Lifelong ill-health after exposure to chemical weapons
Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
HKBU discovers mechanisms underlying early life stress and irritable bowel syndrome
Researchers from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have found that the abnormal rise ...
LSU Health research to study link between obesity and breast cancer in real time
New Orleans, LA - Frank Lau, MD, Associate Professor in the Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at LSU Health ...
‘M-RISE’ research program aims to prevent brain damage caused by cardiac arrest
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For the more than 350,000 Americans that experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each ...
Intelligent testing could save lives by defusing ticking time bomb of liver disease
A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of ...
Women exposed to common antibacterial chemical more likely to break a bone
First study of its kind links triclosan to human bone health WASHINGTON--Women exposed to triclosan are more likely to develop ...
Preconceptional and prenatal exposure to paternal smoking affects semen quality of adult sons
Large population study finds lower sperm counts and concentrations than in sons of non-smokers Vienna, 25 June 2019: The adverse ...
NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
Study will compare delamanid to isoniazid for preventing TB disease in at-risk contactsCredit: NIAID A large clinical trial to assess ...
No cell is an island
LJI team finds that 'doublet' immune cells are much more common--and more important in disease--than previously thoughtCredit: Dr. Yunmin Jung, ...
Study in nutrients shows important role choline and DHA play in infant brain and eye health
WEST HILLS, Calif. (June 25, 2019) - Pharmavite LLC, the makers of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and supplements, announced the ...
Artificial intelligence could be ‘game changer’ in detecting, managing Alzheimer’s disease
Study introduces machine learning as new tactic in assessing cognitive brain health and patient careCredit: Florida Atlantic University Worldwide, about ...
Blood test predicts stroke risk in patients with diabetes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke. "Every 40 seconds ...
Elevated air pollution could diminish health benefits of living in walkable communities
Researchers suggest healthy active lifestyles could be maintained with policies to limit traffic-related pollution The benefits of living in a ...
Global surgical guidelines drive cut in post-surgery deaths — study
The English National Health Service (NHS) reduced post-operative deaths by 37.2% following the introduction of globally recognised surgical guidelines - ...
European pregnancy rates from IVF and ICSI ‘appear to have reached a peak’
Increased use of treatments using frozen embryos Vienna 25 June 2019: The latest annual data collected by ESHRE from European ...
Exercise an effective protection against life-threatening cerebral haemorrhage
A Finnish study demonstrates that as little as half an hour of light exercise per week effectively protects against subarachnoid ...
Shorter rotations in intensive care units mitigate burnout among physicians
Penn Medicine pilot finds increased job fulfillment, decreased burnout for critical care physicians working seven- versus 14-day rotations PHILADELPHIA - ...
Cholesterol medication could invite diabetes, study suggests
Patient data shows association between statins and type 2 diabetes COLUMBUS, Ohio - A study of thousands of patients' health ...
Remote-controlled drug delivery implant size of grape may help chronic disease management
Nanofluidic device delivered controlled dosesCredit: Houston Methodist People with chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease may one day ...
Study finds link between hypertension and air pollution
A new study soon to appear in the Journal of Public Health suggests that air pollution and living in apartment ...
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