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Thinking ‘out-of-the-box’ may build a better brain and prevent dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University More than 5 million Americans today are affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD). If nothing is done...
Ultrasound detects heart dysfunction after successful repair of aortic narrowing
Credit: Haki Jashari New echocardiographic ultrasound methods can non-invasively evaluate deformation of the heart muscle in order to identify abnormal...
Gehry’s Biodiversity Museum — favorite attraction for the…
Credit: Patricia Esther Corro Chang Ahead of Gehry's Biodiversity Museum's opening in October 2014, PhD candidate Patricia Esther Corro Chang,...
Hand-grip test can indicate decline in physical function of…
Credit: UBC Okanagan UBC researchers Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, both Health and Exercise Sciences professors at UBC's Okanagan campus,...
Canada’s aging population signals need for more inclusive, accessible transportation…
Credit: Council of Canadian Academies As the number of Canadians aged 65 and older continues to grow faster than any...
Brisk exercise linked to better arterial health already in childhood
Credit: Eero Haapala High levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are associated with lower arterial stiffness in 6-8-year-old children, according to...
The laws of attraction: Pheromones don’t lie, fruit fly research suggests
Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Life as a fruit fly seems pretty simple: Hatch, grow, eat some...
Heart valves made from tissue rather than metal may be better for…
Chicago, Jan. 12, 2016 – Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may...
New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually —...
Cardiac arrests in black neighborhoods less likely to get CPR,…
Credit: Shawn Rocco, Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. — Surviving cardiac arrest often seems like a matter of luck — whether...
Weak grip a strong predictor of metabolic disease and disability in adults
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A simple test to determine a person's grip strength may be a predictor...
FIU scientists discover how arsenic builds up in plant seeds
IMAGE: This image shows an Arabidosis plant ovelaying rice grains that spell out arsenic because this research predicts that this...
Genetic causes of small head size share common mechanism
Credit: John McMahon, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — Microcephaly is a rare disorder that stunts brain development in utero, resulting...
Morbidity and mortality of leprosy in the Middle Ages
Credit: Saige Kelmelis During the Middle Ages, nearly everyone in Europe was exposed to the disfiguring, painful and ostracizing disease...
Magnet study sees potential for MRE in measuring liver fibrosis in children
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with collaborators across the nation,...
Population of Americans with Alzheimer’s will more than double…
Credit: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health About 15 million Americans will have either Alzheimer's dementia or mild cognitive impairment...
Flies’ disease-carrying potential may be greater than thought,…
Credit: Ana Junqueira and Stephan Schuster Flies can be more than pesky picnic crashers, they may be potent pathogen carriers,...
Youth violence undermines social and economic development in poorest…
This news release is available in French. Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of...
A flawed measure
IMAGE: This is Jeffrey Hunger. Credit: Sonia Fernandez Fit or fat? How about both? In what could be the death...
New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats
Credit: NTU Singapore A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials It combines a...
