Breastfeeding changes gene activity that may make babies less reactive to stress
It has long been known that there are many physical and mental health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies. ...
Compound improves social interaction in autism mouse model
Children with autism often find social interactions awkward, leaving them isolated. Now in a study appearing in ACS' Journal of ...
NIAID releases strategic plan to address tuberculosis research
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. In the past ...
Researchers create smartphone system to test for lead in water
Credit: University of Houston The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks ...
GW launches program to address regional health care workforce needs
WASHINGTON (Sept. 26, 2018) -- The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in ...
Protecting probiotics from the stomach
The small intestine is a hotbed of microbial activity and a target of probiotic treatments for diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease ...
Moffitt researcher awarded World Molecular Imaging Society gold medal
Credit: Moffitt Cancer Center TAMPA, Fla. -- Robert Gillies, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cancer Physiology and vice chair ...
Study: Damaged liver cells undergo reprogramming to regenerate
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In Greek mythology, Zeus punishes the trickster Prometheus by chaining him ...
UVA discovers link between cold severity, bacteria living in your nose
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications In news with several layers of weird, researchers have determined that the ...
Debate on banning organohalogen flame retardants heats up
Hundreds of everyday household items, from laptop computers to babies' high chairs, contain flame retardants to prevent the objects from ...
Study shows importance of personal social networks on neurological outcomes
Credit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Are healthy and unhealthy habits contagious? Can a person's social network influence their risk of ...
Baltimore liquor stores linked more to violent crime than bars and restaurants
A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) ...
AI could be used to predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis and depression
Machine learning, also known as artificial intelligence, could be a useful tool for predicting how well people at high risk ...
£1.9 million awarded for global heart research in China, Brazil and Sri Lanka
(University of Birmingham) The University of Birmingham has been awarded £1.9 million through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) ...
Uterus transplantation — ethically just as problematic as altruistic surrogacy
In 2014, the first child to have been gestated in a donated uterus was born. Although research into uterus transplantation ...
Ebola and Lassa fever targeted by new vaccine trial and improved surveillance
Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could ...
New allergy vaccine for hay fever shows promising results
Using sugar molecules researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a new vaccine for hay fever that may reduce ...
Tiger mosquitoes are capable of transmitting yellow fever
Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have ...
New protocol for measuring background levels of drugs in crime labs
Credit: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) When crime lab chemists handle evidence that contains illegal drugs, trace ...
Dental research shows that smoking weakens immune systems
As if lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease weren't enough, there's more bad news for cigarette smokers. Researchers at the ...
