Health
Web-based program may help address underage drinking
A new study supports the use of a brief, web-based program alone and in combination with a parent campaign for...
Mefloquine effectively prevents malaria during pregnancy but is not well tolerated
Credit: Andalu Vila San Juan Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to malaria infections, which can have severe consequences on their...
Nicotine-imbibing teenage rats show an increased risk for drinking alcohol as adults
Credit: John Dani, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Cell Reports PHILADELPHIA - Rats that were dosed with nicotine...
Parents struggle to discuss sex with LGBTQ teens
'My challenge is I have no idea what sex is really like for men, especially for gay men' Parents don't...
Urinary incontinence may have negative effects on sexual health
In a new BJU International study, women with urinary incontinence reported declines in sexual activity and arousal over the last...
Dr. Patricia K. Coyle, multiple sclerosis clinician and researcher to lecture on DMTs
Credit: CMSC Optimal use of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) may be one of the single most important clinical decisions made in...
Patients with Medicaid have limited access to physical therapy in Massachusetts
BOSTON - Patients with Medicaid in Massachusetts have limited access to reimbursable physical therapy (PT) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)...
National Foundation for Cancer research scientists among the National Academy of Inventors’ class
BETHESDA, MD - In an event this afternoon at the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC, two funded scientists of...
Web-based decision aid may help with breast reconstruction decisions following mastectomy
A new Psycho-Oncology study indicates that a free web-based decision aid that helps women with breast cancer make decisions regarding...
New point-of-care test quickly detects Lyme neuroborreliosis
A new research-based point-of-care test has been developed in Finland for detecting the Lyme neuroborreliosis spread by ticks. The test...
New in the Hastings Center Report, March-April 2018
Progress: Its Glories and Pitfalls Daniel Callahan In his new book, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and...
More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addiction
CHICAGO, April 5, 2018 -- A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number...
Study examines how social support affects mental health after a natural disaster
A new Journal of Traumatic Stress study found that social support may have helped alleviate depressive symptoms for displaced and...
New actors identified in atherosclerosis
Credit: Graphic: Cochain/Vafadarnejad/Saliba/Zernecke Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of death and disease in the Western world. In Germany, about...
ASH partners with UNC, a ClinGen grantee, to curate genomic data for blood research
(WASHINGTON, April 5, 2018) -- The American Society of Hematology (ASH) today announced a partnership with the University of North...
More dairy associated with higher bone density and greater spine strength in men over 50
BOSTON -- Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research (IFAR), Wageningen University, Tilburg University, University of Reading, and Beth...
Breast cancer detected in transmen undergoing mastectomy
The number of transmen seeking gender-confirming surgery has risen in the past decade. In a paper published in the British...
Efficient genetic modification of immune cells
A new method enables genes in living T-cells in mice to be modified quickly and efficiently. It makes use of...
Charting an underexplored landscape: The genitourinary microbiome
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(April 5, 2018)-More sensitive cultivation methods and precise 16S rRNA gene sequencing techniques have revealed...
X-linked genes help explain why boys of all ages face higher respiratory risk
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON - Human airways already demonstrate gender-based differences in DNA methylation signatures at birth, providing...
