The role of vitamin D in a healthy pregnancy
For a pregnancy to proceed to term, early modulation of the immunologic response is required to induce tolerance to the fetus. Growing evidence suggests that...
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Should pharmacists be allowed to write prescriptions?
Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so as well. A British Journal...
Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression
Credit: Matt Miller Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go to school....
Surgery in space
With renewed public interest in manned space exploration comes the potential need to diagnose and treat medical issues encountered by future space travellers. A new...
Guidelines address self-management of hospitalized diabetes patients
It is important that patients with diabetes be involved in decisions concerning the management of their condition while they are hospitalized. New guidelines published in...
Substance in hair may be a marker for alcohol consumption
A new Drug Testing & Analysis study reveals that measuring levels of ethyl sulphate (EtS), a metabolite of ethanol, in the hair can be used...
Do circulating bone turnover markers indicate hip fracture risk?
The evidence that circulating levels of markers of bone turnover correlate with hip fracture risk among postmenopausal women is limited. In a new Journal of...
Annual southeast Asia haze linked to increased respiratory problems
For more than a decade, Southeast Asia has faced annual haze due to a combination of human activity, natural fires, and climatic factors. A new...
Why isn’t anyone talking about vaginal dryness (or doing anything about it)?
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2018)--It's a common problem that only gets worse during the menopause transition; yet, no one wants to talk about it, and...
ESA announces the recipients of the 2017 Student Awards
Credit: Michel T. Kohl June 19, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Zoe Gentes, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, [email protected]">[email protected] The Ecological Society of America recognizes Michael T....
Pediatric cancer diagnosis comes of age at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Credit: Photo courtesy of Michelle's family "We thought she had a bug bite," says Michelle's mom, "but it turned out to be cancer." After seeing...
Preeminent cancer biologist Brian Druker, M.D., receives international science award
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Director Brian J. Druker, M.D., has been awarded the 2018 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for his pioneering role in shaping...
Risks of cancer and mortality by average lifetime alcohol intake
Credit: Free-Photos, Pixabay The risk of mortality, and of developing a number of cancers, is lowest in light drinkers consuming an average of less than...
Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere
As humans continue to pump the atmosphere with carbon, it's crucial for scientists to understand how and where the planet absorbs and naturally emits carbon....
D for danger! Speech sounds convey emotions
Credit: Paolo Tonato Individual speech sounds - phonemes - are statistically associated with negative or positive emotions in several languages, new research published in the...
