Large molecules from dietary fiber can change gut environment through physical forces
New research on how solid particles group together in the small intestine could aid our understanding of how nutrients and ...
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SU2C awards 2019 Laura Ziskin Prize in Translational Research
Drs. Silvia Formenti and Heather McArthur to collaborateCredit: Stand Up To Cancer LOS ANGELES - (January 29, 2019) - Stand ...
Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use, study shows
Credit: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District (MTD). (Used with permission) Public transportation systems provide numerous economic benefits for a community. An ...
Intermountain Healthcare, MDClone collaborate to transform patient data into actionable insight
Intermountain Healthcare has announced a new collaboration with Israeli healthcare IT company MDClone to increase caregivers' ability to transform data ...
Smart, self-powered knee implants could reduce number of knee replacement surgeries
Implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient's movementCredit: Binghamton University, State University of ...
New findings about anti-malaria drug
Credit: Dr. Vikram Kasaragod, Rudolf Virchow Center Artemisinin is derived from the leaves and flowers of the annual mugwort (Artemisia ...
Study: Faster weight loss no better than slow weight loss for health benefits
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2019 - Losing weight slowly or quickly won't tip the scale in your favour when it comes ...
The inaugural issue of Ethics & Human Research, January — February 2019
Credit: Hope, by Angie Kenber, oil on canvas, 40 x 40 cms Private Collection/Bridgeman Images The journal's name change "provides ...
Smartphone technology will use AI to help arthritis patients manage their flare-ups
App will monitor patients' symptoms between medical appointments and predict flare-upsCredit: University of Bath A partnership between the healthtech company ...
Study finds alcohol, space, and time influence young people's sexual encounters
Where and when teens have sex matters for condom use (NEW YORK) January 29, 2019 -- A study conducted by ...
Vegan diets are best for gut hormones and satiety, according to new study
A study published in the journal Nutrients finds that a vegan diet helps to promote beneficial gut hormones that are ...
NIH scientists explore tick salivary glands as tool to study virus transmission, infection
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The salivary glands of some tick species could become important research tools for studying how viruses are ...
Administering higher doses of oxytocin does not reduce the use of cesarean sections
Credit: Photo by NU Hospital Group Delayed labor increases the risk of a caesarean section, even among women who receive ...
New research framework may help better understand, predict infectious disease risks
Credit: USF Health Tampa, FL (Jan. 29, 2019) - The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged Western Africa, killing thousands, ...
New therapeutic targets for kidney fibrosis emerge
Study identifies key factor leading to cell cycle arrest and a cellular structure that is key for kidney fibrosis progressionCredit: ...
Investigators study effect of switching insulin medications
Switching from higher cost analogue insulin to lower cost human insulin resulted in small increases in blood sugar levels not ...
Researchers use AI to detect early signs of Alzheimer's
USC researchers found 'hidden factors' in medical data that could improve Alzheimer's disease prediction and lead to better outcomes Nearly ...
Sleep, mood affect how 'in control' older adults feel
Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older ...
'Small meets smaller': Dietary nanoparticulates impact gut microbiome
Mainz University Medical Center uncovers new insights into the effects of food nanoparticles on the intestinal floraCredit: source: Stauber Group, ...
Jeffrey Gordon wins the Frontiers of Knowledge Award for pioneering microbiome research
The American researcher wins the BBVA Foundation award in the category of Biology and Biomedicine for his fundamental discovery of ...