Health
Study: Vacations can lead to weight gain, contribute to ‘creeping obesity’
IMAGE: Jamie Cooper is an associate professor in the University of Georgia department of foods and nutrition. Credit: Cal Powell/University...
Tough as nails, yet clear enough to read through
The shells of a sea creature, the mollusk Placuna placenta, are not only exceptionally tough, but also clear enough to...
A gene’s journey from covert to celebrated
Credit: Kathleen Caron Lab, UNC Like a bank robber on the lam, Gpr182 had assumed a variety of identities over...
USC Stem Cell discovery refreshes the heart
Credit: Image by Michaela Patterson/USC Some people are better than others at recovering from a wounded heart, according to a...
Malaria study shows how multiple infections make disease worse
Scientists have discovered why infections with two types of malaria parasite lead to greater health risks – because one species...
Cracking the mystery of Zika virus replication
Zika virus has now become a household word. It can cause microcephaly, a birth defect where a baby's head is...
Researchers gain insight into day-to-day lives of parents raising…
Credit: UW-Madison School of Human Ecology MADISON, Wis. — Like all parents, couples who have a child with autism spectrum...
Elsevier Announces the Launch of Otolaryngology Case Reports
Credit: Elsevier Amsterdam, Jan, 26, 2017 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services,...
World’s first super-microsurgery operation with ‘robot hands’
Credit: Microsure MAASTRICHT, Oct. 2, 2017 – Plastic surgeons at Maastricht University Medical Center have used a robotic device to...
2017 Julius Friedenwald Medal presented to Penn Medicine…
Credit: University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – Anil K. Rustgi, MD, has received the 2017 Julius Friedenwald Medal from the American...
New book, ‘The Postgenomic Condition,’ assesses progress since 2000
Credit: Melissa De Witte The sequencing of the human genome in 2000 was heralded as a turning point for humanity–a...
Study: Symptoms of ‘chronic multisymptom illness’ may be…
Credit: Department of Defense In a Veterans Affairs study of more than 300 enlisted Army National Guard and Army Reserve...
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy announces 2 new cancer grant…
Credit: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Throughout the past 15 years, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT), the nation's...
Evidence of brain injury found in young NFL players
Credit: Credit: NIH In a small study of young or recently retired NFL players, researchers at Johns Hopkins report finding...
Can seeing the Facebook logo make you crave social media?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 3, 2017–A new study examined how social media cues such...
Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically from one zip code to the next
Credit: The University of Texas System Infant mortality rates in Texas vary dramatically even across neighboring zip codes, according to...
Study reveals ways to improve outcomes, reduce costs for common heart…
Credit: Thinkstock Hospitals can improve patient care and reduce costs associated with coronary angioplasty if cardiologists perform more of these...
How to get kids to use salad bars in public schools
Credit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Thanks to a national initiative, salad bars are showing up in public schools across the country....
Novel drug delivery system has game-changing potential to reduce rates of HIV infection
Credit: USAID/PEPFAR/PATH Seattle, WA, December 1, 2017–The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan...
Insecticides mimic melatonin, creating higher risk for diabetes
Credit: (Credit: Raj Rajnarayanan, UB) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Synthetic chemicals commonly found in insecticides and garden products bind to the...
