Tag: Medicine/Health

Children may be at a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia when their parents were in sexual contact for less than ...

Number of women who aren’t physically active enough is high and growing

Health care costs lower for women who do exercise enough Using data from a national survey representing more than 19 ...

Minor sleep loss can put your job at risk

TAMPA, Fla. (April 23, 2019)- Losing just 16 minutes of sleep could be the difference between a clear-headed day at ...

New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences

Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donorsCredit: Washington University School of Medicine A donated lung suitable for ...

Scientists discover how ‘superbug’ E. coli clones take over human gut

Credit: University of Birmingham A 'superbug' clone of E. coli has evolved to prevent itself from becoming so dominant that ...

Study: Mediterranean diet deters overeating

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 23, 2019 - Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good ...

Study finds improved WIC food packages reduced obesity risk for children

Raising nutrition standards for the federal WIC assistance program for new mothers and their children helped reduce obesity risks for ...

Unblocking arteries after heart attack may be lifesaver for older patients

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions Journal Report DALLAS, April 23, 2019 - Among heart attack patients 75 years and older, the oldest ...

Welding with stem cells for next-generation surgical glues

New generation of smart surgical glues and dressings for chronic wounds Cell membrane re-engineering is emerging as a powerful tool ...

Mobility may predict elderly heart attack survivors’ repeat hospital stays

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes Journal Report DALLAS, April 23, 2019 - Determining which elderly heart attack patients take longer ...

Multiple myeloma: DNA rearrangement may predict poor outcomes

Ig lambda translocations = sign of lenalidomide resistance A certain type of DNA marker predicts poor outcomes in multiple myeloma, ...

Patients with cancer seen in the emergency department have better outcomes at original hospital

Visual abstract link: http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/cmaj.180962/-/DC2 Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a ...

Scientists propose new theory on Alzheimer’s, amyloid connection

Credit: Qi Zhang, Ph.D. and Claire E. DelBove Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. ...

Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus

Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common ...

Scientists define the role for a rare, influential set of bone marrow cells

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of ...

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology ...

With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’

April 22, 2019 - Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the ...

$17 million grant will explore immune cells in inaccessible tissues of the human body

Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejectionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama ...

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Mechanical 'training' produces strong, fatigue-resistant, yet soft hydrogels with possible uses in medicineCredit: Image: Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue ...

No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients