Health
Gender dictates camouflage strategy in this newly identified praying mantis group
Credit: Henrique Rodrigues Adult females and males in a newly identified genus of Latin American praying mantises have evolved sharply...
New tool helps pick puppies most suited to guide dog training
Credit: Guide Dogs UK Animal behaviour experts at the University of Nottingham have developed a new tool which can be...
Speed limit study set to reveal if twenty is plenty on city streets
The impact of 20mph speed limits is to be evaluated in a major study in two British cities. Casualties and...
Reckless behavior fuels ongoing stress for some with PTSD
Credit: Mitch Mirkin Researchers with the National Center for PTSD at the VA Boston Healthcare System found that engaging in...
Body contouring is only for the rich and insured
Only a small percentage of obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to help them control their weight follow up...
Immuno-PET shows promise for detecting and treating pancreatic tumors
Credit: Christian Lohrmann, Jason Lewis, Wolfgang Weber, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; MabVax Therapeutics DENVER, Colo. - Pancreatic cancer is...
Donor microbes persist 2 years after fecal transplant to treat C. difficile infection
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have made the first direct demonstration that fecal donor...
Discovery of human blood cell destinies revises knowledge of immune cell development
Credit: Department of Biodefense Research, Medical Research Institute,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) researchers identify human stem cell descendants destined...
Opioid epidemic hits nearly all age groups in both rural and urban US areas
Credit: FAIR Health In rural areas around the country, in the period 2007 to 2016, private insurance claim lines with...
Researchers discover what may be earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease
Older adults with elevated levels of brain-clogging plaques -- but otherwise normal cognition -- experience faster mental decline suggestive of...
Clinical study shows TempTraq detects fevers quicker than the current standard-of-care method
(Falls Communications) A University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center (UH) study shows TempTraq, a patented, wearable, Bluetooth continuous temperature monitor in...
University of Huddersfield collaborates with Australian firm for scientific research
Credit: University of Huddersfield UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield scientist Dr Jason Camp is investigating the potential of a non-toxic, environmentally sustainable...
Clinical trial shows traditional treatment is better for iron-deficiency anemia
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Although current treatments for iron-deficiency anemia can be effective, they commonly fail because pediatric patients...
‘Overturning established fact’ leads to new new target in MLL-rearranged leukemia
The human gene MLL is named for the mixed lineage leukemia it creates. Specifically, the gene may break apart and...
Cleveland Clinic receives NIH grant to establish consortium for dementia with Lewy Bodies
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $6 million grant to Cleveland Clinic to establish a national research consortium...
Risky bingeing: Women in Appalachian Ohio report higher rates of alcohol misuse
Credit: Michigan Medicine Appalachia -- stretching from the southern tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia...
New ‘WHO collaborating centre for physical activity and health’
A lack of physical activity increases the risk for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as well as diabetes and cancer. In...
Research suggests seal oil could help people with Type 1 diabetes
(TORONTO, Canada - June 13, 2017) - A research team at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre in Toronto has published a...
HKBU study finds Tianjiu therapy improves allergic rhinitis patients’ daily life quality
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a...
Detroit research team to expand imaging technology to guide cancer treatment
DETROIT - A team of Wayne State University and Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute researchers recently received funding from the...
