Tag: Medicine/Health

Credit: Ying Shang In a Journal of Internal Medicine study that followed older adults with prediabetes for 12 years, most ...

Alzheimer’s therapy may help overcome opioid addiction

Clinical trial results reveal that a medication used to treat Alzheimer's disease may also be an effective therapy for individuals ...

New study links childhood abuse with hot flash frequency

Women who suffered eemotional or physical abuse or neglect as children likely to have more frequent physiologically assessed hot flashes ...

Unsalted tomato juice may help lower heart disease risk

In a study published in Food Science & Nutrition, drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in ...

Dietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults

Key takeaways: Compared with vitamins, dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy were associated with nearly three ...

Researchers identify link between more frequent, intense heat events and deaths in Las Vegas

Credit: DRI Over the last several decades, extreme heat events around the world--particularly in the American Southwest--have gotten hotter, occurred ...

Dartmouth study reveals how ACOs use home visits to improve care and reduce hospital use

A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the June issue of Health Affairs, offers new details about how one ...

Facial bones of black adults age differently than other races, Rutgers study finds

Study has implications for cosmetic surgery, which black individuals seek twice as often as whites Facial bones in black adults ...

WVU study: Diabetics exposed to common household chemicals have lower heart disease rates

Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Chemicals found in nonstick cookware, cleaning products and paint may help lead to new treatments for heart ...

Mount Sinai scientist awarded $8 million for research on environmental factors on health

(New York, NY - June 4, 2019) -- A theory that proposes the existence of a dynamic interface between the ...

No increased risk of birth defects in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer

New research has found no increased risk of congenital malformations associated with treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in children of ...

Kessler Foundation awarded six grants by New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research

Researchers received six grants totaling nearly $2.0 million to investigate novel ways to improve quality of life for individuals with ...

For Latinos with diabetes, new study looks at ways to improve medication adherence

Certain lifestyle changes and low-cost interventions may improve how patients manage their medication regimenCredit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES -- ...

Should STEMI patients recover in the ICU?

Credit: Michigan Medicine A trip to an intensive care unit can be more than twice as costly as a stay ...

Snout dated: Slow-evolving elephant shark offers new insights into human physiology

Using different steroid hormones to activate a hormone receptor in a cartilaginous fish provides insights into origins and later evolution ...

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