Health
How to detect the risk of dyslexia before learning to read
Credit: BCBL Almost 10% of the world population suffers dyslexia. Establishing an early diagnosis would allow the development of training...
Injecting activator of a powerful tumor suppressor directly into the cancer increases tumor destruction, decreases toxicity
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 22, 2017) – Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural,...
Metabolic mechanism identified for R-LA induced cell death in liver…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017–A new study that measured metabolite levels over time...
Cost-effective imaging can determine patients’ OSA risk and…
Credit: journal CHEST Glenview, IL (September 12, 2017)– Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) affects approximately 34% of men and 17%...
Simple test predicts response to chemotherapy in lung cancer patients
LONDON, ON – November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the number one cause of cancer-related death in North America....
Ontario rotavirus hospitalizations drop >70 percent after launch of infant vaccine program
Hospitalization for rotavirus infections decreased by > 70% following the introduction of a vaccine program in Ontario, Canada, according to...
Federal grant expands testing for new nonmedication ADHD treatment
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University researchers are seeing promising results from "video games" they created...
Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier…
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2017 – As students transition from high school to...
Zika vaccine induces robust immune responses in three phase 1 trials
Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON – Healthy adults mounted strong immune responses after receiving an investigational whole inactivated...
IOF President’s Award honors global osteoporosis experts and advocates
Credit: @IOF Seven leading osteoporosis experts and advocates have received the 2017 International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) President's Award in recognition...
Health care access improves with state-level medicaid expansion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 26, 2017-A new study has shown that low-income U.S. residents...
Oil-based pesticides most effective at killing contents of brown widow…
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside might have found a breakthrough in the spider-control field. In a paper published...
Liking on Facebook good for teens’ stress, but being liked…not so much
Facebook can have positive and negative effects on teens levels of a stress hormone, say researchers at the University of...
Stroke prevention may also reduce dementia
Credit: Western University May 1, 2017 Stroke prevention among older Ontarians may also reduce risk of some dementias Ontario's stroke...
HKBU study finds Tianjiu therapy improves allergic rhinitis patients’ daily life…
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a...
Why one eye-targeting virus could make for a useful gene-delivery tool
Credit: Image courtesy Vijay Reddy LA JOLLA, CA – May 11, 2017 – In their quest to replicate themselves, viruses...
‘I feel for you’ — some really do
Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware When a student in a University of Delaware study watched a video of someone else's...
UA physician-scientist awarded grant to develop first diagnostic test for schizophrenia
Credit: UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of...
Heat shock protein appears to turn on Schistosoma invasion
A protein known for helping cells withstand stress may also act as a switch that triggers free-swimming Schistosoma larvae to...
Forty years after first Ebola outbreak, survivors show signs they can…
Credit: Nicole Hoff Survivors of the first known Ebola outbreak, which occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in...