Health
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,...
New approach to leukaemia can help improve successful treatment
New University of Liverpool research, presented at an international conference, confirms that a novel approach to the treatment of chronic...
The wiser brain: Insights from healthy elders
However, it is presently unclear how such elders are able to stop the natural cognitive decline associated with old ageing....
Tumor-targeting drug shows potential for treating bone cancer patients
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center The treatment of osteosarcoma, the most common tumor of bone, is challenging. A study led...
Behind Green Eyes: New Species of deep-water hermit crab finds itself unusual shelters
Credit: Jannes Landschoff 'Green-eyed hermit crab' is the common name for a new species recently discovered off the West Coast...
Spread of breast cancer reduced by targeting acid metabolite
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 12, 2017) - It's a metabolite found in essentially all our cells that, like...
Cyber attacks can threaten public health
WHAT Commentary :"Threats to Information Security -- Public Health Implications", New England Journal of Medicine WHO William J. Gordon, MD...
