Dust mite allergens share rare combo of qualities
Credit: Holly Leddy, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. — A combination of stability and abundance may be what gives allergy-triggering dust mite proteins their sneeze-inducing power,...
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Pregnant women at risk of getting the flu are not getting vaccinated
Credit: UBC Health-care professionals are hesitant to administer the flu vaccine to pregnant women, despite the potential life-saving benefits, according to a UBC study. The...
New moms moving toward the bottle
Credit: UBC New moms are increasingly using expressed breast milk (either pumped or expressed by hand) instead of directly breastfeeding their babies, according to a...
Music may help make high-intensity interval training viable option for average person
Credit: UBC Listening to music may make it easier for people to adopt short duration exercise regimens that could help them stay in shape, according...
Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic…
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Nov. 30, 2017 — Just in time for World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) international partners are announcing...
Health care process a roadblock for adolescents with autism and their caregivers
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – For most people, trips to the doctor can be quite scary. For adolescents and young adults with autism,...
Canadian cardiologist publishes world first mitral regurgitation procedure
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 19, 2017– A Canadian cardiologist has published a report in the journal Eurointervention describing how he used...
UAB investigators find repeat cesarean deliveries less cost-effective…
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A systematic review from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that routinely opting for a repeat cesarean delivery...
Famine alters metabolism for successive generations
Credit: Wikimedia Commons The increased risk of hyperglycemia associated with prenatal exposure to famine is also passed down to the next generation, according to a...
New study of gene mutations causing Leigh syndrome shows effects on embryonic development
IMAGE: Stem Cells and Development is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published 24 times per year in print and online. The Journal is dedicated to communication...
Research documents link between nightmares and self-harm
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New research from Florida State University finds a link between nightmares and self-injurious behavior, such as cutting or...
Young people do not associate e-cigarettes with increased likelihood…
Credit: CSUR New research suggests availability of e-cigarettes makes smoking appear less attractive to young people, discourages tobacco uptake Centre for Substance Use and Research,...
Grant helps UA’s Southwest Telehealth Resource Center connect providers, rural…
Credit: (Photo: Averette at en.wikipedia, Monumentvalleyviewfromnorth, cropped, CC-BY-3.0) Helping health-care providers connect with patients in some of the most underserved areas of the Southwest i..
Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing for life
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves, converting them into electrical signals...
Study beefs up support for brain cells that control protein hunger
Credit: Image courtesy of Qili Liu, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Have you ever found yourself craving a steak or a burger? The brain controls our...
