Flu virus' best friend: Low humidity Yale researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during winter months: low humidity. May 13, 2019 0 843
Home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an option to overcome barriers of traditional cardiac rehabilitation Home based, medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation may be, for some patients, an alternative to traditional medical center cardiac rehabilitation programs after a heart attack or other heart procedure, according to a ... May 13, 2019 0 2
Being bullied as a teen is associated with growing up in areas of income inequality Growing up in areas with income inequality is associated with being bullied, according to a new study, which surveyed approximately 874,000 children in 40 medium and high income countries in Europe, North America and Israel. May 13, 2019 0 20
New insights into treatment targets for men with advanced prostate cancers A study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Precision Oncology, an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) journal, outlines findings from the largest-ever prospective genomic analysis of advanced ... May 13, 2019 0 3
Long-term consequences of Zika virus infection Mice exposed to the Zika virus during later stages of gestation present behaviors reminiscent of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, according to a study of genetically diverse animals. The findings, published in JNeurosci, ... May 13, 2019 0 1
This may be why slashing salt lowers blood pressure Slash sodium from your diet. That's the advice inevitably given to everyone. May 13, 2019 1 44
Common food additive E171 found to affect gut microbiota University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present in many food items, may have a substantial and harmful influence on human health. May 13, 2019 1 2822
Researchers find screenings for social determinants of health need to be tailored to clinics Study of community health centers in Boston finds great deal of variation in practice, as well as in provider and staff opinions about what helps or hinders the process. May 13, 2019 0 3
Team finds rare gene mutations may prevent heart disease Targeting apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene has not been tested in clinical trials for cardiovascular outcomes because of risk of fatty liver disease, but naturally-occurring mutation suggests it may be effective. May 13, 2019 0 6
Half of all patients with syncope have CT head performed with a yield of 1.2% to 3.8% More than half of patients with syncope underwent CT head with a diagnostic yield of 1.1 percent to 3.8 percent. That is the conclusion of a study to be published in the May 2019 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), ... May 13, 2019 0 2
