Drugs with multiple targets show promise against myotonic dystrophy…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Efforts to treat myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, are in their infancy. In a new study,...
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Eating the placenta after childbirth — researchers explore perceptions of health…
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine () is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published online with open access options and in print. Led by John...
Test holds potential to diagnose myriad conditions with drop of blood
PITTSBURGH, June 9, 2016 – Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a unique method for detecting antibodies in the blood of patients in...
Doubling vegetable consumption in schools with a lower-cost gaming approach
breaks new ground as the first journal to address this emerging and increasingly important area of health care. The Journal provides a bimonthly forum… view...
Human intrusion on fruit bat habitats raises exposure risk to Hendra…
Credit: James Nilson Reported today in Scientific Reports by researchers from the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne and State University of New York, the...
UVA, Virginia Tech seek ways to assist drivers with autism
Credit: Jackson Smith | UVA Health System The University of Virginia Health System is teaming up with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to study novice...
Planting a park on the Cross-Bronx expressway would save money and lives
Credit: Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health explored the cost-effectiveness of placing a deck park...
Study highlights importance of preventing weight gain in adults to…
Credit: Ian Farrell A study of over 33,000 people, published today in the journal BMC Public Health, indicates that public health strategies that aim to...
HKBU study finds Tianjiu therapy improves allergic rhinitis…
Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) recently conducted a "Tianjiu therapy for allergic rhinitis:...
Advancing cancer immunotherapy with computer simulations and data…
Credit: NIAID The body has a natural way of fighting cancer – it's called the immune system, and it is tuned to defend our cells...
Long-term gains with early epilepsy surgery
Credit: Photo: Cecilia Hedström There are important, long-term gains from hastening the processes around surgical interventions against epilepsy – before the disease has had too...
Healthy diet could decrease gestational diabetes risk for South Asian…
Credit: McMaster University Hamilton, ON (Aug. 10, 2017) – South Asian women in Ontario are at high risk for gestational diabetes, but a change in...
ECDC study: Nearly 1 in 6 new HIV diagnoses in Europe are among people…
Credit: ECDC/The Lancet HIV A study published in The Lancet HIV showed that while the rate of newly reported HIV cases in Europe remained steady...
Exploring current state of knowledge about mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s…
The current issue of Neurodegenerative Disease Management explores evolving viewpoints on the role of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's Disease (PD-MCI), a medical issue which...
Grant among the first to address the mental health needs of Pacific…
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Pacific Islanders are persons who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific...
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