Health
To buzz or to scrabble? To foraging bees, that’s the question
Credit: Keith Brust/UA Imagine going to the supermarket to stock up on groceries but coming home empty-handed because you just...
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome: System to help patients communicate
Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is...
Wayne State receives NIH award to study genetic factors that impact benefit of exercise
DETROIT - A team of researchers led by Robert Wessells, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology in the School of Medicine...
Pipetting in space
Credit: University of Konstanz The mere fact that Dr Maria Moreno-Villanueva's spontaneous application to NASA worked out should be regarded...
Alzheimer’s disease patients with psychosis more likely to be misdiagnosed, study suggests
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, June 30, 2017--People with Alzheimer's disease who experience psychosis--including delusions and hallucinations--are five...
Liquid biopsies: A non-invasive look at treatment response
Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - A new study, to be presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal...
Zoning in on specifics of Mediterranean diet for colorectal health
Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - The benefits of a "Mediterranean diet" (MD) are well-known when it comes to colorectal...
Doctors divided about tutoring future colleagues
Credit: Portrait photo: Eva Almqvist Professionally active doctors increasingly hesitate to take on the task of tutoring students from undergraduate...
Miniature technology, big hope for disease detection
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) The field of medicine is always on the lookout for...
Altering gut bacteria pathways may stimulate fat tissue to prevent obesity
Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered a biological link between gut bacteria metabolism and obesity. The team showed that blocking a...
Exposure to cardiovascular risk factors linked with arterial distensibility in adolescence
The longitudinal study on children and adolescents conducted by the Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine at the...
Older Americans don’t get — or seek — enough help from doctors & pharmacists on drug costs
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription...
New clues found to common respiratory virus
Credit: Daisy Leung By age 2, most children have been infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which usually causes only...
Pain neuron may protect fungal inflammation and bone destruction
Credit: Kenta Maruyama Pain neuron exaggerates inflammation of contact dermatitis and psoriasis. Despite its importance in allergic and autoimmune inflammation,...
Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks
Credit: S. Sunarto/WWF Biodiversity loss is one of the driving factors in ecosystem change, on par with climate change and...
Serious pain afflicts a third of nursing home residents in last 6 months of life
Credit: UBC Many nursing home residents have a fairly pain-free experience until the end of life, but at least a...
Variation at a central metabolic gene influences male fruit fly lifespan
Credit: NC State University The overexpression of an important gene that regulates energy metabolism can cause a severe shortening of...
Banned chemicals pass through umbilical cord from mother to baby, research finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Trace amounts of flame retardants, banned in the U.S. for more than a decade, are still being...
UTA study recommends that children with autism be checked for DCD
(University of Texas at Arlington) UTA researchers are recommending in a new study that children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder...
Baycrest and CMHA partner to evaluate caregiver mental health program
Credit: N/A Baycrest Health Sciences has teamed up with Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario to assess the country's first...
