Eating elderberries can help minimize influenza symptoms
Credit: Pixabay Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a whole range of ailments, at times to the chagrin of...
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Short period of parental sexual contact prior to pregnancy increases offspring risk of schizophrenia
Children may be at a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia when their parents were in sexual contact for less than three years before conceiving them,...
Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters
Credit: Georgia Tech / Ella Maru studios work for hire / media handout To a non-physicist, an "atomic beam collimator" may sound like a phaser...
Number of women who aren’t physically active enough is high and growing
Health care costs lower for women who do exercise enough Using data from a national survey representing more than 19 million U.S. women with established...
Study unravels mystery of antimicrobial frog secretions
Credit: Figure adapted with permission from the front cover of ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2019, 2 (4). Copyright © 2019 American Chemical Society Japanese scientists...
Minor sleep loss can put your job at risk
TAMPA, Fla. (April 23, 2019)- Losing just 16 minutes of sleep could be the difference between a clear-headed day at the office or one filled...
New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences
Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donorsCredit: Washington University School of Medicine A donated lung suitable for transplant is a scarce resource....
Which car crashes cause traumatic brain injury?
UA researchers are developing a tool to calculate the likelihood of traumatic brain injury after a vehicle collisionCredit: University of Arizona College of Engineering Motor...
Scientists discover how ‘superbug’ E. coli clones take over human gut
Credit: University of Birmingham A 'superbug' clone of E. coli has evolved to prevent itself from becoming so dominant that it could potentially wipe out...
How drug-resistant E. coli succeeds as a public health menace
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - In a study published this week, an international team of researchers conducted high-resolution analyses of more than 850...
Study shines light on safety of deworming programs
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people infected with roundworm or hookworm...
New approach to repair fetal membranes may prevent birth complications
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and University College London have developed a new approach to repair defects in fetal membranes which could prevent...
Study: Mediterranean diet deters overeating
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 23, 2019 - Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true. But in...
Study finds improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children
Raising nutrition standards for the federal WIC assistance program for new mothers and their children helped reduce obesity risks for children who'd been served by...
Unblocking arteries after heart attack may be lifesaver for older patients
Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions Journal Report DALLAS, April 23, 2019 - Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest of those patients were less...
