Male escorts for women, couples demand grows: Global survey
Credit: QUT A quarter of Australia’s 516 male escorts cater to women and couples, a global survey of the 61 ...
WFIRM dcientists study space radiation health effects to keep astronauts safe
Credit: WFIRM The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been selected by NASA to lead a multi-institutional project ...
Toxic chemicals in salons, lack of education lead to adverse health…
Credit: Lindsey Milich Clients who frequent hair and nail salons exhibit more skin and fungal diseases than those who visit ...
Brain damage caused by Zika exposure in utero can be detected by both fetal MRI and ultrasound
Credit: Children's National Health System SAN DIEGO–Clinicians managing Zika-affected pregnancies should use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to standard ...
A network of molecular interactions in brain cells infected by Zika…
Credit: D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) Zika virus (ZIKV) interferes with the cellular machinery controlling cell division and ...
Time between pregnancies may affect autism risk
Investigators have found a link between the amount of time between pregnancies and Autism Spectrum Disorder in children. The findings ...
P53 ‘master switch’ remains top target in gene signaling…
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center There are two important categories of genes involved in cancer development, oncogenes and tumor ...
Albert Einstein teams find 89 percent of hispanic women use herbal…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 30, 2017-A new study comparing use of herbal remedies among ...
FSU researcher to lead US – Russia project on health, space travel
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida State University researcher will lead a joint U.S.-Russia project that will ...
Forced mutations doom HIV
Scientists in the Essigmann lab — (left to right) Vipender Singh, John Essigmann, Deyu Li, and Bogdan Fedeles — scrutinize ...
C-P.A.W.W. to study health effects that walking shelter dogs has on veterans and dogs
Credit: University of Colorado The Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors team (C-P.A.W.W.), a small nonprofit veterans' health research initiative ...
HKBU’s clinical trial acupuncture proves effectiveness for weight control
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University recently completed a clinical ...
Scientists discover bird blood cell which destroys fatal fungal…
Scientists have discovered that a specialised white blood cell found in birds can destroy a potentially fatal fungal infection which ...
Pioneer in corneal surgery receives cornea society’s highest…
Credit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND: The Cornea Society has awarded Jonathan Lass, MD, the Castroviejo Medal, its highest honor. Dr. Lass, ...
Depression doubles long-term risk of death after heart disease diagnosis, new study…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center Depression is the strongest predictor of death in the first decade following a diagnosis of coronary ...
Self-help books: Stressed readers or stressful reading?
This news release is available in French. Consumers of self-help books are more sensitive to stress and show higher depressive ...
Nurse fellowship immerses PhD students in nursing care while enhancing…
Credit: Madelyne Greene & Penn Nursing (PHILADELPHIA) – April 4, 2017 – Nurses with research doctorates have led important work ...
Ecologists identify potential new sources of Ebola and other…
Credit: From "Undiscovered bat hosts of filoviruses, " by Han et al., originally published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases…. Athens, ...
McMaster Engineering grads receive James Dyson Award for cancer…
Credit: Provided What started as a final year engineering class project at McMaster University is now an internationally recognized improved ...
C. diff study provides insight into antibiotic resistance and risks for infection
IMAGE: Stuart Johnson, M.D., of Loyola University Health System has participated in more than 350 C. diff research studies. Credit: ...
