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Effect of new guideline on US adults recommended for high blood pressure treatment
Bottom Line: The number of U.S. adults with high blood pressure is estimated to grow by 31 million and the...
ECDC and EMCDDA make the case for active case finding of communicable diseases in prison
Credit: ECDC/EMCDDA What are the most (cost-) effective ways to prevent and control communicable diseases in prison settings? In their...
Social isolation plus heart failure could increase hospitalizations, deaths
DALLAS, May 23, 2018 -- Patients with heart failure who felt socially isolated were much more likely to die or...
Study examines bone health in children with leukemia
In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that followed 186 children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) for 6...
Andy Slavitt to receive national award From the American College of Physicians
Washington, D.C. May 23, 2018 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) will award Andy Slavitt the Joseph F. Boyle...
People with family history of alcoholism release more dopamine in expectation of alcohol
Philadelphia, May 23, 2018 Media Contact Rhiannon Bugno [email protected] 214-648-0880 @elseviernews http://www.elsevier.com https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/research-and-jo..
The advances in AI for pharma industry to be presented at AI & Blockchain Applications Workshop
Wednesday, May 23, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company specializing in the application of artificial intelligence for...
Military-civilian partnerships aim to help meet military medical readiness needs
CHICAGO (May 23, 2018): A growing partnership between the Military Health System and permanent civilian trauma institutions is well under...
Study: Strenuous exercise in adolescence may ward off height loss later in life
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new study has identified several key factors in postmenopausal women that are...
Social media usage linked to underage drinking
PHILADELPHIA -- Social media often features celebrities drinking cocktails, boozy how-to posts, and party pictures. This is the environment American...
Research highlights the influence social media marketing has on children’s food intake
New research from the University of Liverpool, presented at the European Congress on Obesity today (Wednesday, 23 May), highlights the...
Painless real-time proteomics may one day speed up cancer surgery
Credit: Isabelle Fournier Isabelle Fournier and her team are out to change surgical oncology. "Better surgery is associated with better...
Asthma management: Allocating duties
Credit: Dr. Giuseppe Madonia, Dr. Ursula Madonia and Bentham Science Publishers The privilege to operate in a specialist asthma clinic...
Four Harvard Medical School scientists named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators
Four Harvard Medical School scientists are among the 19 individuals named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators on May 23. The...
Fatty liver disease research set to benefit from stem cell advance
Scientists have developed a lab-based system for studying the most common type of liver disease, paving the way for research...
Whey protein supplements and exercise help women improve body composition
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- It's known that men benefit from whey protein supplements and exercise, and for what is believed...
CU researchers offer insights into liver disease caused by intravenous nutrition
AURORA, Colo. (May 23, 2018) - Research by physician-scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus offers hope for...
You are what your mother eats
Credit: OHSU For years, pregnant mothers have questioned their nutritional habits: "Will eating more cause my baby to be overweight?"...
Evening use of light-emitting tablets may disrupt healthy sleep
A new Physiological Reports study reveals that evening use of light-emitting tablets can induce delays in desired bedtimes, suppress secretion...
The Lancet: Global healthcare access and quality improved from 2000-2016
**Regional data available for Brazil, China, England, India, Japan, Mexico, and the USA** Healthcare access and quality improved globally from...
