Study examines relationship between social disparities and benign prostatic hyperplasia
In an Andrologia study of 100,000 men in Korea, social disparities--such as low education level and low household income, current or previous use of medical...
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Pain, insomnia, and depression often drive osteoarthritis patients to seek medical care
Pain was the main driver of seeking medical care in an Arthritis Care & Research study of patients with osteoarthritis. In addition to pain, insomnia...
Study results may benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears
In an Arthritis & Rheumatology study of 221 patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears, increases in inflammation of the synovial membrane (synovitis)--whether persistently extensive...
Maternal depression may alter stress and immune markers in children
New research suggests that depression in women may affect their children's stress and physical well-being throughout life. For the Depression & Anxiety study, researchers followed...
Low birth weight linked to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension later in life
The findings, which come from a Journal of Diabetes analysis of 11,515 men and 13,569 women in China, indicate that nutrition in early life may...
Can work stress contribute to Parkinson’s disease risk?
Results from a Movement Disorders study suggest that occupational stress is associated with Parkinson's Disease risk, such that having a high-demand occupation is a risk...
Sleep disorder linked with abnormal lipid levels
In the Respirology study, investigators identified strong associations between several measures of OSA severity and higher total cholesterol, higher LDL-cholesterol, elevated triglycerides, and lower ..
Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Credit: Indiana University Kelley School of Business BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the decision to recall a defective...
Untangling the secret of spider webs’ superpower
LOWELL, Mass. - In the "Spider-Man" movies, the superhero was able to stop a runaway train from crashing by using spider webs that he shot...
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated with innovative genomics technology in...
Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one of the worst chemical attacks...
A switch to turn fragrances on and off
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 21, 2018) Salk Institute and Purdue University scientists have discovered the switch in plants that turns off production of terpenoids--carbon-rich...
Researchers identify structural changes that occur in enveloped viruses before invading host
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--The critical, structural changes that enveloped viruses, such as HIV, Ebola and influenza, undergo before invading host cells have been revealed...
Orphaned elephants have a tougher social life
Credit: Jane Wynard/Save The Elephants Young female orphan elephants have a tougher social life than non-orphans, a new study suggests, adding to a growing body...
Engineers, urban designers boost efforts to protect fragile infrastructure
Researchers at New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), as part of a multinational consortium to enhance the sustainability of the food/energy/water (FEW) nexus in urban...
