of international Zika virus spread due to Brazil Olympics Free content: http://www.annals.org/article.aspx?doi=10.7326/M16-1628 URL goes live when the...
Duration of lactation associated with bone density
Maternal bone density decreases after childbirth, but only among women who lactate for at least four months. The lactation period...
Palliative care may mean fewer difficult transitions for older adults…
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Palliative care is treatment–such as medication, nutritional support, or massage–that helps you...
NIH launches HIV prevention trial of long-acting injectable medication in women
Credit: ViiV Healthcare The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable medication for HIV prevention in sexually active women...
