How to get the most out of napping While closing your eyes for a few minutes during your busy day may seem like a good idea, it's important to consider the effects napping may bring. Apr 6, 2018 0 6
IBM lab designs molecule to kill drug-resistant superbugs As a scientist at IBM's Almaden Research Laboratory, James Hedrick was well aware of the global problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can turn a minor scrape into a death sentence. Apr 6, 2018 0 945
Heart sends out signals to fatty tissue Overweight patients are often told that extra pounds are bad for their hearts. Apr 6, 2018
Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients. Preliminary studies in the early 1990s had linked both supplements to a lower risk ... Apr 6, 2018 15 1154
Sex differences persist in academic rank for neurologists (HealthDay)—Sex differences persist in academic rank among neurologists, with men more likely to be full professors, according to a study published online April 2 in JAMA Neurology. Apr 6, 2018 1 11
ACA marketplaces expand coverage for chronically ill (HealthDay)—The Affordable Care Act's Marketplaces covered a disproportionate share of non-elderly adults with high health care risks in the 2014 to 2015 time period, according to a study published in the April issue of ... Apr 6, 2018 0 4
New brain cells in the old? Study stokes debate People as old as 79 may still generate new brain cells, US researchers said Thursday, stoking fresh debate among scientists over what happens to our brains when we age. Apr 6, 2018 0 75
Roche seals takeover of cancer data upstart Flatiron Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche on Friday said it has completed its acquisition of US oncology data leader Flatiron Health, a tech upstart that has runs a huge platform of cancer patient records. Apr 6, 2018 0 5
Scientists build better way to decode the genome The genome is the body's instruction manual. It contains the raw information—in the form of DNA—that determines everything from whether an animal walks on four legs or two, to one's potential risk for disease. But this ... Apr 6, 2018 0 352
New blood test found to predict onset of TB up to two years in advance A new blood test has been found to more accurately predict the development of tuberculosis up to two years before its onset in people living with someone with active TB, according to research published online in the American ... Apr 6, 2018 0 167