Positive outcomes after obesity surgery in adolescents
Credit: The University of Gothenburg Obesity surgery has proven to be just as effective for teenagers as for adults. Five years on, those who underwent...
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For geriatric falls, ‘brain speed’ may matter more than lower limb strength
Credit: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich. – "Why does a 30-year-old hit their foot against the curb in the parking lot and...
Biodiversity project in Azores delivers detailed abundance data for…
Credit: Pedro Cardoso In 1999, a long-term biodiversity project started at the Azores Islands (Portugal, Atlantic Ocean), the Biodiversity of Arthropods from the Laurisilva of...
The benefits & dangers when genetic testing companies partner with orphan drug…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 27, 2017-Pharmaceutical companies developing Orphan Drugs are increasingly partnering with direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test..
Brains of overweight people ‘ten years older’ than lean counterparts at middle-age
From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new...
Gene/cell connection provides new insight into how our gut microbiome…
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 10, 2018) – Paneth cells are like an internal antibiotic that eliminates unwanted microbes that...
International study reveals genetic associations that influence adult…
IMAGE: Graph shows the location of the genetic effect for the gene FOXC1. Credit: NEIGHBORHOOD Consortium Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and...
Understanding smartphone separation anxiety and what smartphones mean to people
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 14, 2017–What factors determine nomophobia, otherwise known as smartphone separation anxiety, and what behaviors and...
Lab-reared maggots may save Darwin’s famous finches
Raising maggots may not sound glamorous, but that doesn't mean it's not important. In the latest issue of the Journal of Insect Science, Paola Lahuatte,...
Crop advances grow with protection
Credit: Photo credit 2015 CSSA photo contest submission. Most people are aware of open-source computer programs. These free programs, accessible by anyone, spread technology to...
Computer-assisted approaches as decision support systems serving to combat the Zika virus
Global climate change, international travel, and ineffective vector control programs are aiding the emergence of infectious diseases globally. The currently expanding Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic...
‘Triggers’: A new tool to assess cancer patients’…
Dr Jayne Wood from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust LUGANO-MADRID, 9 September, 2017 – A new tool to identify patients who would benefit from...
Have a dental emergency? Your smartphone may soon be able to help you…
Credit: Corey Stein INDIANAPOLIS — Have a dental emergency? Your smartphone may be able to help you avoid an unnecessary trip to the hospital. A...
Interstate Batteries to begin selling OEM batteries for defibrillators
IMAGE: Interstate Batteries logo is shown. Credit: Interstate Batteries DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2016 — Today, Interstate Batteries announced a partnership with Physio-Control to provide original...
The heart-brain connection: The link between LQTS and seizures
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a genetic link between Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), a rare cardiac rhythm disease, and an...