Archive: 09/05/2019

Meditation needs more research: Study finds 25 percent suffer unpleasant experiences

More than a quarter of people who regularly meditate have had a 'particularly unpleasant' psychological experience related to the practice, including feelings of fear and distorted emotions, a UCL-led study has found.

May 9, 2019

9

4524

How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells

The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein called NS4A-2K-4B to enable viral replication, according to a study published May 9 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Ralf ...

May 9, 2019

0

2

Biomarker test predicts mild, serious IBD in newly diagnosed

(HealthDay)—A new test can predict the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in patients, according to a study published online April 27 in Gut.

May 9, 2019

0

2

Alteplase seems beneficial at 4.5 to 9.0 hours after stroke

(HealthDay)—The use of alteplase between 4.5 and 9.0 hours after stroke onset results in a higher number of patients with no or minor neurological deficits, according to a study published in the May 9 issue of the New England ...

May 9, 2019

0

1

Coca-Cola spent 8 mn euros to influence research in France: report

US beverage giant Coca-Cola paid more than eight million euros in France to health professionals and researchers in a bid to influence research, according to an investigation by French newspaper Le Monde published on Thursday.

May 9, 2019

0

19

Team finds tight pants and pubic-hair removal increase risk of vulvodynia

Risk of chronic vulva discomfort and pain nearly doubled by removing hair from mons pubis, or wearing tight-fitting jeans or pants four or more times a week.

May 9, 2019

Longer duration of statin use linked to lower risk for glaucoma

(HealthDay)—Statin use may lower the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a study published online May 2 in JAMA Ophthalmology.

May 9, 2019

0

5

She asked Google for story about coast guard stroke survivor and found her soulmate

Tara MacInnes sat at her dining room table, flipped open her laptop and asked Google for help.

May 9, 2019

0

1

Private health plans pay hospitals 2.4 times what Medicare would pay

An examination of U.S. hospital prices covering 25 states shows that in 2017, the prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients averaged 241% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among ...

May 9, 2019

0

2

Weight-loss procedure works long-term, without surgery

Could people struggling with obesity make headway in their efforts to shed pounds without having to go under the knife?

May 9, 2019

0

2

page 3 from 11

«
»