Feds back study of congenital heart disease
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Scientists at Rice University, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have won a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant...
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What does fitness in midlife mean for depression, cardiovascular disease later in life?
Bottom Line: A high level of fitness in midlife was associated with a lower risk of depression after age 65 and a lower risk of...
Don’t let depression keep you from exercising
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 27, 2018 - Exercise may be just as crucial to a depression patient's good health as finding an effective...
Your brain with a migraine
Credit: Steven Schiff, Penn State When migraine sufferers see the tell-tale squiggly lines, light flashes and blind spots of a migraine aura, they prepare for...
Breastfeeding mothers stop nursing sooner when living with smokers
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 27, 2018 -- Nursing mothers who live with two or more smokers are more likely...
Appealing finding suggests why refrigeration dampens banana aromas
(American Chemical Society) Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits. But how they're stored prior to reaching grocery shelves can adversely affect their...
CU Anschutz researchers find little association between suicide and hypoxia
AURORA, Colo. (June 27, 2018) - Following an extensive analysis of published studies, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that...
Reproducibility matters
A plant's health is affected not only by conditions such as water and temperature, but by the microorganisms that live around its roots. The rhizosphere...
Co-op University of Guelph study finds new measure for stress in overtrained athletes
Credit: Julien Heon With many recreational triathletes and runners ramping up their training in hopes of getting a personal best this summer, a new measure...
Eight health professionals selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows Program
WASHINGTON -- The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today named the 2018-2019 class of RWJF Health Policy Fellows. Beginning...
‘The eyes have it’ — Photoreceptors in marine plankton form a depth gauge to aid survival
Credit: Jürgen Berger The eyes of some marine-dwell The eyes of some marine-dwelling creatures have evolved to act like a "depth gauge", allowing these creatures...
Mason philosophy professor explores the ethics of severe brain injury
Credit: Andrew Peterson Family members of patients who have spent years in a vegetative state are often convinced that their loved ones are still aware....
Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks
DALLAS, June 27, 2018 -- Young adults who frequently binge drink were more likely to have certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease than non-binge drinkers,...
Freedom from fear: dopamine’s role in unlearning fearful associations
Credit: RIKEN National Science Institute Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a circuit in the brain that is necessary for unlearning...
Bioanalysis publishes special focus issue on ‘Biomarker Assay Validation’
The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Bioanalysis, which is a leading MEDLINE indexed journal for bioanalysts, today announced the release of its Special Focus...
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