Archive: 20/01/2017

Pre-operative liquid feeding reduces complications following Crohn's disease surgery

Despite improvements in medical care, about two-thirds of patients with Crohn's disease develop complications requiring intestinal surgery at some time, and post-operative healing can be complicated. Clinicians now report ...

Jan 20, 2017

Researcher investigates the science behind love

When University of Missouri–St. Louis psychology faculty member Sandra Langeslag tells people that she researches love, the reactions she gets are mixed.

Jan 20, 2017

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Red pigment in red peppers and oranges linked to a lower risk of lung cancer

Xiang-Dong Wang, a cancer researcher at Tufts, has spent a long time trying to figure out why carotenoids, the main pigments providing colors that range from yellow and pink to deep orange and red in most fruits and vegetables, ...

Jan 20, 2017

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Can cancer research findings be replicated? It's complicated

The Center for Open Science, headed by University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek, has published the first results of its Reproducibility Project on cancer biology.

Jan 20, 2017

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The type, not just the amount, of sugar consumption matters in risk of health problems

The type of sugar you eat—and not just calorie count—may determine your risk for chronic disease. A new study is the first of its kind to compare the effects of two types of sugar on metabolic and vascular function. The ...

Jan 20, 2017

Study explores how to tell children they have HIV

For the past two years, Rachel King, PhD, MPH, an academic coordinator at UCSF Global Health Sciences, has been helping Ugandan parents and caregivers find developmentally appropriate ways to tell their children that the ...

Jan 20, 2017

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Sexual minorities at greater risk of suicidal behavior, being victims of violence

Sexual minorities are more likely than heterosexuals to be victims of physical violence and to exhibit suicidal behavior, according to a recently published study by researchers at seven institutions and community agencies.

Jan 20, 2017

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Fixes, not repeals, more typical for major legislation like Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, came closer to repeal as the U.S. Senate and House last week passed a "budget reconciliation" order to launch a formal legislative process that may lead to substantial ...

Jan 20, 2017

Unmasking previously misunderstood gene, scientists discover potential drug target for gastrointestinal cancers

Like a bank robber on the lam, Gpr182 had assumed a variety of identities over several decades: G10D, HrhAMR, Gamrh, 7TMR, ADMR. Unable to put a finger on what exactly the gene does, scientists largely left it alone. The ...

Jan 20, 2017

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Archive: 20/01/2017

Pre-operative liquid feeding reduces complications following Crohn's disease surgery

Researcher investigates the science behind love

Red pigment in red peppers and oranges linked to a lower risk of lung cancer

Can cancer research findings be replicated? It's complicated

The type, not just the amount, of sugar consumption matters in risk of health problems

Study explores how to tell children they have HIV

Sexual minorities at greater risk of suicidal behavior, being victims of violence

Fixes, not repeals, more typical for major legislation like Obamacare

Telling the tale of midlife in the United States

Unmasking previously misunderstood gene, scientists discover potential drug target for gastrointestinal cancers

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