E-cigarettes may harm teens’ lung health
Credit: ATS Nov. 16, 2016–E-cigarette use among teenagers is growing dramatically, and public health experts are concerned that these devices may be a gateway to...
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Eating together as a family helps children feel better, physically and…
Children who routinely eat their meals together with their family are more likely to experience long-term physical and mental health benefits, a new Canadian study...
Study: Negative body image, not depression, increases adolescent…
HOUSTON – (Nov. 6, 2015) – Negative body image significantly increases the risk of obesity regardless of whether youth have depression, according to researchers at...
Wonder wrap: ONR developing new ways to protect injured limbs
Credit: (Photo courtesy of Battelle) ARLINGTON, Va.–The moments after a traumatic limb injury resulting from an explosive blast are critical. Blood is lost, tissue begins...
New book, The Postgenomic Condition, assesses progress since 2000
Credit: Melissa De Witte The sequencing of the human genome in 2000 was heralded as a turning point for humanity–a milestone that would transform medicine...
Fatal opioid traffickers targeted by nearly $1 million federal grant
Credit: CWRU Streamlining investigations and prosecutions of opiate dealers is goal of three-year U.S. Department of Justice-funded research Seeking faster indictments and prosecutions of drug...
TTUHSC researcher receives NIH grant for vaccine
IMAGE: Dr. Afzal A. Siddiqui received $3.82 million NIH grant for vaccine. Credit: TTUHSC Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) researcher Afzal A. Siddiqui,...
University of Tokyo International Research Center for Neurointelligence holds first annual…
Credit: 2017 The University of Tokyo. Tokyo, Japan — Despite centuries of inquiry, we still don't know how our intelligence came about. On Sunday, December...
Study reveals connection between microbiome and autoimmune disorders
Credit: University of Calgary Many people associate the word “bacteria” with something dirty and disgusting. Dr. Pere Santamaria disagrees. Called the microbiome, the bacteria in...
Bipartisan US report advocates fighting global disease to advance…
A new US bipartisan study (available at http://bit.ly/1NxehhC) advocates promoting global health to both "do the right thing" and advance wide-ranging foreign policy interests. Written...
Stem cell vaccine found to increase immune responses, inhibit tumors in animal models
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI–Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that a cancer stem cell vaccine, engineered to express a pro-inflammatory protein...
A simple test allows to identify children prone to suffer cardiovascular diseases
Credit: UGRdivulga An international study coordinated by the University of Granada (UGR) has shown that the level of aerobic capacity of children and adolescents (which...
Experts warn of the need to control doping also in amateur athletes
Credit: UGRdivulga A study led by the University of Granada (UGR) has shown that doping is not only a problem exclusive to professional sports, but...
Novel tool for vets and farmers to monitor and reduce antibiotics on…
Credit: University of Nottingham Veterinary researchers at the University of Nottingham have produced a new tool to help UK dairy vets and farmers monitor and...
Plain cigarette packaging may reduce incorrect impression of product’s safety
Credit: UC San Diego Health An online survey of 900 consumers of three of the United States' most popular cigarette brands suggests that adopting standardized...
