Abnormal vision in childhood can affect brain functions
A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for things such as attention. The...
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UT Dallas study provides fuller picture of the human cost from terrorist attacks
Credit: The University of Texas at Dallas Terrorist attacks injure far more people than they kill, leaving victims with lost limbs, hearing loss, respiratory disease,...
Ben-Gurion University researchers participate in US Water Challenges Workshop
CHICAGO...October 12, 2018 - A trilateral collaboration hosted by the University of Chicago (UChicago) on Oct. 8, with researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev...
Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is...
MDI Biological Laboratory awarded NIH grant to promote data literacy
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory will take a national lead in teaching data literacy to students and teachers...
NAM special publication outlines steps toward making health care systems fully interoperable
WASHINGTON - While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records (EHRs), establishment of regional health information...
Simple, cost effective treatment following failed back surgery shows promise
(Boston)--Failed back surgery (continued low back and leg pain after surgery) is relatively common. With each reoperation, success, as defined by pain reduction, becomes less...
Potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism proves effective in lab study
A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 million Americans, and many more...
Effects of epilepsy on neural activity in mice fluctuate with reproductive cycle
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Mice with epilepsy have altered patterns of neuron activity in the portion of the brain that...
Medical marijuana for symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis
Bottom Line: This study analyzed 17 clinical trials including 3,161 patients to evaluate medicinal cannabinoids -- the chemical compounds in cannabis -- for the treatment...
Unapproved ingredients in over-the-counter supplements
Bottom Line: Potentially harmful and undeclared pharmaceuticals were identified in more than 700 over-the-counter dietary supplements in an analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Promising new therapeutic approach against Ebola virus identified
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In a new study researchers have developed a two-pronged approach for targeting Ebola...
Is there a benefit to switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia?
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In follow-up to the I HART CGM study, which showed the benefit of...
Does open heart surgery affect cognitive abilities?
Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that nearly...
Researchers study eastern hellbender salamanders parental habits
Credit: Virginia Tech Although eastern hellbender salamanders are known by many unflattering nicknames -- mud puppy, snot otter, grampus, and Allegheny alligator -- about 70...
