New guidelines discourage use of brain imaging as a ‘lie detector’ for chronic pain
Credit: UHN (TORONTO, Canada – Sept. 8, 2017) – A task force consisting of researchers from around the world and led by a scientist at...
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High-fat diet prompts immune cells to start eating connections between…
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When a high-fat diet causes us to become obese, it also appears to prompt normally bustling immune cells in our brain to...
The HLF-gene controls the generation of our long-term immune system
David Bryder Credits: Gunnar Menander A research group at Lund University in Sweden has found that when the HLF (hepatic leukemia factor) gene -which is...
Drug combined with care program better at reducing Alzheimer’s symptoms than drug…
Credit: NYU Langone Medical Center Combining a specific care management program with a commonly-prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease multiplies the medication's ability to improve daily...
NSU optometry professor receives national award
Credit: Nova Southeastern University FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. – The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) recently announced Nova Southeastern University (NSU) College of Optometry Professor Rachel...
How your cells build tiny ‘train tracks’ could shed light…
IMAGE: Graphic of microtubules, the 'railway network' within every cell of the human body Credit: University of Warwick Researchers from the University of Warwick have...
High levels of natural immune suppressor correlate with poor survival…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 27, 2017) – Patients diagnosed with the most common form of leukemia who also have...
Cruise ships, schools may become safer from viruses because of Kansas…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Outbreaks of stomach flu or noroviral gastroenteritis can easily occur in crowded quarters like cruise ships, army barracks and schools, but a...
Genetic DJ: Growing cells remix their genes
Credit: Dr Csilla Varnai Moving genes about could help cells to respond to change according to scientists at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, UK and...
Underfed worms program their babies to cope with famine
Credit: Photo by Richard Pell, Carnegie Mellon. Going hungry at an early age can cause lifelong health problems. But the extent of malnutrition's damage depends...
Study from Harvard and Yale shows positive psychological effects of…
IMAGE: Transgender Health is the first peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to addressing the healthcare needs of transgender individuals throughout the lifespan and identifying gaps...
Children’s Hospital of Orange County honored for improving care…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Orange County ORANGE, Calif. (Jan. 31, 2017) – Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) was named a 2016 Healthcare Information and...
Study suggests 1.6 million childbearing women could be at risk of Zika virus infection
Research by scientists in the US and UK has estimated that up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected...
Is soda bad for your brain? (and is diet soda worse?)
Credit: Photo by Cydney Scott Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016, according to the US Department...
Meta-analysis uncovers poor outcomes due to hyperthermia after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 23, 2017-Rebound hyperthermia, or fever, is common after controlled body cooling to treat comatose survivors...
