Autoimmunity plays role in development of COPD, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study led by Georgia State...
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New aid to help identify and manage patients with diabetes at increased risk of fracture
Credit: International Osteoporosis Foundation Fragility fractures are a serious yet neglected complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, with increased risk of fragility...
Patients with healthcare-associated infections suffer social, emotional pain
Arlington, Va., August 16, 2018 - The consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reach well beyond patients' physical health, souring social relationships, and leading some healthcar..
Study: The eyes may have it, an early sign of Parkinson’s disease
MINNEAPOLIS - The eyes may be a window to the brain for people with early Parkinson's disease. People with the disease gradually lose brain cells...
BU professor receives Presidential Award from the American Psychological Association
(Boston)--Terence M. Keane, PhD, professor of psychiatry and clinical psychology and assistant dean for research at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the...
OUHSC receives $20 million grant to advance research, patient care
Credit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 15, 2018) -- This week, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center announced the nationally competitive renewal...
YouTube is source of misinformation on plastic surgery, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Keith Bratcher, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery procedures, Rutgers University researchers found...
Cells agree: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 16, 2018) We've all heard the expression: "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Now, research led by a Salk...
Newly identified role for inhibition in cerebellar plasticity and behavior
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Almost everyone is familiar with the unique mixture of surprise and confusion that occurs after making a mistake...
There’s no place like home: study finds home care effective for patients with blood clots
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City has found that patients with low-risk blood clots may...
Using mushrooms as a prebiotic may help improve glucose regulation
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which could improve the regulation of...
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times
Credit: Cell Reports Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized study of 36 healthy adult...
Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimester, NIH study indicates
A blood test conducted as early as the 10th week of pregnancy may help identify women at risk for gestational diabetes, a pregnancy-related condition that...
Female mosquitoes get choosy quickly to offset invasions
Certain female mosquitoes quickly evolve more selective mating behavior when faced with existential threats from other invasive mosquito species, with concurrent changes to certain genetic...
Dominant men make decisions faster
Hierarchies exist across all human and animal societies, organized by what behavioral scientists refer to as dominance. Dominant individuals tend to climb higher up the...
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