Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Jun 29 15
Many parents have heard the night-time cry of “my ear hurts.” For some children, this might happen frequently beginning in infancy and even persist…
Getting high in senior year: NYU study examines reasons for smoking pot
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 29 15
Marijuana is the most prevalent drug in the U.S. Approximately 70% of the 2.8 million individuals who initiated use of illicit drugs in 2013…
The new detection method for a key drug resistant hepatitis C virus mutation
• Infections • Jun 29 15
A rapid, sensitive, and accurate method to detect drug resistant hepatitis C virus (HCV) mutants has been developed. Researchers at Hiroshima University established a…
Online tools can help manage pain
• Pain • Jun 27 15
People with chronic pain may be able to use online tools to manage their symptoms, lessening the need for frequent doctor visits, an Australian…
Consumers unclear about risks or benefits of e-cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 26 15
While some smokers consider electronic cigarettes a potential aid in quitting, some people who have already quit see them as a temptation to resume…
Exercising early in life yields rewards in adult years
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jun 26 15
More than one in three adults in the United States is considered to be obese. What impact can exercise done early in life have…
Key protein may affect risk of stroke
• Stroke • Jun 26 15
Studies on mice reveal that a special protein in the brain’s tiniest blood vessels may affect the risk of stroke. Peter Carlsson, professor in…
Norepinephrine aids brain in sorting complex auditory signals
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 25 15
For neuroscientists studying the intricate mechanisms of hearing in the brain’s auditory cortex, a major question has been how a listener can focus in…
Girls suffer more overuse injuries in teen sports
• Trauma & Injuries • Jun 25 15
A new study performed by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows that when it comes to overuse injuries in…
Eating in the absence of hunger: A recipe for expanding waistline
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 25 15
A QUT researcher has had an article on how compulsive snacking is a major cause of weight gain published in the international journal Eating…
Fructose produces less rewarding sensations in the brain
• Brain • Jun 25 15
Fructose not only results in a lower level of satiety, it also stimulates the reward system in the brain to a lesser degree than…
Researchers question what happens in the brain when we think
• Brain • Jun 25 15
New research from Lund University in Sweden questions the prevailing doctrine on how the brain absorbs and processes information. The idea that the brain…
New breath test for pneumonia
• Respiratory Problems • Jun 25 15
Researchers from The University of Manchester are part of a team that has identified an important new approach to diagnose infections in critically ill…
Medical marijuana: good evidence for some diseases, weak for others
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 24 15
Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of…
Reenergizing antibiotics in the war against infections
• Infections • Jun 24 15
Antibiotics are the mainstay in the treatment of bacterial infections, and together with vaccines, have enabled the near eradication of infectious diseases like…
What’s new in contact lenses? Prescribing trends reflect new lens materials and designs
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 24 15
More Americans are using soft contact lenses - especially daily disposable lenses - and taking advantage of new designs targeting vision problems that…
Minorities underrepresented in US special education classrooms
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 24 15
Although minority children are frequently reported to be overrepresented in special education classrooms, a team of researchers suggests that minority children are less likely…
University of Iowa studies impact of marijuana on driving
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 24 15
A new study conducted at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator has found drivers who use alcohol and marijuana together weave more…
Drinking a lot of beer increases exposure to mycotoxins
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 22 15
Researchers from the University of Valencia (Spain) have analysed the mycotoxins produced by certain microscopic fungi in the beer and dried fruits, such as…
More women are reaching 100 but centenarian men are healthier
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Aging and Gerontology • Jun 22 15
New research conducted by a team at King’s College London has found an increasing trend in the number of people in the UK reaching…
How to predict biphasic allergic reactions in children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Jun 22 15
Children are more likely to have a repeat, delayed anaphylactic reaction from the same allergic cause, depending on the severity of the initial…
Smoking around your toddler could be just as bad as smoking while pregnant
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 22 15
Children whose parents smoked when they were toddlers are likely to have a wider waist and a higher BMI by time they reach ten…
Highly educated women stop smoking if the cost goes up
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 19 15
Cigarette prices and images on cigarette packets have an impact on women in terms of continuing to smoke or quitting. In fact, less educated…
WSU scientists turn white fat into obesity-fighting beige fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jun 19 15
Washington State University scientists have shown that berries, grapes and other fruits convert excess white fat into calorie-burning “beige” fat, providing new strategies for…
Health records and genetic data from more than 100,000 Californians power medical research
• Public Health • Jun 19 15
By volunteering to mail saliva to researchers working with their health care provider, thousands of people in California have helped build one of the…