Women may be more vulnerable to concussions because of…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Women have smaller, more breakable nerve fibers in the brain compared to men that may make them more susceptible to...
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Novel approach in primary care setting may help identify patients with…
Credit: ATS With five simple questions and an inexpensive peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter, primary care clinicians may be able to diagnose many more patients...
New York Blood Center joins Blood Centers of America
Credit: Blood Centers of America West Warwick, RI, July 20, 2017 – Blood Centers of America (BCA) announced today that New York Blood Center (NYBC)...
Brazilian Zika virus strain causes birth defects in experimental…
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues in Brazil and Senegal, have described the first "direct experimental proof" that the...
Reversing the HIV epidemic: Europe needs to scale-up prevention,…
Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 2017 In a two-day conference organised in collaboration between the Maltese Presidency of the Council of...
UTSW urges use of evidence-based medicine to avoid overtreatment of…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Jan. 31, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center research supports an evidence-based medicine (EBM) approach that embraces individualized care to...
Glucagon receptor structure offers new opportunities for type 2 diabetes drug discovery
Credit: Dr. WU Beili Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) exert essential action in hormonal homeostasis and are important therapeutic targets for a variety of...
Slowing dangerous bacteria may be more effective than killing them,…
Credit: Illustration by Jennifer Oosthuizen, CDC CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a mechanism that allows bacteria of the same...
Do violent communities foster violent kids?
Children and adolescents regularly confronted with violence in their community have a greater tendency to show antisocial behavior. This finding was reported by researchers from...
Testing for Zika virus: There’s an app for that
Credit: Photo by Randy Wong LIVERMORE, Calif. — Add rapid, mobile testing for Zika and other viruses to the list of things that smartphone technology...
Previous oral contraceptive use associated with better outcomes in…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who develop ovarian cancer appear to have better outcomes if they have a history of oral contraceptive use, according to a...
Electroconvulsive therapy for depression in older patients may not…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Aug. 15, 2017) – Older people receiving electroconvulsive therapy for their depression likely will need an additional treatment if insomnia...
Study shows association between gut microbes and brain structure in people with IBS
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS A new study by researchers at UCLA has revealed two key findings for people with irritable bowel syndrome about the relationship...
Drug resistance in an intestinal parasite of piglets confirmed for the…
Credit: Michael Bernkopf/Vetmeduni Vienna The parasite Cystoisospora suis causes diarrhea in pigs, especially in newborn piglets, and is capable of quickly spreading across farms. For...
An IRCM team unveils a mechanism that controls neuron production from…
Montréal, January 13, 2016 – A study conducted by a research team led by Michel Cayouette, Full IRCM Research Professor and Director of the Cellular...
