Women’s health has worsened while men’s health has…
Credit: Umeå University/PLOS One Researchers at Umeå University and Region Norrbotten in Sweden have studied health trends among women and men aged 25-34 from 1990-2014....
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To improve health and exercise more, get a gym membership, Iowa State…
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa – If your New Year's resolution was to exercise more in 2017, chances are you've already given up or...
New mouse model of Zika sexual transmission shows spread to fetal brain
The Zika virus, commonly transmitted through a bite from an infected mosquito, is also capable of leaping from person to person through sexual transmission. However,...
CNS awards Lithuanian professor for the paradigm shift in neurology
Credit: European Patent Office The paper based on the study undertaken by the team of Lithuanian researchers was bestowed Paper of the Year award by...
A ‘turbo charge’ for your brain?
Credit: Courtesy of Robert Reinhart Robert Reinhart calls the medial frontal cortex the "alarm bell of the brain." "If you make an error, this brain...
Many second hand plastic toys could pose a risk to children’s health, study suggests
Credit: Dr Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth The plastic used in many second hand toys could pose a risk to children's health because it may...
New $1.5 million NIH grant targets oral complications of HIV
Credit: CWRU While advances in HIV treatment have dramatically improved patient lifespans and quality of life, nagging side effects remain; among the most common is...
Preventing and treating acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 4, 2018–Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, increases...
Research redefines proteins’ role in the development of spinal…
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center/eLife A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and...
Use of glucocorticoids is associated with increased risk of serious bacterial blood…
Rochester, MN, June 8, 2016 – The risk of life-threatening blood infections by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria is more than doubled in users of systemic glucocorticoids...
Research testing digital ways to reduce MS-related fatigue nets $4.9…
Credit: CWRU With geographic barriers limiting treatment options for many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) , a Case Western Reserve University researcher will use a...
More than 1/3 of parents would allow child to be in residential or hotel pool unsupervised
Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As kids get ready to splash around in pools this summer,...
TACC key partner in Dell Medical School’s data science…
Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin today announced a new partnership with...
Seeking treatment earlier may improve heart attack outcomes
While hospitals have made strides in reducing the time it takes to treat heart attack patients once they arrive at the hospital, patient delays recognizing...
FDA approves new lung cancer therapy for patients who develop resistance
DENVER – The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) commends the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to grant accelerated approval...
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