Athletes can rest easy: Extreme exercise does not raise heart disease risk or mortality
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Jan. 30, 2019 - Exercise is often cited as the best preventive medicine, but how much is too much for...
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Researchers identify high-risk areas for infant deaths in Harris County
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth To help Harris County target its preventive strategies for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), researchers at The University of Texas...
Vaccination with Streptococcus mitis could protect against virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumonia
Vaccinating laboratory mice with Streptococcus mitis bacteria prevents their virulent sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae from infecting the mice. The research suggests that vaccination of humans with...
Females find social interactions to be more rewarding than males, study reveals
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-Females find same-sex social interactions to be more rewarding than males, and females are more sensitive to the rewarding actions of...
Good results with autologous breast reconstruction after failed implant reconstruction
January 30, 2019 - Implants are usually the first choice for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. But when implant-based reconstruction fails, autologous reconstruction - using the...
A new kind of thinking cap: Using brain imaging to improve personalized learning
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute computer science professor has received $1 million from the National Science Foundation to use computer science and neuroscience tools to study...
Obesity prevention interventions needed beyond preschool
Rutgers research also found more studies needed on cost-effectiveness of intervention outcomes A Rutgers study has found a need for early childhood obesity prevention interventions...
UCLA-led team uncovers critical new clues about what goes awry in autistic brains
Changes in RNA editing play an important role in the disorder, scientists findCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA A team of UCLA-led scientists has discovered important clues to...
Researchers link overexpression of MDMX protein to metastasis of 3X negative breast cancer
New finding could potentially guide development of therapies that prevent this aggressive form of cancer from spreading beyond the breastsCredit: Jill Bargonetti NEW YORK, January...
BU program successful in preparing minority students for dental school
Strong performance in the program predictive of successful admission to dental school (Boston)--Boston University's Oral Health Sciences (OHS) master's program is a successful credential-enhancing program...
Difference in brain connectivity may explain autism spectrum disorder
UAB researchers work toward finding the biomarkers of autism for earlier diagnosis and treatmentCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers at the University of Alabama at...
Analyzing metagenome helps understand the role of bacterial species in Crohn's disease
Research on gut metagenome of patients with Crohn's disease elucidates how it influences the taxonomic and functional composition of intestinal microbiota. Among the most common...
The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena
Credit: Martin Qvarnström Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers at Uppsala University...
How a one-hour 'planting party' lifts spirits, builds skills among women in prison
Credit: Toews et al Both the study's idea and its outcomes were straightforward: Organize a short houseplant-potting workshop for incarcerated women and see if it...
Unexpected link between air pollutants from plants and manmade emissions
Scientists are a step closer to understanding what controls fine particulate matter in the Earth's atmosphere after identifying new linkages between natural contaminants and with...
