Health
Are activity monitors fit for exercise research? Getting there, but further steps needed
June 26, 2017 - Activity monitors or fitness trackers are fun and informative gadgets to help track daily physical activity....
Endocrine Society issues Scientific Statement on obesity’s causes
WASHINGTON--A new Scientific Statement issued by the Endocrine Society calls for more research aimed specifically at understanding the underlying mechanisms...
New insights into the toxin behind tetanus
"Our discovery could be used to design new medicines", says Pål Stenmark, Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and...
Readily available drug cocktail can help prevent sepsis shock and death
Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, June 26, 2017 - Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income...
UA researchers: Brains evolved to need exercise
Mounting scientific evidence shows that exercise is good not only for our bodies, but for our brains. Yet, exactly why...
Significant racial disparities persist in hospital readmissions
A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control...
Study describes changes to structural brain networks after radiotherapy for brain tumors
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 26, 2017--Researchers compared the thickness of brain cortex in patients...
Why social isolation can bring a greater risk of illness
Credit: Michael Paolini & Sarah Ly. Adpated from Colwell (2007) Nature Neuroscience PHILADELPHIA -- Social isolation has been linked to...
Large-scale production of living brain cells enables entirely new research
Important pieces of the puzzle to understand what drives diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are still missing today. One...
People living at home with dementia at risk of potentially dangerous antipsychotic usage
CHICAGO--June 26, 2017-- Off-label use of antipsychotic medications to treat patients with dementia has reduced dramatically in recent years due...
Glycans as biomarkers for cancer?
Glycosylated proteins are often overexpressed in tumor cells and thus could serve as tumor markers, especially those with the interesting...
Tiny bubbles offer sound solution for drug delivery
Credit: Miles M. Aron, courtesy of BUBBL, University of Oxford, England WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 -- Your brain is...
Exploring the potential of human echolocation
Credit: Kurt Vikman WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 -- People who are visually impaired will often use a cane to...
Seeing with your ears
Credit: Ghost Orchestra Project/LIMSI WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25, 2017 -- Paris' Cathedral of Notre Dame has a ghost orchestra that...
Scratch test — wound healing disrupted by smoke but not by Vype e-cigarette vapor
Credit: British American Tobacco A new laboratory study reveals that cigarette smoke completely prevented wound healing at concentrations over 20%...
MRI without contrast agents? Yes, with sugar!
In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures. While they enhance signals...
Bird’s eye perspective
Humans belong to a select club of species that enjoy crisp color vision in daylight, thanks to a small spot...
ESC Congress 2017 — Press schedule
Sophia Antipolis, 23 June 2016: The press schedule for ESC Congress 2017 is announced today. Journalists are invited to attend...
Rheumatology leaders applaud re-introduction of Patients’ Access to Treatment Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today applauded the leadership of Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) and Rep....
A unique amino acid for brain cancer therapy
Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Photodynamic therapy is often used to treat brain tumors because...
