Archive: 22/01/2016

Clinical trials treat epilepsy patients in WNY with medical marijuana

For patients with severe forms of epilepsy that don't respond to other medications, hopes are high for marijuana as a treatment. But clinical data showing how well the drug works—and how safe it is—are sparse, experts ...

Jan 22, 2016

Starting healthy heart habits in childhood

Most people know that high blood pressure and cholesterol are risk factors for heart disease. But what they often don't think about is starting prevention in childhood.

Jan 22, 2016

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Texting at night affects teens' sleep, academic performance

Can't stop texting? If you're a teenager, it may be to blame for falling grades and increased yawning in school, according to a new Rutgers study.

Jan 22, 2016

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Engineering foe into friend

What if a centuries-old foe could become a workhorse for drug delivery in the future? Jacquin Niles, an associate professor of biological engineering at MIT, sees potential for such a transformation in what others might consider ...

Jan 22, 2016

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Two proteins control the growth of the heart and its adaptation to high blood pressure

Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have identified how two proteins control the growth of the heart and its adaptation to high blood pressure (hypertension). Lead investigator ...

Jan 22, 2016

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Birth defects in Latin America spark Zika virus panic (Update 3)

Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread Friday, as the United States expanded a travel warning for pregnant women.

Jan 22, 2016

Medical society details Syrian health crisis and efforts to help

Leaders of the Syrian-American Medical Society describe their efforts in bolstering what remains of the Syrian healthcare system and the health care context in which those efforts take place in their article, "War is the ...

Jan 22, 2016

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