Tag: Medicine/Health

The first findings to result from a collaboration between Seattle Children's Research Institute and Microsoft data scientists provides expecting mothers ...

Colorectal cancer in patients with early onset is distinct from that in older patients

New research indicates that colorectal cancer diagnosed at an early age has clinical and genetic features that are different from ...

Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma

Study finds for ethnic minorities, the more severe the asthma, the worse the quality of work ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - ...

Air pollution may impact fetal cardiovascular system, Rutgers study says

Exposure to ultrafine particulates, the smallest particles in air pollution, restricts blood flow and nutrients to the uterus Microscopic particles ...

New genetic data on 50,000 UK Biobank participants available to global health research

Collaboration between UK Biobank, Regeneron and GSK delivers significant new data and genetic insights A vast tranche of new UK ...

Study of young athletes suggests snoring and sleep apnea are linked to sudden cardiac death

A study of university rugby players has shown that they are more likely to suffer sleep disordered breathing than an ...

Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains

Credit: Dr. Simon Cox, University of Edinburgh Factors that influence the health of our blood vessels, such as smoking, high ...

Care home dehydration tests don’t work

March 10, 2019

Standard tests used to identify dehydration are not working for older people living in care homes - according to new ...

Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy

March 9, 2019

NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy found to boost the body's immune response Drugs could be used to increase number of patients ...

THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them

Credit: Gabriel Lozano and Jo Handelsman MADISON, Wis. -- "Microbial communities run the world," says Jo Handelsman, director of the ...

At what age do you feel 65?

New study reveals wide variations in how well or poorly people age; United States ranks 54th between Iran (53rd) and ...

Gene identified that increases risk of antibiotic reaction

Credit: Photo by Anne Rayner Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a gene that increases the ...

Study: Urban African-Americans more likely to live in trauma deserts

New level 1 trauma center at UChicago Medicine lowers Chicago's disparity 7-fold African-Americans in major U.S. cities are significantly more ...

Implantable ‘tea bag’ in development releases insulin for children with diabetes

Credit: UA College of Medicine - Tucson TUCSON, Ariz. - Children with Type 1 diabetes have only one option to ...

Neural engineer Qi Wang recognized with NSF CAREER Award

He is working to develop new technologies for restoring and enhancing sensory functions and cognition through brain-machine interfacesCredit: Jane Nisselson/Columbia ...

Number and timing of pregnancies influence breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Risk of breast cancer declined for women with BRCA1 gene and more than one pregnancy New York, NY and Paris, ...

Blood holds key to liver regeneration

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. ...

Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children

Credit: NIEHS A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with ...

Disparities in access to trauma centers

Bottom Line: An analysis of census tract data for neighborhoods in America's three largest cities suggests black-majority neighborhoods are associated with disparities ...

Researchers unveil progress and challenges in introducing typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa/Asia