Mirroring a drop in emissions, mercury in tuna also declines
For years, public health experts have warned against eating certain kinds of fish, including tuna, that tend to accumulate mercury. Still, tuna consumption provides more...
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Louisiana Tech University research series welcomes precision medicine, health-care expert
RUSTON, La. - Tim Cooley, former executive vice president of operations for molecular health and former director for health outcomes and economics at Eli Lilly,...
Veterans served by nation’s community health centers increased by 43 percent
Credit: Milken Institute School of Public Health and Community Health Foundation WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY (November 10, 2016) - The number of veterans...
Sensor for blood flow discovered in blood vessels
Physical forces like blood pressure and the shear stress of flowing blood are important parameters for the tension of blood vessels. Scientists have been looking...
Hunt for Huntington’s cause yields clues
Credit: Mingchen Chen/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 10, 2016) - Rice University scientists have uncovered new details about how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the...
N.C. children in rural counties, high poverty schools face obesity risk
DURHAM, N.C. -- North Carolina children who live in rural counties or attend high poverty schools are more likely to be obese, a newly published...
Johns Hopkins researcher advance treatment of tuberculosis by targeting new enzyme
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report they have laid the foundation to develop novel antibiotics that work against incurable, antibiotic-resistant bacteria like tuberculosis by targeting an...
Fatty liver disease contributes to cardiovascular disease and vice versa
(Boston) -- For the first time, researchers have shown that a bi-directional relationship exists between fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. Fatty liver disease can...
Researchers use fruit flies to understand how body responds to harmful, cold stimuli
Credit: Atit A. Patel and Daniel N. Cox of Georgia State University ATLANTA-The tiny fruit fly can help humans investigate the genetic and neural bases...
Huperzine A provides seizure protection in genetic epilepsy models
Credit: Photo from Wikimedia The compound huperzine A can increase resistance to induced seizures in mouse models of genetic epilepsy, scientists at Emory University School...
Study: UChicago’s CommunityRx intervention helps patients find community resources
New research from the University of Chicago Medicine shows a program that uses electronic medical records to connect Chicagoans with health resources in their community...
American Society of Hematology announces top trainee abstracts of 2016 ASH Annual Meeting
(WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016) - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is pleased to recognize the following trainees with the highest-scoring abstracts in the categories...
Brain scans could help predict response to psychotherapy for anxiety and depression
Nov. 10, 2016 - Brain imaging scans may one day provide useful information on the response to psychotherapy in patients with depression or anxiety, according...
How ACOs are trying to improve patients’ health by addressing nonmedical needs
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Lebanon, NH (Nov. 10, 2016) -- Health care leaders and policy makers agree that in order improve health outcomes and lower...
Water, water — the two types of liquid water
There are two types of liquid water, according to research carried out by an international scientific collaboration. This new peculiarity adds to the growing list...
