In the fight against Alzheimer’s, Down syndrome may hold vital clues
Credit: Biodesign Institute At first glance, Down syndrome (DS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), two severe brain abnormalities, may seem to have little in common. Down...
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For-profit nursing home residents more likely to be diagnosed with neglect issues
Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care compared with clients living in...
Video monitoring of tuberculosis treatment effective in urban and rural areas
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with statewide collaborators, report that patients who recorded videos of...
Heroin vaccine technology advances as researchers are awarded grant for further testing
Researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse,...
Hippocampus yields clues to treatment strategies for cognitive deficits in MS
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. October 16, 2018. A recent article by a team of international experts on multiple sclerosis (MS) underscores the importance...
Perinatal women in RI to have increased access to behavioral health screenings
The number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth for mothers is depression and/or anxiety, with one in seven women suffering from a mood disorder...
Automated system identifies dense tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer, in mammograms
Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an automated model that assesses dense breast tissue in mammograms -- which is an independent risk...
Amount of weight regain after bariatric surgery helps predict health risks
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2018 - Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after bariatric surgery can help predict a...
Number of veterans affairs facilities offering acupuncture growing rapidly
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 16, 2018--Acupuncture is an increasingly important and effective component of chronic pain management and other...
Religious leaders’ support may be key to modern contraception
Women in Nigeria whose clerics extol the benefits of family planning were significantly more likely to adopt modern contraceptive methods, new research suggests, highlighting the...
A human brain model in a petri dish?
Research scientists around the world are now able to investigate the structural, cellular, and developmental intricacies of the human brain using bioengineered stem cell-based models...
Environmental factors may trigger onset of multiple sclerosis
A new Tel Aviv University study finds that certain environmental conditions may precipitate structural changes that take place in myelin sheaths in the onset of...
UTA awarded US/international patents on material that attacks multiple cancers
Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded U.S. and international patents on a nanoparticle material that can be activated by light,...
Simple stickers may save lives of patients, athletes and lower medical costs
Credit: Ramses Martinez/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Heart surgery can be traumatic for patients. Having to continuously monitor your status without a doctor when...
No sweat required: UToledo finds hypertension treatment that mimics effect of exercise
Credit: Dan Miller, University of Toledo Couch potatoes rejoice -- there might be a way to get the blood pressure lowering benefits of exercise in...
