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American Stroke Association News Brief - Abstract 15, Session A3 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- A minimally invasive surgery combining the use of a clot-busting...

Aging and chronic diseases share genetic factors, study reveals

Aging doubles your risks of chronic diseases every 8 years and there are genes responsible for thatCredit: Gero LLC The global population aged 60 or...

Treating shingles after it appears doesn't reduce increased stroke risk

American Stroke Association News Brief - Abstract 39, Session A6 DALLAS, Jan. 30, 2019 -- Stroke risk increased significantly in the days, weeks and months...

BIDMC researchers ID, treat faulty brain circuitry underlying symptoms of schizophrenia

Study: Non-invasive brain stimulation alleviates the chronic, treatment-resistant symptoms of schizophrenia BOSTON - Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling mental illness that affects more than...

Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery

Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that can do more harm than...

Vitamin D could lower the risk of developing diabetes

Study demonstrates role of vitamin D in controlling glycemia CLEVELAND, Ohio (January 30, 2019)--The benefits of vitamin D in promoting bone health are already well...

Your body image is impacted by those around you

Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, according to researchers from the...

New strategy expands the benefits of Internet-delivered CBT

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have experimented with a new adaptive treatment strategy for Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) that identifies patients within the...

Prairie strips transform farmland conservation

Converting low-profit land brings big returnsCredit: Lynn Betts Modern agriculture's large monoculture fields grow a lot of corn and soybeans, planted annually. The outputs from...

Rutgers researchers contribute to visual guide to identify invasive self-cloning tick

Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical speciesCredit: Andrea Egizi and co-authors. Rutgers researchers and other scientists...

Care following opioid overdoses in West Virginia falls short

Only about 10 percent received recommended treatment following an opioid overdose, study suggests Only a small fraction of people who had non-fatal opioid overdoses in...

Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity

A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94 percent of meals served in restaurants contain more than the...

Children looking at screens in darkness before bedtime are at risk of poor sleep

Pre-teens who use a mobile phone or watch TV in the dark an hour before bed are at risk of not getting enough sleep compared...

Emerging evidence of an impending Parkinson's disease pandemic identified

Experts discuss reasons for the increasing number of patients with Parkinson's disease and the challenges that need to be overcome to prevent and slow down...

Searching for human remains: Study suggests methodology to improve results