Serving teens with special diets: A tricky Thanksgiving recipe
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Planning a holiday meal can be hectic, and some families will be...
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BGRF scientists publish seminal paper and announce project to develop biomarkers of aging
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, November 21, 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom: Today the Biogerontology Research Foundation announced the international collaboration on signaling pathway perturbation..
Study finds key protein that binds to LDL cholesterol
New Haven, Conn.-- A Yale-led research team identified a protein that plays an important role in the buildup of LDL cholesterol in blood vessels. The...
Cancer in children adversely affects parents’ income and employment
Having a child with cancer led to income reductions for parents and job discontinuation among mothers in a recent study, even after adjusting for pre-diagnosis...
Survey: 1 in 4 vacations includes a trip to the ER
Credit: Orlando Health Orlando, Fla. - If you've ever had to seek medical attention for an illness or an injury during a vacation, you're not...
What impact do medication errors have on nursing home residents?
A new analysis points to surprisingly low rates of serious impacts from medication errors affecting nursing home residents, despite the fact that these errors remain...
Wastewater research may help protect aquatic life
Credit: UBC New wastewater system design guidelines developed at UBC can help municipal governments better protect aquatic life and save millions of dollars a year....
Ottawa confirmed as the biodiversity hotspot for a subfamily of wasps in North America
Credit: Dr. Jose Fernandez-Triana What usually comes to mind when speaking about biodiversity hotspots are tropical regions, pristine areas and magnificent forests. Meanwhile, it is...
Rice farming in India much older than thought, used as ‘summer crop’ by Indus civilization
Credit: Cameron Petrie Latest research on archaeological sites of the ancient Indus Civilisation, which stretched across what is now Pakistan and northwest India during the...
Current climate date rescue activities in Australia
Credit: The State Library of Victoria Long-term weather data is the backbone of almost all research into climate change and variability. The recovery of historical...
Three risk factors suggest a reduction in healthy renal function in patients with diabetes
CHICAGO--Patients with diabetes and suffering from acute kidney injury (AKI), proteinuria and uncontrolled blood sugar experience a sharp reduction in the number of years they...
High-impact clinical trials yield results that could improve kidney care
Chicago, IL (November 19, 2016) -- The results of numerous high-impact clinical trials that could affect kidney-related medical care will be presented at ASN Kidney...
APOL1 linked to reduced nephrocyte function, increased cell size, accelerated cell death
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON, DC - A Children's National Health System research team has uncovered a novel process by which the gene APOL1...
Brazil has improved health care for all, but inequalities persist
Credit: UCLA Brazil, through a combination of public policies and its Unified Health System, has significantly improved access to medical care for a wide swath...
New book explores inflationary media’s role in the Trump phenomenon
BUFFALO, N.Y. - As the transition of power begins in Washington and the nation continues a collective discussion on the outcome of the presidential election,...
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