Juice displaces milk and fruit in high school lunches
Hartford, Conn. - High school students participating in school meal programs are less likely to select milk, whole fruit, and water when fruit juice is...
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Toxins override key immune system check
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can cause numerous diseases, such as skin infections, pneumonia and blood poisoning (sepsis). The strong immune response triggered by the bacteria is...
Should you eat a low-gluten diet?
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences An increasing number of people choose a low-gluten diet, even though they are not allergic...
Insomniac prisoners sleeping better after one-hour therapy session
Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy to treat their insomnia. Experts...
Agile Implementation reduced central line-associated blood stream infections by 30 percent
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - A new study has found that Agile Implementation, an easy to localize and apply change methodology that enables fast, efficient,...
New inflammation inhibitor discovered
A multidisciplinary team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an anti-inflammatory drug molecule with a new mechanism of action. By inhibiting...
New guidelines for early detection and treatment of sarcopenia
Newcastle University experts are chairing a national session on new guidelines for the early detection and treatment of sarcopenia - a loss of muscle strength...
Protein central to immune system function new target for treating pulmonary hypertension
Credit: VCU A protein with a role in sensing cell damage and viral infections is a new target for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, or...
Drug candidate may recover vocal abilities lost to ADNP syndrome
Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein syndrome (ADNP syndrome) is a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delays, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in thous..
Bloomberg American Health Initiative releases special public health reports supplement
With U.S. life expectancy now on the decline for two consecutive years, the Bloomberg American Health Initiative is releasing a supplement to Public Health Reports,...
Faecal transplant may protect premature babies from fatal bowel disease
Each year 5-10 per cent of all the children born in the world are born prematurely. At this stage, their organs and immune system are...
Making moves and memories, are they connected?
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a...
Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutation identified for Leigh Syndrome
Credit: Marsha Barnett Over 30 years ago, Marsha and Allen Barnett lost their sons to a puzzling childhood disease that relentlessly attacked their nervous systems...
Researchers to study drivers of asthma in Puerto Rico
Credit: National Jewish Health Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), National Jewish Health and Centro de NeumologÃa Pediátrica in Puerto Rico have...
New website maps CA power plants, emissions, people
Credit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, CA - Which power plant in your region is the worst polluter and who lives nearby? A new interactive, map-based...
