Gut microbiota of infants predicts obesity in children
Washington, DC - October 23, 2018 - Evaluating the gut microbiota of infants may help identify children who are at risk for becoming overweight or...
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Breakthrough test screens for all known bacterial infections
Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have developed the first diagnostic platform that...
The role of the Atg2 protein in tethering pre-autophagosomal membranes to the endoplasmic reticulum
Credit: Tetsuya Kotani at Tokyo Tech Postdoctoral Researcher Tetsuya Kotani, Associate Professor Hitoshi Nakatogawa, Honorary Professor Yoshinori Ohsumi and colleagues at Tokyo Institute of Technol..
Motion sickness vs. cybersickness: Two different problems or the same condition?
Rockville, Md. (October 23, 2018)--Contrary to previous research, severe motion sickness and cybersickness--a type of motion sickness that stems from exposure to virtual reality--may be...
Does gut microbiota hold the key to improved diagnosis and treatment of esophageal cancer?
(Vienna, October 23, 2018) Oesophageal microbiota may help to improve the diagnosis and management of oesophageal cancer, according to the results of a study presented...
Standard Bariatrics receives FDA indication for No. 1 bariatric surgical procedure
Credit: Standard Bariatrics Cincinnati, Ohio - October 22, 2018 - Standard Bariatrics, an innovator of surgical devices, has received a sleeve gastrectomy indication from the...
Irish Famine victims’ heavy smoking led to dental decay, new research reveals
Credit: Jonny Geber Irish Famine victims were heavy smokers which caused badly rotten teeth, researchers from the University of Otago and Queen's University Belfast, in...
Standard Bariatrics receives FDA indication for #1 bariatric surgical procedure
Credit: Standard Bariatrics Cincinnati, Ohio - October 22, 2018 - Standard Bariatrics, an innovator of surgical devices, has received a sleeve gastrectomy indication from the...
Symposium explores new ways for pediatricians to harness technology for best patient care
ORLANDO, Fla. - Innovations in technology offer convenience to patients, allow physicians to monitor patients from afar and offer promise in genetics-based diagnoses, according to...
How to help protect yourself from vaccine administration injury
A study by researchers at the University of Waterloo reiterates the need for health care professionals, including pharmacists, to take certain precautions to minimize the...
OU sociologist examines attitudes toward LGT individuals in new study
Credit: University of Oklahoma A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith G. F. Worthen, examines how measures of social contact and social distancing relate to attitudes...
Flavored capsule cigarettes pose a threat to smokefree goals
Credit: University of Otago New research from ASPIRE2025, a University of Otago research theme, challenges tobacco companies' claims they are working towards a smokefree world...
Managing high blood pressure in diabetics may prevent life-threatening organ damage
Credit: Rutgers School of Nursing The most effective way to prevent life-threatening complications of extreme hypertension in African-Americans with diabetes is to better control their...
To see what’s right in front of you, your brain may need some rewiring
Credit: Laboratory of Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells...
American Academy of Pediatrics announces 2018 National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 11,000 pediatricians and healthcare professionals are expected to arrive in Orlando Nov. 2-6 for the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics...
