Scientists sweep cellular neighborhoods where Zika hides out
Credit: NIAID/NIH Most people infected with Zika never show symptoms. But the virus sometimes causes severe disability -- from microcephaly in babies to weakness or...
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Treating inflammatory bowel disorder by delivering microRNAs
Credit: Osaka University Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown cause, and the number of...
Few people at risk for heart disease understand food labels
An Irish survey of 200 men and women examines awareness, understanding, and use of food labels in preventing lifestyle-related disease in a primary care setting....
The Lancet: Papers at European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress
The following papers will be presented at the ESC congress in Munich, and published simultaneously in The Lancet journal. All papers are under embargo until...
New treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with heart infection
Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: A new treatment can halve hospital stays for some patients with a heart infection (endocarditis), according to late breaking...
E. coli strain from retail poultry may cause urinary tract infections in people
WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 28, 2018) - A strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) found in retail chicken and turkey products may cause a wide range...
Anxiety, depression, other mental distress may increase heart attack, stroke risk in adults over 45
DALLAS, Aug. 28, 2018 - Adults ages 45 or older who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of...
Study shows AI can deliver specialty-level diagnosis in primary care setting
(University of Iowa Health Care) A system designed by a University of Iowa ophthalmologist that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diabetic retinopathy without a...
Take a vacation — it could prolong your life
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - 28 Aug 2018: Taking vacations could prolong life. That's the finding of a 40-year study presented today...
Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided
Credit: European Society of Cardiology Munich, Germany - Aug. 28, 2018: Low carbohydrate diets are unsafe and should be avoided, according to a large study...
Current advice to limit dairy intake should be reconsidered
Munich, Germany - UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 28 Aug 2018: The consumption of dairy products has long been thought to increase the risk of death, particularly...
Combination approach shows promise for beating advanced melanoma
A UCLA-led study has found that a treatment that uses a bacteria-like agent in combination with an immunotherapy drug could help some people with advanced...
WSU Spokane researchers develop potential drugs to help curb smoking
SPOKANE, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have created more than a dozen candidate drugs with the potential to curb smokers' desire for nicotine by...
For carbon storage, biodiversity can help — or hurt
Credit: UVM Biodiversity plays a significant role in forest carbon storage, but surprisingly less than previously thought, new research in Ecology Letters suggests. By analyzing...
Algae a threat to walleye vision, study finds
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Walleye and the fish they eat struggle to see in water clouded by algae, and that could potentially jeopardize the species' future...
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