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Napping can help tired teens’ performance in school
Credit: University of Delaware/Photo Illustration by Jeff Chase A University of Delaware researcher investigated the relationship between midday-napping behaviors and...
Telemedicine aided people hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Direct-to-consumer telemedicine is a viable way to deliver medical care in the days following a natural disaster, although most people...
Synaptic communication controls neuronal migration
Credit: © Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The cerebral neocortex is responsible for higher brain functions, such as conscious...
SCAI updates consensus on length of stay for percutaneous coronary intervention
SAN DIEGO - Revised guidelines incorporating new data on discharge criteria for patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will...
New testing provides better information for parents of children with form of epilepsy
Advances in genetic testing offer new insights to parents who have a child with a rare but serious form of...
Consuming protein supplements with meals may work better for weight control
A new systematic review of available evidence appearing in Nutrition Reviews indicates that consuming protein supplements with meals may be...
One in every six deaths in young adults is opioid-related: Study
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, April 26, 2018 - One out of every six deaths among young adults in Ontario...
Researchers develop new tools in the fight against diabetic blindness
Credit: Credit: Shyam Chaurasia. Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had...
Targeting telomerase as therapeutic strategy for melanoma
PHILADELPHIA -- (April 25, 2018) -- Targeting telomerase was effective at killing NRAS-mutant melanoma cells, and the impact was further...
Positive Phase 2 results of NovaDigm TX’s NDV-3A vaccine published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
BOSTON - April 25, 2018 - NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative immuno-therapeutics and preventative vaccines for fungal and bacterial...
Brain folding provides researchers with an accurate marker to predict psychosis
By using images of the brain to look at how its outer surface is folded on itself, researchers can predict...
Labeling alcoholic drinks as lower in strength could encourage people to drink more
Wines and beers labelled as lower in alcohol strength may increase the total amount of alcoholic drink consumed, according to...
Implantable islet cells come with their own oxygen supply
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Since the 1960s, researchers have been interested in the possibility of treating type 1 diabetes by transplanting...
Millennial men value altruism and self-care above traditional male qualities
Credit: UBC Contrary to popular stereotypes, young men today are likely to be selfless, socially engaged and health-conscious, according to...
Novel technique achieves 32-fold increase in nanometric bactericide’s activity
In recent decades, various research groups in the field of materials science have invested time and resources to answer the...
Exercise could make the heart younger
Doctors, health organizations, and the Surgeon General all agree that exercise is good for the heart -- but the reasons...
Why we need erasable MRI scans
Credit: Barth van Rossum for Caltech Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a widely used medical tool for taking pictures...
SCAI releases consensus guidelines for PVD device selection
SAN DIEGO - The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released new guidelines to address the selection of...
Brain cell’s Achilles’ heel may prompt hydrocephalus
Credit: Courtesy of Chay Kuo, Duke University. DURHAM, N.C. -- Viruses may spark hydrocephalus by exploiting a suprising weakness of...
Mediterranean diet boosts beneficial bacteria
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 25, 2018 - Here's another reason to eat a Mediterranean-type diet: It's good for your gut....
