With $8.6 million grant from NIH, UCLA-led consortium will map the…
Credit: UCLA/Caltech A consortium directed by UCLA's Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar has received a three-year, $8.6 million grant from the National ...
High-fat diet prompts immune cells to start eating connections between neurons
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune ...
Availability of community-based fitness classes leads to increased…
Credit: Justin Kelley/MU Health COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 12, 2016) — Physical inactivity is a global health problem that leads to ...
Forty years after first Ebola outbreak, survivors show signs they can stave off new…
Credit: Nicole Hoff Survivors of the first known Ebola outbreak, which occurred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ...
Scientist gets grant for study of veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Credit: Courtesy: Center for BrainHealth A researcher from the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas has been awarded a $2.7 ...
Your cell phone could curb the intensity of your workout
Credit: Hiram College Want to get every perk possible from your power walk? Turn off your cell phone, advises Michael ...
Women’s health has worsened while men’s health has…
Credit: Umeå University/PLOS One Researchers at Umeå University and Region Norrbotten in Sweden have studied health trends among women and ...
To improve health and exercise more, get a gym membership, Iowa State…
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are ...
New mouse model of Zika sexual transmission shows spread to fetal brain
The Zika virus, commonly transmitted through a bite from an infected mosquito, is also capable of leaping from person to ...
CNS awards Lithuanian professor for the paradigm shift in neurology
Credit: European Patent Office The paper based on the study undertaken by the team of Lithuanian researchers was bestowed Paper ...
A ‘turbo charge’ for your brain?
Credit: Courtesy of Robert Reinhart Robert Reinhart calls the medial frontal cortex the "alarm bell of the brain." "If you ...
Many second hand plastic toys could pose a risk to children’s health, study suggests
Credit: Dr Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth The plastic used in many second hand toys could pose a risk to ...
New $1.5 million NIH grant targets oral complications of HIV
Credit: CWRU While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects remain; ...
Preventing and treating acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2018–Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication ...
Research redefines proteins’ role in the development of spinal…
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/eLife A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad ...
Use of glucocorticoids is associated with increased risk of serious bacterial blood…
Rochester, MN, June 8, 2016 – The risk of life-threatening blood infections by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is more than doubled ...
Research testing digital ways to reduce MS-related fatigue nets $4.9…
Credit: CWRU With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) , a Case Western Reserve ...
More than 1/3 of parents would allow child to be in residential or hotel pool unsupervised
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As kids get ready to splash ...
TACC key partner in Dell Medical School’s data science…
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today ...
Seeking treatment earlier may improve heart attack outcomes
While hospitals have made strides in reducing the time it takes to treat heart attack patients once they arrive at ...
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