Liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes is toxic for kids
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — A 6-year-old child who accidentally swallowed liquid nicotine intended for her parents' ...
Babies’ first words can be predicted based on visual attention, IU study finds
Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University psychologists have shown that a baby's most likely first words are based ...
Blood flow in the developing heart guides maturation of heart valves
Credit: Lauren Goddard, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA –Congenital heart valve defects appear in 2 percent ...
Tibetan yoga practice may improve sleep quality for breast cancer…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Participating in twice-weekly practice of Tibetan yoga may reduce sleep disturbances and improve sleep quality ...
Molecular map shows how to disable dangerous bioweapon
Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. DURHAM, N.C. — During World War II, the Soviet Red Army was ...
For older adults, poor vision can lead to physical decline and cognitive problems
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation Nearly 65 percent of adults aged 50 and over have vision problems. ...
Maryland climate and health report identifies state’s vulnerabilities to climate change
As world leaders convene in Washington, DC this week for the Climate Action 2016 summit, a new report by Maryland ...
Infectious diseases: CTRL + aLT + delete
Credit: Photo by Dino Vournas LIVERMORE, Calif.– Gene editing is revolutionizing the bioscience research landscape and holds great promise for ...
Encouraging clinical results for an antibody drug to prevent or treat…
Credit: The Rockefeller University A new biologic agent–the most potent of its kind so far–is showing early promise as part ...
Finding what fuels the ‘runaway train’ of autoimmune disease
Credit: Carroll lab/Boston Children's Hospital A newly-unveiled discovery, which has been four years in the making, has the potential to ...
A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Heart attacks provoke an acute immune response. Leukocytes rush to the heart muscle to remove ...
Fruit fly muscles with a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation…
Credit: Cammarato Lab Using fruit flies, Johns Hopkins researchers have figured out why a particular inherited human heart condition that ...
UAB developing training program on Ebola for first responders in Deep…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Serious health and safety concerns for health care, public safety and support service personnel arose after the ...
Novel treatment offers kidney failure patients with rare disorder new hope
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A novel treatment offers kidney failure and kidney transplant patients with a rare disorder new hope. ...
Alzheimer’s drug turns back clock in powerhouse of cell
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA — (Jan. 8, 2018) The experimental drug J147 is something of a modern elixir of ...
Do patients want complementary and alternative treatments and will…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2017–While complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine treatments such as ...
Kent scientists find new cultivation system to battle parasite causing…
Credit: University of Kent A research team at the University of Kent has established the first long-term cultivation system at ...
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: Llama antibodies detect cerebral lesions
Credit: © Institut Pasteur The major challenge facing physicians treating Alzheimer's is the ability to detect markers of the disease ...
3-D protein map offers new malaria vaccine hope
A three-dimensional 'map' of a critical protein that malaria parasites use to invade human red blood cells could lead to ...
Hackers gonna hack: UH Gets $2.6 million to protect next-gen 911…
HOUSTON, Nov. 13, 2015 – Cyberattacks are no longer a question of if, but when. It's become a regular occurrence ...
