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For young football players, some tackling drills can pose higher injury risks than games
Researchers used biomechanical sensors to investigate exposure to head impacts during practice sessions and games in 9- to 11-year-olds engaged in a youth football program. A higher proportion of head...
Israeli scientists say they can block melanoma spread
Israeli scientists have uncovered how the most severe form of skin cancer spreads to other organs in a discovery that could revolutionise treatment of the disease, they said Tuesday.
Stroke-like brain damage is reduced in mice injected with omega-3s
Researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids reduced brain damage in a neonatal mouse model of stroke.
Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing nations
The current test used in developing nations to diagnose tuberculosis is error-prone, complicated and slow. Furthermore, patients in these resource-limited areas can't easily travel back to a clinic at a...
After the heart attack: Injectable gels could prevent future heart failure
During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells in the heart. But damage doesn't end after the crushing pain subsides. Instead, the heart's...
Answering the call for quality colorectal cancer patient info
Patients depend on the Internet for health information, but when it comes to colorectal cancer, currently available resources are not meeting their needs.
Many stroke patients experience delays in seeking and receiving care
A new study reveals that many patients are not aware that they are having a stroke when they are experiencing symptoms.
Fussy infants find food more rewarding, putting them at higher risk for obesity
Babies that seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may be at higher risk for obesity while babies that exhibit more 'cuddliness' and calm down...
Antibiotic treatment increased risk for type 1 diabetes in animal study
In doses equivalent to those used regularly in human children, antibiotics changed the mix of gut microbes in young mice to dramatically increase their risk for type 1 diabetes.
Esophageal cancers driven by 'marginal gain' rather than speed
Scientists have shown that unexpectedly, esophageal cancer cells do not divide faster than their normal neighbors. But unlike normal cells, the tumor cells produce slightly more dividing daughter cells than...
New types of African Salmonella associated with lethal infection
The first global-scale genetic study of Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria, which is a major cause of blood poisoning and death in Africa and food poisoning in the Western World, has discovered...
Monkeys protect against lethal Ebola Sudan infection four days after infection
Researchers have protected nonhuman primates against Ebola Sudan four days following exposure to the virus.
Genetic regulation of the thymus function identified
A single thymic epithelial cell (red) in contact with developing T cells (white). Researchers at the universities of Basel and Oxford have for the first time identified all genes...
Man Has 40 Knives Extracted From Stomach
Health He swallowed them on purpose An Indian police officer underwent hours of surgery to remove 40 knives from his stomach—knives that he willingly...
Pfizer outbids competitors for Medivation
Drug major hopes $14 billion deal will cement a lead position in oncology
Four postdocs honored with 2016 Tri-Institutional Breakout Awards
The prize recognizes promising young scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medicine. Four postdoctoral investigators have received the awards, which were established last year...
Scientists challenge recommendation that men with more muscle need more protein
Sports nutrition recommendations may undergo a significant shift after research from the University of Stirling has found individuals with more muscle mass do not need more protein after resistance exercise....
A Brain Injection Of DNA Could Help Control Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Health Gene therapy would make drugs effective longer Voyager Therapeutics is developing a form of gene therapy that could make drugs that have lost...
Texas judge blocks federal transgender restroom policy
Ed AdamczykFORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A judge issued a preliminary national injunction blocking federal transgender guidelines for public schools.
Full adherence to guideline-recommend therapies associated with lower rate of MACE
MINERVA results demonstrate full adherence to guideline-recommended therapies associated with lower rate of a second major cardiovascular event and cost savings.
Sick animals limit disease transmission by isolating themselves from their peers
Sick wild house mice spend time away from their social groups, leading to a decrease in their potential for disease transmission according to a new study. The results can improve...
Hibernating pygmy-possums can sense danger even while dormant
What happens to hibernating or torpid animals when a bushfire rages? Are they able to sense danger and wake up from their energy-saving sleep to move to safety? Yes, says...
Well: The Underused HPV Vaccine
Only 40 percent of girls and 21 percent of boys get the shots, which prevent infections with cancer-causing human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Creating a molecular snapshot of the way proteins interact could help development of new cancer drugs
When new cancer cells break free of their original tumor, they travel the blood system and land in distant organs to kindle new tumors. It's these new cancer settlements, through...
'That's criminal to me': How Canada is failing to end HIV/AIDS at home
Two studies released last month show the tools exist to potentially end the more than three-decades-old scourge of HIV/AIDS, but activists and front-line public health workers in Canada say we...
Death toll in Gaziantep wedding bombing rises to 54; over half are children
Andrew V. PestanoGAZIANTEP, Turkey, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The death toll in the Gaziantep wedding bombing in Turkey has risen to 54. Authorities said about half of those killed --...
Research reveals why women journalists believe sports newsrooms are still dominated by men
New research has revealed why leading female sportswriters believe their newsrooms are still dominated by men.
Nanoparticles That Speed Blood Clotting May Someday Save Lives
Whether severe trauma occurs on the battlefield or the highway, saving lives often comes down to stopping the bleeding as quickly as possible. Many methods for controlling external bleeding exist,...