Health
Surgeons at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles treat the hospital’s first patient with gene therapy
On March 20, 2018, surgeons at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, treated the hospital's first patient with gene therapy. The complex...
Trial shows safety of drugs for irregular heartbeat patients undergoing treatment
A trial led by the University of Birmingham has found that two types of blood thinning drugs are safe to...
Achieving healthy, climate-friendly, affordable diets in India
New research led by IIASA researcher Narasimha Rao has shown how it might be possible to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in...
Innovation for ‘young & young at heart’ finds home at Disney & in geriatrics for #AGS18
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Home to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting (#AGS18) (http://meeting.americangeriatrics.org/), the...
Apixaban is a safe alternative to warfarin during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Barcelona, Spain - 20 March 2018: Apixaban and warfarin are equally safe during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, according to...
Dermatology scale validates quality of life
(Boston)--Can having a skin condition impact the quality of your life? Absolutely, claim Boston University School of Medicine researchers who...
Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults — except in autism
Credit: UC Davis Health In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children...
Chronic fatigue syndrome possibly explained by lower levels of key thyroid hormones
Credit: © 2018 Ruiz-Núñez, Tarasse, Vogelaar, Dijck-Brouwer and Muskiet. Front. Endocrinol. | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00097 New research demonstrates a link between...
Parenting and personality work together to affect baby’s weight gain
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Offering a snack may be a sure way to soothe a fussy child, but researchers say...
BU: Children of centenarians feel stronger purpose in life
A sense of meaning and direction in life is associated with living longer and experiencing less disease, disability, and cognitive...
Illusory motion reproduced by deep neural networks trained for prediction
Credit: Akiyoshi Kitaoka Deep neural networks (DNNs), which have been developed with reference to the network structures and the operational...
Beyond the WIMP: Unique crystals could expand the search for dark matter
Credit: Millennium Simulation, Berkeley Lab A new particle detector design proposed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National...
Massey scientists identify genes that could inform novel therapies for EBV-related cancers
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified two genes that are responsible for governing the...
Good motor skills may enhance reading skills in obese children
Excess body weight has been linked to poor academic performance in children in several previous studies. A new Finnish study...
Metformin lowers risk of late miscarriage, preterm birth in pregnant women with PCOS
CHICAGO--The oral diabetes medication metformin seems to reduce the chance of a late miscarriage and premature birth among women with...
Praise may motivate young adults with autism to exercise more
Simple statements of praise may have a big effect on the amount of exercise young adults with autism complete, according...
Brain SPECT imaging predicts outcomes in depressed patients
Credit: Amens Clinic March 20, 2018, Costa Mesa, California: New research from the Amen Clinics shows that brain SPECT (single...
Some patients on levothyroxine have continued symptoms
CHICAGO--People who take replacement thyroid hormone may have more comorbidities and lower quality of life than those who don't take...
Medicine that slows balding may turn stiff vessels supple, helping vital organs
WASHINGTON-(March. 20, 2018)- A medicine that slows balding and stimulates hair growth also may make stiff vessels more stretchy and...
Tiny implants for cells are functional in vivo
(University of Basel) For the first time, an interdisciplinary team from the University of Basel has succeeded in integrating artificial...
