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19-year-olds as sedentary as 60-year-olds, study suggests
Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young adults after the...
Researchers call for better quality and consistency of electronic health record studies
We need improved quality of recording asthma diagnosis and events if the UK is to effectively use the very considerable...
Diets rich in polyunsaturated fats may alter appetite hormones among millennials
Credit: California Walnut Commission FOLSOM, Calif., June 15, 2017 - New published research shows millennials (ages 18-35) who regularly consume...
FDA rule improves labeling of medications used during pregnancy and lactation
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 15, 2017--The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Pregnancy...
Investigation tests drug to activate immune system, help fight cancer
Credit: BioServe Space Technologies On Earth, research into antibody-drug conjugates to treat cancer has been around a while. The research...
Animal evolution: Hot start, followed by cold shock
The initial phases of animal evolution proceeded faster than hitherto supposed: New analyses suggest that the first animal phyla emerged...
Induced cell turnover: A proposed modality for in situ tissue regeneration & repair
Credit: Biogerontology Research Foundation, Feinberg School of Medicine & Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences Thursday, July 15, 2017, London, UK:...
Gap in health care for Alzheimer´s disease patients who live alone
(IOS Press) The patients who live alone do not receive the same extent of diagnostic investigations and anti-dementia treatment as...
Dr. Denise Fyffe of Kessler Foundation awarded major grant by Craig H. Neilsen Foundation
Credit: Kessler Foundation Denise Fyffe, PhD, senior research scientist in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)/Outcomes and Assessment Research at Kessler Foundation,...
Cytokine profile differentiating Old World and New World hantaviral infections
Hantavirus infection is acute zoonosis clinically manifesting in two forms: Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS), caused by Old World...
New flu test: One drop of blood could save your life
Credit: Westmead Institute for Medical Research Australian researchers have developed a world first test to identify which influenza patients will...
5 promising cancer researchers selected as Pew-Stewart Scholars
PHILADELPHIA--The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today the 2017 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for...
Vaccination: Main prevention measure to address hepatitis A outbreaks among MSM
1 173 confirmed hepatitis A cases involving three separate clusters have been reported across 15 countries of the European Union...
Boston University awarded Macy grant to improve refugee health
Boston -- Given the unprecedented refugee crisis and the current political and social climate today's immigrant's face, training the next...
Scripps Florida scientist and collaborators win $7 million grant to develop new ALS treatments
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - June 15, 2017 - Professor Matthew Disney of the Department of Chemistry...
Breakthrough findings: Fetal immunity develops as early as 2nd trimester of pregnancy
Background 1. Scientists from A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) and KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) in Singapore have discovered...
Nurses crucial in improving uptake of potentially life-saving vaccine in vulnerable RMD patients
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
New screening tool helps ID heart surgery patients at risk of malnutrition
Chicago, June 15, 2017 - Patients who are at risk for malnutrition when undergoing heart surgery now can be more...
Persistent pain shows up inefficiency of current psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treatment
Madrid, Spain, 15 June 2017: The results of two studies presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR)...
Penn engineers show key feature for modeling how cells spread in fibrous environments
Credit: University of Pennsylvania One area of research within mechanobiology, the study of how physical forces influence biological processes, is...
