Vaping's potential to benefit public health exceeds its risks The benefits of vaping to quit smoking far outweigh the health risks of youths moving from electronic to traditional cigarettes, a new study says. Apr 13, 2018 0 479
Social isolation puts elderly at health risk One in five elderly adults is socially isolated from family or friends, increasing their risks for poor mental and physical health, as well as higher rates of mortality, according to a University of Michigan study. Apr 13, 2018 0 33
Alpha-gal found to be both a medication and red meat allergy Alpha-gal allergy has commonly been referred to as "the red meat" allergy, but doctors at the Vanderbilt Asthma, Sinus and Allergy Program (ASAP) helped uncover that not only red meat, but some medications, can contain alpha-gal. Apr 13, 2018 0 74
New mutation behind heart failure identified An international research team involving Karolinska Institutet has identified a new mutation in South Asians that, in combination with a known mutation in the same gene, increases the risk of cardiomyopathy and heart failure. ... Apr 13, 2018 0 42
Experts urge review of alcohol consumption guidelines Thresholds for safer alcohol use might need lowering, University of Queensland drug and alcohol experts have cautioned. Apr 13, 2018 0 1
New precision cancer model opens doors to personalized cancer treatment Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have developed an extremely powerful and versatile mouse model that will improve cancer research and accelerate pre-clinical testing of novel targeted therapies. ... Apr 13, 2018 0 171
Regenerative wound dressings foster healing Group of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, are developing next-generation, sponge-like wound dressings with hyaluronic acid. Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory wound dressings stimulate ... Apr 13, 2018 0 4
Children's gestures, and what they mean What role does gesturing play as children learn to speak? What gestures do they use to complement their verbal statements? Can computer-assisted models of language acquisition explain different types of gestures? In the new ... Apr 13, 2018 0 7
Leukemia-causing retrovirus HTLV-1 vaccine a future possibility A study appearing in the in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences gives new clues into how cancers like leukemia form from the retrovirus HTLV-1, as well as insights into the possible creation of a vaccine. Apr 13, 2018 0 5
Why do we get muscle cramps? Many of us know the feeling of a cramp – whether you've been struck down on the sports field or woken with a start in excruciating pain in the middle of the night. A cramp is the involuntary contraction of our skeletal ... Apr 13, 2018 0 23