Health
Review of appendix cancer cases finds over diagnosis
Credit: UC San Diego Health Lesions of the appendix are being over diagnosed as invasive cancer, report University of California...
Can pain increase the risk of dying early?
Pain that interferes with daily life, rather than pain per se, was associated with an increased risk of early death...
Study finds youth football players have significant differences in head impact exposure
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2017--A study of 97 youth football players ages 9-13...
GW researcher finds centenarians have lower incidence of chronic illness
WASHINGTON (June 7, 2017) -- Centenarians have a lower incidence of chronic illness than those in their 80s and 90s,...
Fiji’s commitment to marine managed areas
Credit: Cat Holloway The Government of Fiji has made a commitment to gazette two large Marine Managed Areas (MMAs) within...
Overcoming immune suppression to fight against bovine leukemia
Credit: Satoru Konnai, Hokkaido University Bovine leukemia is a systemic, malignant lymphosarcoma in cows which is mainly caused by infection...
Red onions pack a cancer-fighting punch, study reveals
The next time you walk down the produce aisle of your grocery store, you may want to reach for red...
Feared by drug users but hard to avoid, fentanyl takes a mounting toll
Credit: Marshall et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fentanyl, a highly potent prescription opioid, has Rhode Island drug users on...
ACR Releases Guideline on prevention & treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Atlanta - The American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) updated clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is...
Running multiple marathons does not increase risk of atherosclerosis
Sophia Antipolis, 7 June 2017: Running multiple marathons does not increase the risk of atherosclerosis, according to research published today...
A more sustainable way to refine metals
Credit: Michael J. Krause (Western University) A team of chemists in Canada has developed a way to process metals without...
Advanced analytics to identify risk of potentially inappropriate prescription opioid use
Credit: (UAHS BioCommunications) New prediction tools to help health-care providers identify patients at risk of inappropriate prescription opioid use, while...
Gene therapy leads to long-term benefits in dog model of devastating childhood disease
Researchers who previously showed that a gene therapy treatment could save the lives of dogs with a deadly disease called...
Type of sugar may treat atherosclerosis, mouse study shows
Credit: Ismail Sergin Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body's immune system to treat disease, especially cancer. Now,...
Dining hall intervention helped college students choose healthier options
Credit: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior Philadelphia, PA, June 7, 2017 - As students transition from high school to...
Vanderbilt-led study disputes link between uterine fibroids and miscarriage risk
A 10-year study, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Katherine Hartmann, M.D., Ph.D., disrupts conventional...
Higher alcohol consumption leads to greater loss of muscle tissue in postmenopausal women
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 7, 2017)--If you feel as though you can't do as much physically as you've gotten older, there...
NCI-MATCH cancer trial reaches 6,000-patient tumor sequencing goal 2 years early
The rapid pace of patient enrollment in the National Cancer Institute-Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH or EAY131) precision medicine...
Many good years after heart bypass surgery — but something happens after ten years
The probability of continuing your life following bypass surgery is close to being the same as for the population in...
Many good years after heart bypass surgery — but something happens after 10 years
The probability of continuing your life following bypass surgery is close to being the same as for the population in...