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Exercise cuts risk of chronic disease in older adults
New research has shown that older adults who exercise above current recommended levels have a reduced risk of developing chronic...
The great NFL practice conundrum: How much should you train to avoid injury?
It seems like the most banal advice you could give an athlete: don't overtrain. And yet, when the National Football...
First dementia prevalence data in lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults
Chicago, July 22, 2018 - The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older...
The short, tumultuous working life of a major league baseball pitcher
There are pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) who have had 30-year careers, but as UC Riverside demographer David Swanson...
Women under-treated for heart attacks die at twice the rate of men
Published in today's Medical Journal of Australia, the study of 2898 patients (2183 men, 715 women) reveals that six months...
Saliva test could improve diabetes control and treatment
Diabetes assessment currently relies on measurement of blood sugar levels -- but a simple saliva sample could replace this, says...
First practice guidelines for clinical evaluation of Alzheimer’s disease
CHICAGO, July 22, 2018 - Despite more than two decades of advances in diagnostic criteria and technology, symptoms of Alzheimer's...
SF State study compares athlete and truck driver, identical twins
When it comes to being fit, are genes or lifestyle -- nature or nurture -- more important? Researchers at San...
Wearable device from Stanford measures cortisol in sweat
The hormone cortisol rises and falls naturally throughout the day and can spike in response to stress, but current methods...
Mother-child communication in plants
Credit: Source: Thomas Laux An international team led by the Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux has shown that...
The need for speed: Why malaria parasites are faster than human immune cells
Credit: Heidelberg University Hospital/ HITS/ ZMBH Malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium move ten times faster through the skin than...
Single-molecule magnetic tweezers reveal dual function of FACT in gene regulation
In eukaryotic cells, linear genetic DNA wraps around histones to form stable nucleosomes that further assemble to form chromatins. Nucleosomes...
Oregon researchers say sea pickles are adapting to the Pacific Northwest
Credit: Photo by Kelly Sutherland EUGENE, Ore. - July 20, 2018 - Tubular colonial jellies known as pyrosomes that arrived...
New findings on intercellular communication
Led by Benoit Vanhollebeke, WELBIO investigator at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the Laboratory of Neurovascular Signaling (ULB's Faculty...
Houseplants could one day monitor home health
Credit: Photo (inset, right) by Francisco Palacios. Design renderings by Susan G. Stewart and Rana Abudayyeh. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In...
Doctors rely on more than just data for medical decision making
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many technology companies are working on artificial intelligence systems that can analyze medical data to help diagnose...
A molecular key for delaying the progression of Multiple Sclerosis is found
Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys a structure known as the "myelin sheath", whose integrity is...
Scientists identify most pressing issues posed by chemicals in the environment
Scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe. Chemicals released...
Diabetes raises risk of cancer, with women at even greater likelihood, a major new study has found
A global review involving almost 20 million people has shown that having diabetes significantly raises the risk of developing cancer,...
Action on Hearing Loss UK awards NCBS scientist
Credit: NCBS The National Health Service and the Department for Health in UK set up a plan for "Action on...
