New York -- Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that an important explanation for declining rates of global adolescent fertility is...
Ann Arbor, MI, November 15, 2016 - Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) is a serious public health concern in the U.S. Investigators from the...
Credit: Kanazawa University Special activities in the brains while mother and her child with autism spectrum disorder are gazing each other have been discovered by...
Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested, according to a study published Nov. 15,...
AURORA, Colo. (Nov. 15, 2015) - A strong association between a genetic mutation and a rare kind of heart muscle disease has been discovered by...
Credit: Centre for Addictions Research of BC at the University of Victoria Alcohol is known to be a risk factor for breast cancer and at...
1. Testing for HPV types 16 and 18 in women with high risk HPV may better inform referral to colposcopy Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M16-2735 URLs go live...
Credit: Alan H. Taylor Forest fire activity in California's Sierra Nevada since 1600 has been influenced more by how humans used the land than by...
Credit: Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration CORVALLIS, Ore. - The first global assessment of marine kelp ecosystems shows that these critically-important habitats...
Credit: Sonia Fernandez Like all marine ecosystems around the world, kelp forests are threatened by human activities. However, a new study reports that kelp ecosystems...
Credit: Photo by G. Rowsey, courtesy UTIA. AUSTIN, Texas - Bill Brown, dean of University of Tennessee AgResearch, was honored for the leadership he has...
Credit: OHSU PORTLAND, Ore. - Cholesterol-lowering drugs help prevent heart attacks and strokes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood...
Big data derived from electronic health records, social media, the internet and other digital sources have the potential to provide more timely and detailed information...
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery A large global survey finds gaps in communication between doctors who treat rheumatoid arthritis and their patients, even though most...
A bilingual support group addressing the psychological and educational needs of patients with lupus and their families is a valuable resource to help them cope,...
