Health
Mycobacteria use protein to create diverse populations, avoid drugs
Credit: Eric J. Rubin and E. Hesper Rego WHAT: Subgroups of tuberculosis (TB)-causing bacteria can persist even when antibiotics wipe...
Peek into your genes: NASA one-year mission investigators identify links to vision problems
Credit: NASA Coinciding with May - Healthy Vision Month, NASA's One-Year Mission investigators are peering into their new findings to...
American Muslim women report depression linked to internalized stigma and abuse
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 31, 2017--A new study of Muslim women in the U.S....
Possible correlation shown between TMI nuclear accident and thyroid cancers
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of...
New targeted molecular therapy takes aim at incurable prostate cancer
NEW YORK (May 31, 2017) -- NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine have begun the first clinical trial in the United...
Web-based search data is a new key to understanding public reaction to major events
INDIANAPOLIS -- Analyzing millions of internet searches tied to major societal events offers a new way to understand public reaction...
All heart patients have some liver disease after fontan surgery
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Patients who undergo the Fontan operation as children for a complex congenital heart defect are...
Subduing the rebellion: Unmasking rogue cells in the immune system
Credit: OIST The immune system is a formidable defense against microbial intruders, identifying and eliminating the threats through an extremely...
Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1 diabetes
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017--Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate...
People walking to work or an errand more likely to stroll into dangerous areas, study says
People taking leisurely strolls tend to choose safer walking routes than those heading to work or on an errand, a...
Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?
COLOGNE. The duration of a person's unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report...
Reservoirs of latent HIV can grow despite effective therapy, study shows
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that immune cells infected with a latent form of human immunodeficiency virus...
Infection with seasonal flu may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
PHILADELPHIA -- Most cases of Parkinson's have no known cause, and researchers continue to debate and study possible factors that...
Chemical coatings boss around bacteria, in the bugs’ own language
Loading video... Credit: Princeton University Princeton researchers have developed a way to place onto surfaces special coatings that chemically "communicate"...
Just ask: Documenting sexual orientation and gender identity among transgender patients
DES PLAINES, IL--Transgender patients feel it is more important for health care providers to know their gender identity (GI) than...
Study: Ketamine doesn’t affect delirium or pain after surgery
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ketamine was first introduced into clinical practice by investigators at the University of...
Brain opioids help us to relate with others
A new Finnish research reveals how brain's opioids modulate responses towards other people's pain. Recent results obtained by researchers from...
High-sensitivity assay gives more reassurance to chest pain patients
For some time now, patients in Sweden's emergency clinics complaining of chest pain have been evaluated using the "high-sensitivity troponin...
Overhead signs on freeways: Are drivers being told too much?
The growing trend to install multiple road signs at the same location along Australian freeways might be practical and cost-effective...
Body- and sex related problems are separate from other forms of psychological problems
Body- and sex related problems constitute a distinct group of psychological ailments that is most common in middle aged women,...
