One in 3 high blood pressure patients failing to take medication
Novel urine test can identify when people are failing to take prescription drugs for hypertension Younger patients and females were found to have an increased...
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New metamaterial-enhanced MRI technique tested on humans
Credit: © ITMO University Scientists from the Netherlands and Russia designed and tested a new metasurface-based technology for enhancing the local sensitivity of MRI scanners...
Safe space for illegal drug consumption in Baltimore would save $6 million a year
A new cost-benefit analysis conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and others suggests that $6 million in costs related to the...
How to prevent lying and drinking in teens, according to research
Adolescents who have a greater tendency to lie to their parents are also more likely to start using alcohol at an earlier age, while excessive...
UW scientists borrow from electronics to build circuits in living cells
Credit: University of Washington Living cells must constantly process information to keep track of the changing world around them and arrive at an appropriate response....
Do men have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women?
Prague, Czech Republic - 25 May 2017: Men seem to have worse chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy than women despite receiving similar cancer treatments, according to research presented...
Insurance vs. out-of-pocket payment not a big factor in weight-loss outcomes
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - May 25, 2017 - Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to...
No evidence that brain-stimulation technique boosts cognitive training
Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)--a non-invasive technique for applying electric current to areas of the brain--may be growing in popularity, but new research suggests that it...
Resetting balance in reward centers may help treat alcohol addiction
Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2017 - The human brain functions on a delicate balance of reinforcing positive behaviors and suppressing negative ones, which takes place...
Designer worm spit supercharges healing
Every day 12 Australian diabetics have a limb amputated because of a non-healing wound. Globally, it's one every 30 seconds. A molecule produced by a...
New drug therapy could improve brain function and life expectancy of ALS patients
BEER-SHEVA, Israel... May 23, 2017 - Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers are developing a new therapy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) using part...
Food is not just the sum of its nutrients
Credit: Tanja Kongerslev Thorning Traditionally investigations of a foodstuff's implications for human health focus on the content of individual nutrients such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates..
Scientists uncover dietary strategy to address obesity using component in red chili
Washington, DC - May 23, 2017 - Scientists have discovered a dietary strategy that may address obesity by reducing endotoxemia, a major contributor to chronic,...
‘Pregnant’ housefly males demonstrate the evolution of sex determination
Credit: Peter Koomen Sex is one of the most essential characteristics of an individual - not only for humans, but also for animals and plants....
Crazy for ant eggs
Loading video... Credit: Chin-Cheng 'Scotty' Yang Kyoto, Japan -- As worker ants busily hurry about providing for colony and queen, we can imagine a range...
