Kids’ physical activity declines with age
• Children's Health • Sep 14 10
Ten-year-olds spend more time sitting on their rears and less time running around than they did at age nine, according to a new British…
Unequal access drives fertility tourism, experts say
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Sep 14 10
Patients who cross borders in search of cheaper, more available fertility treatment can now choose from more than 100 countries but may be putting…
Malaria fight saves 750,000, report finds
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 14 10
Programs to fight malaria, such as distribution of bed nets and drugs and spraying insecticides, have saved nearly 750,000 lives over the past 10…
Diet and Exercise Intervention for Patients at Risk for Heart Disease Improves Quality of Life
• Dieting • • Heart • Sep 14 10
A lifestyle intervention incorporating exercise training and diet counseling in primary health care settings appears to improve quality of life among adults at…
UK HealthCare Celebrates Pediatric Kidney Transplant
• Urine Problems • Sep 14 10
UK HealthCare announces the revitalization of its pediatric kidney transplant program with the successful transplant surgery of 16-year-old Courtney Stroud, of Carlisle, Ky. Courtney’s…
New Chemical Surface Improves Compatibility of Dental Implants
• Dental Health • Sep 14 10
Dental implants have offered a successful way to restore teeth for more than 20 years. New challenges for improving the process include shortening the…
Congressman to Speak at Meeting on Diabetes and Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Sep 14 10
U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-Chicago) will give opening remarks when the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies convenes a regional meeting Sept. 21…
Blacks with muscular dystrophy die 10-12 years younger than whites: New study
• Neurology • Sep 14 10
African Americans with muscular dystrophy die 10 to 12 years younger than their white counterparts, according to research published in the Sept. 14 issue…
Smokeless tobacco products not a safe option, won’t help smokers quit
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 14 10
Smokeless tobacco products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the risk of addiction and return…
Asthma drug may help multiple sclerosis: study
• Neurology • Sep 14 10
The common asthma drug albuterol can help patients with multiple sclerosis, perhaps by tamping down an overactive immune system, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Simple blood test may detect Alzheimer’s: study
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 14 10
A simple blood test could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday, a finding that could give more people a chance to be…
e-Cigarettes: Support Strong for Health Warnings, Ban on Sales to Minors
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 13 10
According to the makers of electronic cigarettes, they are new devices that allow users to inhale nicotine but not the toxins of tobacco…
New insight into ‘accelerated aging’ disease
• Public Health • Sep 13 10
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS or progeria) is a rare genetic disease that causes young children to develop symptoms associated with advanced age, such as…
Children and adults see the world differently
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 13 10
Unlike adults, children are able to keep information from their senses separate and may therefore perceive the visual world differently, according to research published…
Video games lead to faster decisions that are no less accurate
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Sep 13 10
Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. The researchers…
UC Davis scientists find link between arthritis pain reliever and cardiovascular events
• Arthritis • • Heart • • Pain • Sep 13 10
A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage…
How football playing robots have the future of artificial intelligence at their feet
• Public Health • Sep 13 10
The new Premier League season has begun and in Madrid the World Cup celebrations are barely over, yet according to research in WIREs Cognitive…
Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their muscles
• Brain • • Stroke • Sep 13 10
Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according…
Antibiotic appears safe for stroke patients and good companion for tPA
• Stroke • Sep 13 10
An antibiotic appears to be a safe treatment for stroke and a good companion therapy for tPA, the clot buster that is currently the…
Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 13 10
Nearly 400,000 U.S. children and teenagers go to the emergency room for basketball-related injuries each year - with the number of concussions and other…
Female Athletes with Higher Estrogen Levels May Have Higher Injury Risk
• Endocrinology • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 11 10
In female athletes with chronically higher estrogen levels, differences in the mechanical properties of tendons may lead to a higher risk of injury, according…
NYU researchers identify new neurological deficit behind lazy eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 11 10
Researchers at New York University’s Center for Neural Science have identified a new neurological deficit behind amblyopia, or “lazy eye.” Their findings, which appear…
Research shows unemployment programs lacking for people with disabilities
• Public Health • Sep 11 10
Federal programs to assist the unemployed are failing job seekers with disabilities, according to an investigation by Jean Hall and Kathy Parker of the…
A smart use for wisdom teeth: Making stem cells
• Dental Health • Sep 11 10
For most people, wisdom teeth are not much more than an annoyance that eventually needs to be removed. However, a new study appearing in…
Long life goes hand in hand with a firm grip
• Public Health • Sep 11 10
Seniors who can still give a firm handshake and walk at a brisk pace are likely to live longer than those who can’t, according…