Want to learn a new skill? Take some short breaks
NIH study suggests our brains may use short rest periods to strengthen memoriesCredit: Courtesy of Cohen lab, NIH/NINDS. In a ...
Tag: Medicine/Health
App predicts risk of developing hernia following abdominal surgery
Penn-developed tool to help doctors and patients can address frequent, costly complication PHILADELPHIA - A new app can predict the ...
Population health: A rapidly evolving discipline in US academic medicine
AUSTIN, Texas - Leaders from department-level initiatives across the U.S. weigh in on how academic medicine is embracing population health ...
Medicaid could save $2.6 billion within a year if just 1% of recipients quit smoking
The median state would save an estimated $25 million in Medicaid expenditures, says UCSF research Reducing smoking, and its associated ...
Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Preschoolers may not be as good at resisting large portions of everyday foods as was previously ...
National Breastfeeding Committee switches to the Max Rubner-Institut
Joint press release from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) This switch has to ...
Virginia Tech joins global effort on vector control strategy to prevent malaria
Credit: Virginia Tech Malaria, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development, continues to be a leading cause of illness ...
Researchers develop effective method to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Thus, the prospects for early pancreatic cancer detection are of enormous importance. Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted 13.1 million ...
Abnormal proteins correlate with aggressive behavior in dementia
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease ...
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener sucralose are heated
BfR opinion No 012/2019 of April 9, 2019 The available data show that harmful compounds, some with carcinogenic potential, might ...
Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways
In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity Researchers at Aalto University analysed how ...
Cooking for large numbers: Hygiene rules make foods from commercial kitchens safer
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) publish updated leaflet The BfR and BZfE ...
Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting ...
Experts provide new guidelines to athletes on protein intake
Credit: University of Stirling A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new ...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans ...
CD30: From witness to culprit
The study, which was supported by the German Cancer Aid, suggests that vaccination against EBV might reduce the risk of ...
Researchers of the University of Malaga relate DNA methylation levels to obesity
They assure that the methylation of genes related to lipid metabolism and inflammation is altered in obese patientsCredit: University of ...
Heads in the cloud: Scientists predict internet of thoughts ‘within decades’
A 'Human Brain/Cloud Interface' will give people instant access to vast knowledge and computing power via thought alone, predict experts ...
Improved procedure for cancer-related erectile dysfunction
Melbourne surgeons have modified a minimally invasive technique to help men regain erectile function lost after prostate cancer surgery. The ...
Diesel exhaust filtered of its tiny particles may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment
Credit: ATS April 9, 2019--Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered ...
