Smoking associated with delayed shinbone healing
In adults, tibia (shinbone) fractures are usually fixed through the surgical implantation of a slender metal rod called an intramedullary nail in the hollow space...
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Obesity + aging linked to Alzheimer’s markers in the brain
Rockville, Md. (June 28, 2018)--A new study suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired with normal aging, it may...
Rapid Zika detection test uses smartphone technology
Boston, MA -- The Zika virus, which continues to cause microcephaly and other neurological complications in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy, remains a...
Men and women have different genetic risk factors for developing brain cancer
Glioma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in the United States; glioblastoma being the most common type of glioma in adults....
Conquer Chiari Research Center open house
The University of Akron's Conquer Chiari Research Center (CCRC) will hold an open house on Saturday, July 21, at the C. Blake McDowell Law Center...
Strategic classroom intervention can make big difference for autism students
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Special training for teachers may mean big results for students with autism spectrum disorder, according to Florida State...
Children’s Hospital Colorado joins cystic fibrosis triple combination therapy trials
Credit: Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, Colo. (June 28, 2018) - Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) has announced that its Mike McMorris Cystic Fibrosis Research ..
SNMMI 65th Annual Meeting sets the stage for a revolution in precision medicine
RESTON, VA - More than 5,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and exhibitors gathered for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's 65th Annual Meeting, held...
#Hookahlife: Social media posts spread misleading information on hookah use
(June 28, 2018) A new study finds that Instagram users using #hookah or #shisha portray hookah use in an overwhelmingly positive manner, despite its serious...
As asylum requests rise, doctors have important role
Credit: UVA Health System With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team of asylum medicine and law...
Open relationships just as satisfying as monogamous ones, U of G study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) A new University of Guelph study has revealed that people in open relationships are as happy as their coupled-up counterparts "We...
No Difference in Outcomes for Children of Same-Sex versus Different-Sex Parents
June 28, 2018 - For children of lesbian or gay parents, psychological adjustment is about the same as in children of heterosexual parents, reports a...
Learning disabilities: Kids and families struggle beyond the academics
Most research on learning disabilities focuses on remediating specific academic skills like reading and math. But struggles at school and with homework can create an...
CMS Policy to reduce hospital-acquired conditions had minimal impact
NEW YORK (June 28, 2018) - Hospitals may have avoided financial penalties by billing hospital-associated conditions (HAC) as present at the time of the patient's...
Researchers discover new mechanism to explain the spread of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists have pinpointed minute exosomes as the main vehicle that allow the spread of toxic proteins that trigger the onset of Alzheimer's Disease across a...
