Yoga may lessen side effects in men undergoing prostate cancer…
PHILADELPHIA — Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University...
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Breast cancer: Research IDs obstacles to care in Appalachia
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding why so many breast cancer patients in Appalachia aren't...
Starting age of marijuana use may have long-term effects on brain…
IMAGE: These are divergent patterns in overlapping areas of anterior prefrontal cortex. Credit: Center for BrainHealth The age at which an adolescent begins using marijuana...
New drug targets for a rare kidney and liver disease
Credit: Osaka University ARPKD is a rare disease affecting 1 in 20000 people, but its victims are newborns, many of whom fail to see their...
Physician receives grant to train the next generation of Bronx-grown medical professionals
Credit: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Oct., 24, 2017 — (BRONX, NY) — Juan Robles, M.D., attending physician at Montefiore Health System and assistant professor...
Studies in mice provide insights into antibody-Zika virus interactions
In research that could inform prophylactic treatment approaches for pregnant women at risk of Zika virus infection, investigators conducted experiments in mice and identified six...
Fish oil or fish consumption? New recommendations for pregnant women…
Credit: Courtesy of University of South Florida Pregnant women who consume fish rather than fish oil supplements are just as likely to protect their offspring...
Trusted messages key to counter community concerns during disease…
Credit: UofL Utilizing messages focused on images created by local artists and written information communicated through local dialects proved essential to counter misperceptions during the...
Breakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug discovery
Credit: Kelly Tong LAWRENCE — A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a person's diverse set of antibodies for...
New explanation for why airways close in asthma holds promise for future class of drugs
Credit: Scott Jones, Houston Methodist HOUSTON – (Jan. 31, 2018) – Houston Methodist researchers have a new explanation for what causes the lungs' airways to...
High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections, may increase falls for older adults
Credit: (C) 2016, The Health in Aging Foundation In people over the age of 65, acute respiratory infections–such as the common cold, influenza, or pneumonia–can...
Discovery of molecular nets inside heart muscles hold promise for new treatment
Credit: NUHS Researchers discover molecular nets inside heart muscles which hold promise for new heart failure treatment Singapore – Local researchers have discovered that a...
BA or DA? Decoding syllables to show the limits of artificial intelligence
Credit: © UNIGE For about the last ten years, researchers have been using artificial intelligence techniques called machine learning to decode human brain activity. Applied...
Newborn harbor porpoises have the fastest hearing development among…
Credit: Solvin Zankl © Fjord og Bælt- Kerteminde All mammals can hear — but it is not an ability that is fully developed at birth....
3-D protein structure offers insight into rapid communication by brain…
Credit: Zhou et al./ Nature 2017 An intricate new three-dimensional protein structure is providing a detailed look into how brain cells communicate rapidly. By visualizing...
