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Can greening vacant urban land improve mental health?
Bottom Line: Physical conditions in a neighborhood matter. Trash, a lack of sidewalks and parks, and vacant or dilapidated spaces...
New study shows video games can improve health in children with obesity
Credit: LSU A new study from LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center showed for the first time that video games, in...
Effect of twice-weekly calorie restriction diet for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes
Bottom Line: A diet with calorie restriction two days per week was comparable to a diet with daily calorie restriction...
Loyola medicine radiologist wins award for best clinical research paper
MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine radiologist Jennifer Lim-Dunham, MD, and colleagues have received the Society for Pediatric Radiology's prestigious Walter...
SPIE journal announces public access to largest multi-lesion medical imaging dataset
Credit: @SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA and CARDIFF, UK - A paper published today in the Journal of Medical Imaging -...
Kessler Foundation and UAB to study exercise training for cognitive deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - July 20, 2018 - Glenn Wylie, DPhil, associate director of the Rocco Ortenzio...
Supplemental oxygen eliminates morning blood pressure rise in sleep apnea patients
Credit: ATS July 20, 2018--Supplemental oxygen eliminates the rise in morning blood pressure experienced by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients...
Drug now in clinical trials for Parkinson’s strengthens heart contractions in animals
A drug currently in clinical trials for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease may someday have value for treating heart failure,...
From pollutants to human health: Key questions for a better environmental future in Europe
Credit: University of Barcelona What are the most aggressive chemical products for the environment? What areas of the planet have...
Frailty may be more deadly in younger heart patients, study finds
Credit: University of Ottawa Heart Institute Traditionally, frailty is thought to be a syndrome of the elderly - one which...
Press registration now open: European Respiratory Society’s International Congress
The annual European Respiratory Society International Congress will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from Saturday 15...
A peek into the interplay between sleep and wakefulness
Credit: University of Tsukuba Sleep is an autonomic process and is not always under our direct, voluntary control. Awake or...
Secondhand smoke causing thousands of still births in developing countries
The study reveals that more than 40% of all pregnant women in Pakistan are exposed to secondhand smoke - causing...
The genes are not to blame
Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team at the Technical University of Munich...
Scientists reverse aging-associated skin wrinkles and hair loss in a mouse model
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Wrinkled skin and hair loss are hallmarks of aging. What if they could be reversed?...
The cause of prostate cancer progression to incurable stage has likely been uncovered
Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic...
Greening vacant lots reduces feelings of depression in city dwellers, Penn study finds
PHILADELPHIA -- Greening vacant urban land significantly reduces feelings of depression and improves overall mental health for the surrounding residents,...
Scientists uncover DNA ‘shield’ withcrucial roles in normal cell division
In immune cells, this is crucial to make antibodies In cancer, mutations in complex could lead to resistance to BRCA-targeting...
Plague vaccine bait — look who’s coming to dinner
Credit: Dr. Gebbiena Bron, University of Wisconsin Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers suspected and have now confirmed that plague vaccine bait,...
Diabetes during pregnancy may increase baby’s heart disease risk
Rockville, Md. (July 19, 2018)--Gestational diabetes may increase the risk of blood vessel dysfunction and heart disease in offspring by...
