Environmental exposures early in life modify immune responses
Credit: UEF / Varpu Heiskanen The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased significantly over the last decades, creating substantial financial and societal burdens. Due to...
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DNA Origami full of potent anticancer agents
One of the most successful techniques to combat multidrug resistance in cancer cells is the downregulation of those genes responsible for drug resistance. Chinese scientists...
Mobile health has power to transform HIV/AIDS nursing
The abundance of personal smartphones in southern African countries got University of Washington professor Sarah Gimbel thinking: What if these phones were used by front-line...
Keep slapping on that sunscreen and ignore toxic claims
It's safe to slap on the sunscreen this summer - in repeated doses - despite what you have read about the potential toxicity of sunscreens....
UTHealth, Children’s Museum are getting children excited about science
Credit: PHOTO CREDIT: Rob Cahill, UTHealth It is never too early to spark a child's interest in science and The University of Texas Health Science...
How low can we go? Nanopore detection of single flu viruses to control outbreaks
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease of global importance, which causes millions of infections annually with the ever-present...
Alaska Airlines: the healthiest airline in the sky
NEW YORK, NY (November 20, 2018) There will be more than 30.5 million passengers traveling during the 12-day Thanksgiving season according to Airlines for America...
Discovery of a new gene could shed light on chemical exposure effects in humans
CORVALLIS, Ore. - The discovery of a new gene in zebrafish could lead to a better understanding of how exposure to chemicals leads to disease...
Scientists shed new light on infection process of gastrointestinal pathogen C. difficile
Scientists from the VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research identified the mechanisms by which the bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile kills intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), thus destroying..
Obesity strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smokers
Toronto, ON - "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass...
Smoke-free policies associated with lower blood pressure
DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2018 -- Smoke-free policies have been associated with lower systolic (top number) blood pressure readings among non-smokers, according to new research in...
Music may improve mood in adults with Dementia
Credit: Geriatrics & Gerontology International In a Geriatrics & Gerontology International study of 51 individuals living with dementia who attended community-based adult day health centers,...
Sleep length may affect risk of falls and fractures
Compared with women in a recent study who slept seven to eight hours each night, women who slept for ?5 hours or ?10 hours had...
Cardiovascular disease may increase risk of rapid functional decline in older adult
In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of adults aged 65 and older who were functionally independent, individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) were...
Anabolic steroids linked to higher rates of premature death in men
Men who use androgenic anabolic steroids--such as testosterone--may face a higher risk of early death and of experiencing more hospital admissions, according to a new...
