Dietary sodium’s impact may not be offset by other aspects of a diet
DALLAS, March 5, 2018 - An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure....
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Stem cell ‘twins’ to study disease
Credit: (Kyoto University / Knut Woltjen) Japan -- Researchers led by Dr. Knut Woltjen report a new gene editing method that can modify a single...
Healthy diet may not offset high salt intake
A healthy diet may not offset the effects of a high salt intake on blood pressure, suggests a new study. The research, from scientists at...
Italian law must change to improve survival from cardiac arrest
Milan, Italy - March 5, 2018: An Italian law requiring citizens to hold a certificate to use a defibrillator must change to improve survival from...
New national guideline sets out best practices for treating opioid addiction
A new Canadian guideline for managing opioid use disorders lays out the optimal strategies for the treatment of opioid addiction, including recommending opioid agonist treatment...
Provide stroke patients with palliative care support minus the label
When caring for stroke patients, health care providers should focus on the social and emotional issues facing patients, rather than only physical rehabilitation, according to...
Comparison shows value of DNA barcoding in selecting nanoparticles
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech The first direct comparison of in vitro and in vivo screening techniques for identifying nanoparticles that may be used to...
Changing size of neurons could shed light on new treatments for motor neurone disease
New research published in The Journal of Physiology improves our understanding of how motor nerve cells (neurons) respond to motor neurone disease, which could help...
Broadly neutralizing antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys
After receiving a course of antiretroviral therapy for their HIV-like infection, half of a group of monkeys infused with a broadly neutralizing antibody to HIV...
Weekend heart attacks twice as likely to kill young patients
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Young heart attack patients are twice as likely to die if they are admitted to hospital during the weekend...
Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have worse one-year survival
Milan, Italy - 3 March 2018: Heart attack patients prescribed antidepressants have lower one-year survival rates, according to research presented today at Acute Cardiovascular Care...
Kids persistently allergic to cow’s milk are smaller than peers with nut allergies
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(March 4, 2018)-Children who experience persistent allergies to cow's milk may remain shorter and lighter throughout pre-adolescence..
Two species of ravens nevermore? New research finds evidence of ‘speciation reversal’
Credit: Bjørn Aksel Bjerke/University of Oslo For over a century, speciation -- where one species splits into two -- has been a central focus of...
New research showed better survival outcomes in one type of heart failure
Singapore - A joint 7-year cohort study of 2039 patients in both Singapore's restructured hospitals and New Zealand's hospitals, revealed answers to key questions about...
Children with marginally low birth weight needs treatment
Credit: Anders Friberg Children with a birth weight under 2.5 kilos stand at risk of becoming underweight and can experience cognitive difficulties as well as...
