Americans still eat too much processed meat and too little fish
A new analysis published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics indicates that US adults eat as ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
Do women regret embryo testing before IVF?
Women glad to know genetic results, even if news is disappointing, study reports More IVF cycles include embryo genetic testing, ...
Tailor-made prosthetic liners could help more amputees walk again
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new way of designing and manufacturing bespoke prosthetic liners, in less ...
Study: Phenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells
Credit: Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists may have discovered more reasons to love chocolate. A new study by researchers ...
Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma benefit from targeted therapies
Penn study investigated real-world treatment outcomes among Medicare patients PHILADELPHIA--Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)--who are often ...
Rare recessive mutations pry open new windows on autism
Comprehensive study offers previously unknown clues to autism's underlying biology Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked ...
Epilepsy and sudden death linked to bad gene
The same gene mutation causes both severe epilepsy and breathing irregularitiesCredit: Dan Mulkey and Virge Kask, University of Connecticut. In ...
Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis
Credit: Tuveson lab/CSHL 2019 Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas that accounts for 275,000 ...
Long thought harmless, a glycan biomarker may cause pancreatic disease and cancer
A widely recognized biomarker for pancreatic disease, CA19-9, thought to be benign for decades, may in fact be a promoter ...
University of Virginia leads fibrosis initiative
Charlottesville, VA (June 20, 2019) Fibrosis is often associated with many of the fatal diseases that pervade our globe, riddling ...
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes.Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly ...
How bacteria kill host cells from the inside
Credit: Anne Blanc-Potard A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of ...
One third of Cambodians infected with threadworm, study finds
Credit: CDC, US Federal Government public domain Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted threadworm that is endemic in many tropical and ...
Cereal grains scientists fight hidden hunger with new approach
Credit: N. Palacios and V. Govindan After a prolonged decline, global hunger is on the rise--affecting more than 820 million ...
New research provides medical proof vacation is good for your heart
Research conducted at Syracuse University provides medical evidence that a person can reduce their metabolic symptoms - and therefore their ...
Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging
Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center In an advance for medical imaging, scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive ...
Engineers 3D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devicesCredit: Felice Frankel Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some ...
More than 5 million cancer survivors experience chronic pain, twice the rate of the general population
More than 5 million cancer survivors in the United States experience chronic pain, almost twice the rate in the general ...
Europe: Chronic hepatitis B infections on the rise since 2008
Steady decline in acute cases reflects successful vaccination programmesCredit: ECDC In 2017, the majority (58%) of the almost 27 000 ...
Signature of an ineffective immune response to cancer revealed
CRCHUM researchers identify the 28 genes responsible Montreal, June 20, 2019 - Our immune system is programmed to destroy cancer ...
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