Health
Using DNA strands to design new polymer materials
Credit: The Sleiman Lab/McGIll University McGill University researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands – a technique that...
Hold the salt: Gut reaction may impair the brains of mice
Credit: Image courtesy of Iadecola lab, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, N.Y. We are often warned of the dangers of...
Experimental drug against hepatitis C slows down Zika virus infection in mice
Credit: KU Leuven – Rob Stevens Virologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis...
Is Chinese massage an effective and cost-effective treatment for chronic neck pain?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2017– A new study evaluating a form of Chinese...
Enzyme that digests vitamin A also may regulate testosterone levels
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin...
Progesterone may be key to preventing recurrent miscarriage
Credit: Harvey J. Kliman, M.D., Yale School of Medicine For women who suffer multiple pregnancy losses in the first four...
City living can make asthma worse for poor children, study finds
Credit: Pixabay Results of a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers using national data add to evidence that living in...
$11.6 million NIH grant supports Temple’s exploration of new possibilities in heart…
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The incidence of heart disease is on the...
Lloyd Paul Aiello receives JDRF Award for Excellence in Type 1…
Credit: John Soares Boston – (June 12, 2017) – The JDRF has awarded Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., the 2017...
Art courses could help medical students become better clinical…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA — Observation skills are an essential component of any medical education, aiding doctors during patient exams...
Surgery is a low risk treatment option for patients with pectoralis major tendon ruptures
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Surgery is an effective and safe option to treat patients with pectoralis major tendon (PMT) ruptures,...
Youth patellar dislocations may pose risk for future injuries later in life
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term...
University of Sussex to carry out vital skin cancer research thanks to new grant
Credit: University of Sussex The University of Sussex is to carry out vital research into skin cancer thanks to a...
Risk factors identified for elbow and shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors,...
Heritage and ancient grain project feeds a growing demand
Credit: June Russell, GrowNYC's Greenmarket Program ITHACA, N.Y. - After a century of markets dominated by a few types of...
Small survey: Most primary care physicians can’t identify all risk factors for prediabetes
Johns Hopkins researchers who distributed a survey at a retreat and medical update for primary care physicians (PCPs) report that...
ESMO Awards recognise four outstanding oncologists
Lugano, 20 July 2017 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organisation for medical oncology, has...
Setting the record straight: PPIs do not cause Dementia
Bethesda, MD (July 20, 2017) -- Several studies have reported associations between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and dementia. New research...
Study finds day-to-day experiences affect awareness of aging, mood
A study of older adults finds an individual's awareness of aging is not as static as previously thought, and that...
Our brains synchronise during a conversation
The rhythms of brainwaves between two people taking part in a conversation begin to match each other. This is the...
