New strategy could yield more precise seasonal flu vaccine
Credit: Photo by: Bryce Richter/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. — During the 2014-15 flu season, the poor match between the virus used to make the world's vaccine...
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Maternal B12 deficiency may increase child’s risk of type 2 diabetes
Credit: Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick B12 deficiency during pregnancy may predispose children to metabolic problems such as type-2 diabetes, according to research presented...
Nation’s largest state effort to track concussions in youth…
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – December 12, 2016 – The nation's largest statewide effort to track concussions among youth athletes is under way in Texas...
Scientists sniff out female mouse scents that make males frisky
Scientists have identified two chemical scents in the urine of female mice that arouse sexual behavior in males, a discovery that shines a spotlight on...
Differences in sex and running ability influence declines in marathon performance, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–A person's sex and running ability play a role in the decline of their performance in marathons as they get older,...
Report identifies key policies to address health inequities
Researchers from the University of Liverpool working with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Evidence Network (HEN) and the European Office for Investment for Health...
Microbial murder mystery solved
Credit: Artwork by Sylvie Shaffer of the Wistar Institute. Immune cells called "killer cells" target bacteria invading the body's cells, but how do they do...
Wireless handheld spectrometer transmits data to smartphone
Credit: Dan Wang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology WASHINGTON — Spectral images, which contain more color information than is obtainable with a typical camera, reveal...
Heat and irradiation: New approach for more selectively fighting tumors
Credit: Fraunhofer MEVIS Researchers wish to treat tumors more effectively in the future by combining radiation therapy and focused ultrasound. The joint project SONO-RAY began...
ER docs can pick your nose
Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — The range of options for medicating emergency patients intranasally has greatly expanded in recent years and can...
Fun, comfort with exercise helps young people with conditions like…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 11, 2016) – The best way to help young people with neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder...
Switched-on Salmonella: Fluid forces guide disease traits of…
Credit: Jason Drees: Biodesign Institute Once inside the human body, infectious microbes like Salmonella face a fluid situation. They live in a watery world, surrounded...
Moderate-severe hot flashes significantly increase depression risk
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 19, 2017–A new study of more than 2,000 perimenopausal and menopausal women showed that moderate-severe...
Scientists enlist engineered protein to battle the MERS virus
Credit: NIAID In June 2012, a 60 year-old man with flu-like symptoms walked into a private hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two weeks later, he...
Giving the messages from fat cells a positive spin to prevent diabetes
Credit: Children's National Health System Losing weight appears to reset the chemical messages that fat cells send to other parts of the body that otherwise...
