Elderly patients on dialysis have a high risk of dementia
Older kidney disease patients who are sick enough to require the blood-filtering treatment known as dialysis are at high risk ...
Study defines spending trends among dual-eligible beneficiaries
While there has been much effort to control spending for individuals eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare in the United ...
Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed
Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they are made of aware of the risks of these drugs ...
Young drinkers beware: Binge drinking may cause stroke, heart risks
You might want to think before you go out drinking again tonight. Research by Mariann Piano, senior associate dean of ...
UA researchers identifying algorithms to increase relevant drug interaction alerts
Each day, health-care providers are bombarded with electronic notifications in patients' electronic health records, alerting them to potential drug interactions. ...
The physician’s white coat: Iconic and comforting or likely covered in germs?
GALVESTON, Texas - A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ...
More than half of drivers don’t look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right
Credit: Laura Pedersen/U of T Engineering U of T Engineering researchers studied the eye movements of drivers at busy Toronto ...
Dr. Silvana Costa of Kessler Foundation awarded National MS Society Grant
Credit: Kessler Foundation Silvana Costa, PhD, has won a $477,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) to study ...
New study shows that most teens do have, and use, behavioral brakes
EUGENE, Ore. -- Aug. 9, 2018 -- Children who struggle with weak cognitive control at an early age are at ...
RCSI and Bayer enter research collaboration to improve haemophilia treatment
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018: RCSI and Bayer have today announced a research collaboration that aims to ...
Nordic nations, North Americans and Antipodeans rank top in navigation skills
Credit: Deutsche Telekom AG People in Nordic countries, North America, Australia, and New Zealand have the best spatial navigational abilities, ...
A new, highly effective and selective molecule is developed to fight malaria
A novel laboratory-synthesized molecule based in natural compounds found in marine gliding bacteria - known as marinoquinolines - is a ...
CU researchers identify potential target for developing obesity and diabetes treatment
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 9, 2018) - A newly published study by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine ...
Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds
Credit: OMRF Do your knees ache? According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, your diet could be ...
Henry Ford physician receives NIH grant for first-of-its-kind keloid study
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Lamont R. Jones, M.D., MBA, vice chair for the Department of Otolaryngology - ...
Marshall University research offers insights into nervous system control of leg movements
Credit: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - New research from a team at Marshall University ...
Estrogen may protect against depression after heart attack
Rockville, Md. (August 9, 2018)--Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the ...
Are pet owners abusing animals to get opioids?
AURORA, Colo. (August 9, 2018) -- Veterinarians in Colorado are concerned that some of their clients may have intentionally hurt ...
Supercomputer simulations show new target in HIV-1 replication
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center HIV-1 replicates in ninja-like ways. The virus slips through the membrane of vital white blood ...
North American diets require more land than we have: Study
Credit: University of Guelph If the global population adopted recommended North American dietary guidelines, there wouldn't be enough land to ...
