Health
Rural Hondurans embrace cancer screening opportunities
An internationally collaborative group of Dartmouth and Honduran researchers and oncologists found a high level of compliance with referral to...
On World Delirium Day, AGS launches AGS CoCare: HELP to turn tide for serious condition
Credit: (C) 2020, American Geriatrics Society With the launch of https://HELP.AGSCoCare.org, the online home for AGS CoCare: HELP™--a seminal program...
BIN1 deficit impairs brain cell communication, memory consolidation
Preclinical study by a University of South Florida Health-University of Chicago research team offers new insights into how neuronal protein...
African Americans, Hispanics less likely to receive recommended lung cancer imaging
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The use of PET-CT imaging gives doctors the best possible picture of non-small cell...
Study: Layoffs lead to higher rates of violent offenses and property crimes
Displaced workers experienced a 20% increase in criminal charges the year after being laid offCredit: CWRU CLEVELAND-- Everyone knows that...
Virtual reality shows promise for early detection of MS balance problems
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Jason Franz, Ph.D., created virtual reality experiments to show how a potentially portable...
Validating a better way to stratify BPD risk in vulnerable newborns
Credit: Children's National Hospital Factoring in the total number of days that extremely preterm infants require supplemental oxygen and tracking...
Newly confirmed biochemical mechanism in cells is key component of the anti-ageing program
Credit: Jan Zwilling Ageing is an inevitable part of life, yet some species are ageing very differently than others, even...
Antibiotics: City dwellers and children take the most
Publication by the University of Bonn examines 73 studies on the use of antibioticsCredit: (c) Photo: Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn City...
Cancerous tumors, surrounding cells illuminated by new imaging agent
Compound being tested in small clinical trialsCredit: Achilefu lab Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have...
JNK protein triggers nerve cells to withdraw their synapses when stressed
Credit: Turku Bioscience New study from Eleanor Coffey's lab at Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland identifies that the JNK protein...
Knowledge of basic finances empowers elderly population in Japan
When it comes to awareness of social and legal services available to people with dementia, financial knowledge is keyCredit: sabinevanerp...
Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults,...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. --...
Novel blood test points to risk of weight gain and diabetes
The blood test method makes use of machine learning and can be used to predict whether patients will put on...
Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered why obesity causes...
Music shows promise in decreasing delirium in critically ill patients
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - It is common for critically ill patients on life support to develop delirium, a form...
Common feed ingredient tested safe in bulls
Credit: Dan Shike, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Cattle feeders choose distillers grains in feedlot diets as an inexpensive...
What features make text-based counseling effective?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 10, 2020--A fascinating new study has shown that the duration...
New study confirms value of family meals
Propels family meals movement as Americans celebrate National Nutrition MonthCredit: Food Marketing Institute Foundation A new study published in the...
