Carbon dioxide reduces belly fat
Technique performed outside U.S., but no previous randomized trial to study effectiveness Non-invasive fat reduction increasingly sought after by patients 'Not yet ready for prime...
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ORNL launches Summit Supercomputer
Credit: Carlos Jones, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 8, 2018--The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory today...
Association of food allergy, other allergies with autism spectrum disorder
Bottom Line: Food and other types of allergies are more likely to be reported in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than in children without...
Are antibiotics overused in treatment of outpatient acute respiratory infections?
Bottom Line: Antibiotics are most commonly prescribed for acute respiratory infections, although most of these infections are caused by viruses for which antibiotics aren't effective....
Food allergies connected to children with autism spectrum disorder
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more than twice as likely to suffer from...
Consumers beware: High user star ratings dont mean a mobile medical app works
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) By screening 250 user reviews and comments for a once popular -- but proven inaccurate -- mobile app claiming to change your...
Visual worlds in mirror and glass
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The beautifully bright and clear colorful rays of light offered by precious metals and jewels...
Virtual brain gives insights into memory deficits in depression
Credit: RUB, Marquard During a depressive episode the ability of the brain to form new brain cells is reduced. Scientists of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum examined...
New method helps make orthotopic brain-tumor imaging clearer and faster
Credit: ZHENG Hairong Nowadays, tumors inside the complex central nervous system remain one of the most challenging cancers to diagnose. Different from conventional brain-imaging techniques,...
Increased safety in diagnosing cardiac infarction with more sensitive analytical method
Credit: Photo by Pernilla Lundgren Five percent more cardiac infarctions detected and 11 percent fewer patients suffering a relapse. That is the result of a...
‘Supersized alcopops’ pose unique danger to youth
Credit: Creative Services, George Mason University College students seriously underestimate the effects of drinking a new class of beverages being marketed across the country, according...
Cebit 2018: Digital assistant teaches runners healthier running style
Credit: Oliver Dietze Visitors to the computer fair Cebit will be able to try it out on June 11 at booth G75 in hall 27....
Reducing opioids not associated with lower patient satisfaction scores
A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 2,500 patients who used high doses of opioids for at least six months showed that reducing their opioid use...
Schools join research into the effect of air pollution on children’s health
Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new...
Oldest bubonic plague genome decoded
Credit: V.V. Kondrashin and V.A. Tsybin; Spyrou et al. 2018. Analysis of 3,800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague. Nature Communications.......
