Health
Colored glasses may provide light sensitivity relief post-concussion
CINCINNATI--Following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), patients may suffer from light sensitivity or photophobia, making it challenging...
Applying electric current to nerve for chronic low back pain does not provide clinically important improvement
In three randomized trials, treatment of chronic low back pain with radiofrequency denervation, a procedure that can be performed with...
Radiosurgery reduces depression and improves quality of life for patients with facial pain
Amsterdam, July 3, 2017 - Doctors should consider radiosurgery earlier for patients with severe facial pain, according to a new...
Studies compare types of insulin for reducing episodes of low blood sugar for patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes
Treatment with the insulin degludec compared to glargine U100 for 32 weeks resulted in a reduced rate of hypoglycemic (low...
Study shows childhood psychiatric disorders increase risk for later adult addiction
Washington, DC, July 3, 2017 - Children's health and well-being while growing up can be indicators of the potential health...
What are outcomes later in life for high school football players?
In a study of men who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, playing high school football was not adversely...
Back to the future: The most efficient option for treating unexplained infertility
Geneva, 3 July 2017: An inexpensive fertility drug, which has been available for more than 50 years and can be...
Is concussion associated with abnormal menstrual patterns in young women?
A study of nearly 130 girls and young women suggests concussion was associated with increased risk of having two or...
Quantum probes dramatically improve detection of nuclear spins
Credit: David A. Broadway/cqc2t.org Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules...
Differences in US infant mortality rates among black and white babies
A new research letter published by JAMA Pediatrics examined trends in overall and cause-specific infant mortality rates between non-Hispanic black...
Quick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood
Credit: Image by Janet Sinn-Hanlon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis...
Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans
A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem...
Female cancer survivors are one-third less likely to achieve pregnancy than women in general populat
Geneva, 3 July 2017: For the first time, a large population study has quantified the chance of pregnancy after treatment...
School’s in for asthma medication adherence
Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely...
Finnish mothers discovered to have gene variants that protect them from pre-eclampsia
Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in cooperation with Professor John P. Atkinson's research group at the University of...
UTA’s Kyle O’Connell receives prestigious NSF doctoral dissertation grant
Credit: UTA Kyle O'Connell, a fifth-year Ph.D. student in biology, was selected to receive funds from the National Science Foundation's...
New data on the protective effects of Alzheimer’s on cancer
Patients with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing glioblastoma and a lower risk of lung cancer. A paper...
CF patients and physicians use shared decision-making tool to determine regimens
CINCINNATI--Physician-researchers at the University of Cincinnati have developed a computerized decision-making model to promote shared decision-making with cystic fibrosis patients....
New research describes the differences between mice and humans
Research from King's College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked...
Greater understanding of plant hormone results in stem cells that grow shoots
HANOVER, N.H. - July 3, 2017 - Researchers at Dartmouth College have identified how a well-known plant hormone targets genes...
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