Health
Study reveals epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to poorer school test
New study reveals that epilepsy drug exposure in womb is linked to significantly poorer school test results Researchers from the...
Child sexual abuse in US costs up to $1.5 million per child death, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Child sexual abuse in the United States is costly, with an average lifetime cost of $1.1...
Expert panel reliable and accurate in identifying injuries in young children
Credit: UofL When a child is brought to a pediatric emergency department with an injury, it can be difficult for...
Opioid use prevalent among electronic dance music partygoers
One in 10 electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees have misused opioids in the past year, exceeding the national average,...
Topical solution may be less toxic option for patients with noncancerous skin growth
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2018) -- Seborrheic keratosis is the most common noncancerous skin growth in adults seen by doctors in...
Plastic surgery abroad can lead to severe complications after returning to the US
requiring extensive and costly treatment after they return to the United States, reports a study in the April issue of...
Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success
Credit: Mike Sorice. To recruit more fishers to help with marine conservation, cast a wider net. This is the conclusion...
New research award by Fisher & Paykel healthcare to benefit COPD patients
Credit: ATS (New York, NY) - March 29, 2018 - The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce the new ATS...
Industry and academic researchers gather for innovative accelerating cancer cures research symposium
South San Francisco, CA (March 29, 2018) - Yesterday, March 28, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) held...
Anti-aging protein alpha Klotho’s molecular structure revealed
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - March 29, 2018 - Researchers from UT Southwestern's Charles and Jane Pak Center...
Scientists develop sugar-coated nanosheets to selectively target pathogens
Credit: Berkeley Lab Researchers have developed a process for creating ultrathin, self-assembling sheets of synthetic materials that can function like...
Poor grades tied to class times that don’t match our biological clocks
Credit: Benjamin Smarr It may be time to tailor students' class schedules to their natural biological rhythms, according to a...
$3.2 million grant funds development of new malaria vaccine
The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United States and Japan...
Breast cancers detected at smaller size in women with implants
March 29, 2018 - Breast augmentation with implants does not interfere with the ability to detect later breast cancers--in fact,...
Scientists use AI to predict biological age based on smartphone and wearables data
Credit: ©Gero LLC Moscow, March 29, 2018 - Researchers from the longevity biotech company GERO and Moscow Institute of Physics...
Study on frogs helps scientists understand disease outbreak and progression
Credit: Cori Zawacki RENO, Nev. - The search for answers to protect Central American frogs from extinction is also giving...
Pitt physicians devise emergency and trauma care referral map for US
Credit: David Wallace/University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2018 - In response to repeated calls for an integrated and coordinated...
Neurocognitive risk may begin before treatment for young leukemia patients
Credit: Seth Dixon/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Leukemia itself, not just side effects related to its treatment, may increase the...
Colon signaling pathway key to inflammatory bowel disease
Credit: Department of Biodefense Research,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) -led research reveals role of signaling pathway in development...
Hockey victories may increase heart attack risk in Canadian men
Philadelphia, March 29, 2018 - The thrill of a hockey victory may put younger men at an increased risk for...
