Health
University of Akron polymer professor joins medical and biological engineering elite
Credit: The University of Akron Matthew Becker, W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at the...
Lack of vegetable choices in infant and toddler food is widespread
AURORA, Colo. (April 10, 2018) - Eat your vegetables is a well-worn message that weary parents have been giving reluctant...
Nanoparticles for lung cancer pass next test
(PHILADELPHIA) -- The most common type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), continues to be difficult to treat,...
DNA testing can rapidly solve Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks
Credit: NSF International A DNA test method called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allowed New York City health officials to identify...
Impact of Medicare annual wellness visit on detection of cognitive impairment is minimal
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - In the first nationwide study to measure the effect of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit...
Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia
The risk of dementia, including Alzheimer's, was significantly higher in people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than...
Mount Sinai-led task force identifies ways US health care systems can learn from the world
Millions of Americans have the same life expectancy as the American national average in the 1970s, according to a new...
Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis...
Fathers missing in childhood obesity interventions, study finds
Credit: University of Guelph Research shows that fathers play an important role in their children's eating and physical activity habits,...
Even short travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
Osaka - The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Many strains of infectious bacteria have...
Study: Women most at risk for heart failure weeks after giving birth
Heart failure is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and death in the U.S. -- with the rate of pregnancy-related...
New drug combo improves survival of women with rare uterine cancer
Adding the monoclonal antibody drug trastuzumab--already used to treat certain breast cancers--to the chemotherapy regimen of women with a rare...
Optimized perception in the twilight zone
Credit: GU FRANKFURT. In the pre-industrial age, twilight was a dangerous time for humans since they were at risk of...
Absence of a transcription factor halts tooth development in mid-stride
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Amjad Javed, Ph.D., and University of Alabama at Birmingham colleagues have found a key role...
Highlights new issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications Journal
Beijing, April 9, 2018: The new journal Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications (CVIA) has just published the fourth issue of Volume...
Scientists decry lack of science in ‘forensic science’
Many of the "forensic science" methods commonly used in criminal cases and portrayed in popular police TV dramas have never...
Vaccination apathy fueled by decades of misinformation
A legacy of social and political factors rather than bad parenting may be influencing people's decisions not to vaccinate their...
Controlling blood pressure even when older can prevent dementia in African Americans
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Controlling blood pressure with any of the commonly prescribed antihypertensive medications can prevent dementia in...
Advancing the science of smell — with a hint of musk
New Haven, Conn. - Researchers have identified key molecular mechanisms at work when people smell musks, a highly valued group...
Biomarker helps identify ‘window of opportunity’ for cancer chemotherapy timing
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, April 9, 2018 - Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is essential...
