Health
New series of papers call for a global recovery treatment consensus for stoke patients
The absolute number of people who have a stroke every year; stroke survivors, related deaths, and the overall global burden...
Early squirrel gets the real estate, U of G study finds
Credit: Bend Dantzer Those young squirrels now scampering around your neighbourhood were born in this year's earliest litters and are...
Predicting heart events after liver transplant
Liver transplant surgery is among highest-risk cardiac surgery New risk score app may guide preventive treatment and who gets donor...
Expecting the worst: People’s perceived morality is biased towards negativity
Researchers from the University of Surrey and University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) collected data from more than 400 participants on behavioural...
Detecting long-term concussion in athletes
Credit: Sebastien Tremblay Lawyers representing both sides in concussion lawsuits against sports leagues may eventually have a new tool at...
Sinus disease symptoms improve 10 years after patients quit smoking
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis for Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who quit smoking will see...
First aid in the brain: When language suddenly fails
Credit: MPI CBS Talking to each other is a complex matter. While chatting we have to recognise single words and...
Metal-free MRI contrast agent could be safer for some patients
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- To enhance the visibility of organs as they are scanned with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), patients are...
Scientists discover novel treatment target for pulmonary fibrosis
Northwestern Medicine scientists have demonstrated that a unique population of immune cells plays a key role in the development of...
Football boosts bone development in boys
Playing football can improve bone development in adolescent boys, new research shows. In a study comparing adolescent footballers to swimmers,...
APACMed announces partnership with CoRE
Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School The Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association (APACMed), the only regional trade body for the medical devices,...
Diabetes causes shift in oral microbiome that fosters periodontitis, Penn study finds
Credit: University of Pennsylvania A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers has found that the oral microbiome is...
Firearm-safety class rates in US little changed in 20 years
Credit: Elizar Mercado, University of Washington School of Public Health Only about three in five U.S. firearm owners have received...
Multi-antioxidant nanoparticles to treat sepsis
Credit: IBS With an incidence of 31.5 million worldwide and a mortality of around 17%, sepsis remains the most common...
The number of illustrations in storybooks influences children’s word learning
New research shows that the number of illustrations presented in a storybook can influence preschool children's ability to learn words...
Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA
For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in - and then played back from - DNA in...
Registry identifies early onset of heart failure and lack of defibrillators in Asia
For the first time this year a late breaking clinical trials session will be held at the Asian Pacific Society...
Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers during pregnancy has a negative effect on the social development and motor skills of...
Drug delivered during CPR may improve survival for heart attack
Everyone knows that time is critical when performing life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation to someone in cardiac arrest -- the sooner CPR...
Study: Diet not connected to GI problems in children with autism
Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 12, 2017) -- Many children with autism spectrum disorder experience significant gastrointestinal issues,...
