Few heart attack survivors get recommended physical activity
NEW YORK, NY (Mar. 1, 2017) — Only 16 percent of heart attack survivors get the recommended amount of physical activity in the weeks after...
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Team establishes first diagnostic criteria for idiopathic multicentric…
Credit: David Fajgenbaum, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – More than six decades after Castleman disease (CD) was first described, a...
Research elucidates hormone ghrelin’s role in blood glucose regulation
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone ghrelin may have implications for...
Alpha blockers more effective for large kidney stones
Credit: University of Michigan Health System Nearly one in 11 Americans will have a kidney stone in their lifetime, causing pain, sometimes missed work and,...
Bright light therapy improves sleep in people treated for cancer
Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Sleep Medicine. DARIEN, IL – January 16, 2018 – Results of a randomized controlled trial suggest...
Insufficient evidence for the use of omega 3 supplements in treating depression
New research out today concludes that there is insufficient evidence for the use of taking an Omega 3 fatty acid supplement in treating major depressive...
What sex is safe for heart patients: A new approach using the KiTOMI model
Philadelphia, PA, November 5, 2015 – Changes in sexual satisfaction and decreases in sexual activity are often reported by heart patients. Both patients and partners...
A new role for an old protein in breast cancer
Credit: University of Kent Scientists led by Dr Chris Toseland of the University's School of Biosciences studied a protein called Myosin VI, a molecular motor...
Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing…
Credit: Carolyn R. Bertozzi PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2016 — In developing nations, the current test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) is error-prone, complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore,...
Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds
Credit: Photo by Joyce Seay-Knoblauch CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding. A...
Humanitarian Intervention reduces ‘stress hormone’ in war-affected youth
Credit: Taghyeer Organization New Haven, Conn. — A new study shows that a humanitarian program to improve the mental health of adolescents affected by the...
Media portrayals of pregnant women, new moms unrealistic, study says
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Whether it's a pregnant character on a TV show or a photo spread heralding a celebrity's...
Novel nuclear medicine test can identify kidney transplant infection
Credit: T Derlin et al., Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany RESTON, Va. – German scientists have developed a novel nuclear medicine test that can determine...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis called cannabidiol,...
Do smart songbirds always get the girl?
Credit: Florida Atlantic University If the early bird catches the worm, then does the smart songbird get the girl? That's what a researcher at Florida...
