Young drinkers beware: Binge drinking may cause stroke, heart risks You might want to think before you go out drinking again tonight. Aug 9, 2018
Ebola virus experts discover powerful, new approach for future therapeutics A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop Ebola virus, reports an international team of scientists in the journal Cell. Their findings suggest new therapies should disable Ebola virus's infection ... Aug 9, 2018 0 35
Late effects of treatment hinder independence of adult survivors of childhood brain tumors In the first study of its kind, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that more than half of pediatric central nervous system tumor survivors do not achieve complete independence as adults. Aug 9, 2018 0 0
Despite ACA, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults still have trouble affording health care The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of Americans without health insurance from 18 percent to about 13 percent, statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Aug 9, 2018 0 0
Study: Brain proteins, patterns reveal clues to understanding epilepsy New therapies could be on the horizon for people living with epilepsy or anxiety, thanks to a breakthrough discovery by UNLV, Tufts University School of Medicine, and an international team of researchers studying how proteins ... Aug 9, 2018 0 43
From sexting to breaking up, texting can bring us close or drive us apart, studies find Texting has the power to both help and hinder our relationships, whether we're tapping our fingers to stay in touch or using our smartphones to avoid difficult situations, according to research on texting and sexting presented ... Aug 9, 2018 0 4
Even men get the blues after childbirth When it comes to postpartum depression, most people think of the mother's well-being, but research suggests that a similar proportion of men experience some form of depression after the birth of a child, according to presentations ... Aug 9, 2018 0 4
Changes in gut microbiome in only one subset of helminth-infected patients Over the last decade, it's become clearer than ever that bacteria in the human gut— collectively termed the microbiome—play a key role in health and disease. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases ... Aug 9, 2018 0 6
Kidney cancer's developmental source revealed In the first experiment of its kind, scientists have revealed the precise identity of cancer cells of the most common childhood and adult kidney cancers. Researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University of Cambridge, ... Aug 9, 2018 0 180
Healthy lifestyle with diabetes cuts cardiovascular risk (HealthDay)—Greater adherence to an overall healthy lifestyle is associated with a substantially lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a ... Aug 9, 2018 0 2