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Too much stress for the mother affects the baby through amniotic fluid
The feeling of constantly being on edge, always having to take care of everything, not being able to find a...
Healing wounds with cell therapy
Montreal, May 29, 2017 - Diabetic patients frequently have lesions on their feet that are very difficult to heal due...
Connecting the dots between dreams and brain disease
Dr. John Peever at the University of Toronto has been working to answer one of humanity's greatest questions: how do...
HIV: A therapeutic advance for resource-limited settings
ANRS 12286 MOBIDIP(1), a clinical trial running in parallel in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Senegal),...
Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers
New research challenges established medical practice that all heart attack patients should be on beta blockers. The study -- by...
Legalizing marijuana will harm health of youth in Canada
The federal government's bill C-45 to legalize marijuana in Canada will jeopardize the health of young people and Parliament should...
Stopping drug abuse can reverse related heart damage
Quitting methamphetamine use can reverse the damage the drug causes to the heart and improve heart function in abusers when...
Keep your balance — even in old age
Credit: Neurogeriatrics Research Group, Kiel University Balance problems when standing and walking are ubiquitous in the older population, and can...
Genomics tracks migration from lost empires to modern cities
Copenhagen, Denmark: New genomic tools are enabling researchers to overturn long-held beliefs about the origins of populations, a researcher will...
New genomic analysis promises benefit in female urinary incontinence
Copenhagen, Denmark: Urinary incontinence in women is common, with almost 50% of adult women experiencing leakage at least occasionally. Genetic...
World first study reveals increase in premature deaths in Australian nursing homes
The first comprehensive study of deaths in Australian nursing homes has been published today (29 May), revealing a more than...
Obesity can cause cardiovascular ill-health, even in the young
Copenhagen, Denmark: Higher than normal body mass index (BMI) is known to lead to cardiovascular ill-health in mid-to-late life, but...
Construction begins on the world’s first super telescope
Scientists are a step closer to understanding the inner-workings of the universe following the laying of the first stone, and...
Latin-Americans with different Native-American ancestry show different health risks
Credit: Justo Lorenzo Bermejo and colleagues. Latin Americans originate from a mix of people with Native American, European and African...
Ontario town’s 10-year, $2.7 million effort to save endangered turtles offers global lessons, template
Credit: Glenn Lowson A newly completed project in a remote corner of southwestern Ontario is being hailed as a landmark...
Conch shells may inspire better helmets, body armor
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The shells of marine organisms take a beating from impacts due to storms and tides, rocky shores,...
‘Tiny clocks’ crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes
Credit: Photo by Desmond Moser/Western University Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock...
CCNY-UTEP partner to produce next generation Latino professors
The City College of New York is partnering with the University of Texas at El Paso to educate the next...
Fungal enzymes team up to more efficiently break down cellulose
One of the biggest barriers in the commercial production of sustainable biofuels is to cost-effectively break down the bioenergy crops...
HIV patients sticking with therapy longer, Medicaid data show
With antiretroviral drugs, HIV has become a manageable chronic condition, but only so long as patients continue to take the...
