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Credit: UBC A single bout of sleep apnea impacts the human body's ability to regulate blood pressure. In a recent study measuring the impact of...

Study to examine use, understanding of advance care preferences in nursing homes

INDIANAPOLIS -- Do nursing homes routinely record the treatment preferences of long-term residents when it comes to questions such as whether they want cardiopulmonary resuscitation...

National study led by NYU Langone seeks innovative treatment for shingles of the eye

NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a five-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), a form of shingles...

Disentangling the myth of the singing bushmaster viper with the help of tree frogs

Credit: Pablo Venegas Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster (belonging in the Lachesis genus) is the largest viper in the western hemisphere. Legend...

Scientists explore how nutrition may feed mental health

Good nutrition has long been viewed as a cornerstone of physical health, but research is increasingly showing diet's effect on mental health, as well. A...

Out in the rural: A Mississippi health center and its war on poverty

New York - The remarkable individuals who founded the first rural community health center in Bolivar County, Mississippi more than 50 years ago led "a...

Getting stroke treatments to people earlier to prevent debilitating outcomes

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR and FLINT, Mich. -- Following the onset of a stroke, restoring blood flow to the brain as quickly as...

JNeurosci: Highlights from the Nov. 16 issue

Amount of Specific Neurotransmitter in Brain May Predict Working Memory Ability When you recite a phone number over and over while you search for a...

eDNA in seawater samples could reveal status of deepwater fish populations

Credit: Peter Rask Møller Environmental DNA in seawater samples may provide accurate information about deepwater fish populations, according to a study published November 16, 2016...

GW researcher publishes review of new payment reforms in JAMA Cardiology

WASHINGTON (Nov. 16, 2016) -- As conventional fee-for-service models become less viable, cardiologists will need to participate in emerging payment models, according to a review...

IU led $1M NSF-funded smart-home effort to advance health and independence in older adults

Credit: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- As part of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Indiana University has received over $670,000 to...

First-ever study shows e-cigarettes cause damage to gum tissue

A University of Rochester Medical Center study suggests that electronic cigarettes are as equally damaging to gums and teeth as conventional cigarettes. The study, published...

It’s how you splice it: Scientists discover possible origin of muscle, heart defects

Credit: Giudice Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - Muscular dystrophies, congenital heart muscle defects, and other muscle disorders often arise for reasons...

Next-generation biomaterial being developed to treat bleeding

PHOENIX -- Researchers at Mayo Clinic, Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing a biomaterial that has potential to protect patients...

Chemical compound holds promise as cancer treatment with fewer side effects