She never smoked—and got lung cancer in her 40s (HealthDay)—Nikki Moreno had spent nearly a year struggling for breath, and nothing seemed to help. Dec 17, 2019 0 5
Early regional anesthesia effective for extremity injury pain (HealthDay)—Regional anesthesia may aid pain management if used soon after traumatic injury of the extremities, according to a study published in the December issue of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Dec 17, 2019 0 2
Research adds new twist to fight against autoimmune diseases Scientists describe in Nature Immunology an entirely new molecular process in mice that triggers T cell-driven inflammation and causes different auto-immune diseases. Dec 17, 2019 0 132
Suicide plays smaller role in opioid deaths than thought Columbia researchers, analyzing national data on opioid overdose deaths, have found that only 4% of opioid-related overdose deaths are due to suicide—far below recent estimates of 20-30%. Dec 17, 2019 0 6
Malaria under arrest: New drug target prevents deadly transmission Australian researchers have found a new drug target for stopping the spread of malaria, after successfully blocking the world's deadliest malaria parasite—Plasmodium falciparum—from completing the 'transmission stage' ... Dec 17, 2019 0 5
Brain waves in mice change based on memory age Researchers have discovered signatures in brain activity that allow them to tell old and new memories apart. A team at Japan's RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) analyzed recordings from mouse brains using a machine-leaning ... Dec 17, 2019 0 2
Large study links sustained weight loss to reduced breast cancer risk A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable, helping answer a vexing question in cancer prevention. The reduction ... Dec 17, 2019 0 5
Obesity may alter nearly 70% of routine blood tests in children Weight may affect doctors' ability to correctly interpret routine blood tests in children, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dec 17, 2019 0 3
Eavesdropping on intimate 'crosstalk': Communication between immune and nervous systems in vaccination Inhale flu viruses after vaccination and the body responds with an explosion of flu-fighting antibodies courtesy of a deep-seated memory in the immune system, a response scientists are now finding relies heavily on a complex ... Dec 17, 2019 feature 0 154
Feeling sick is an emotion meant to help you get better faster You know what it's like to be sick. You feel fatigued, maybe a little depressed, less hungry than usual, more easily nauseated and perhaps more sensitive to pain and cold. Dec 17, 2019 0 1