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Cleveland Browns' Josh Gordon gives team hope
The Sports Xchange Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, in his first live NFL action since Week 15 of the 2014 season, seemed to be in midseason form in the...
Flesh-Eating Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Spur New Discovery
heumatoid arthritis patients taking medications that inhibit interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), a molecule that stimulates the immune system, are 300 times more likely to experience invasive Group A Streptococcal infections than patients...
Ready to get serious about your diet? Here are six great weight loss apps
Back in the 1970s, when my mom wanted to lose weight, she turned to her palm-sized calorie counter book. She dutifully looked up, wrote down and added up the calorie counts for all the...
Single agent targets three parasitic infections
Discovery could lead to improved drugs for Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and sleeping sickness
How safe are our tattoos and permanent makeup?
Tattoos are becoming ever more popular. In the EU, the number of people with tattoos has increased from 5% in 2003 to 12% in 2016 (60 million people in the...
The golfer's steady gaze
Researchers are investigating motor learning by studying the golfer's steady gaze. Not only can the researchers measure what advantages professionals have over novices: in their studies, they are also testing...
From pollution to caffeine intake: Researcher reveals dementia risks
Dementia strikes 47 million people worldwide. Yet scientists are still urgently trying to find why the disease affects some but not others. Among the findings from the latest research are...
Electrical synapses in the brain offer new avenue for epilepsy research and possible treatment
A child with absence epilepsy may be in the middle of doing something—she could be dancing, studying, talking—when all of a sudden she stares off into space for a few...
Increased eye cancer risk linked to pigmentation genes that dictate eye color
New research links specific inherited genetic differences to an increased risk for eye (uveal) melanoma, a rare form of melanoma that arises from pigment cells that determine eye color. scientists...
Researchers find herpes strain in the nervous system
There are a couple strains of herpes so common that researchers estimate 90% of the human population have them. These strains, human herpes 6 and human herpes 7, usually do...
MRI technology quantifies liver response in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients
Researchers have found that a form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that non-invasively measures fat density in the liver corresponds with histological (microscopic tissue analyses) responses in patients with nonalcoholic...
New York State Bans Use of Unclaimed Dead as Cadavers Without Consent
A law signed this week ends a 162-year-old system that has required New York City officials to appropriate unclaimed bodies on behalf of medical schools and mortuary schools.
U.S. Officials Move to End Duplicate Health Care Coverage
The government says tens of thousands of people are enrolled in Medicaid even as they receive federal subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
Senate committee says Ottawa too vague on timeline to act on obesity report
The Senate says the Liberal government is not acting quickly enough to combat the growing problem of obesity.
A Mobile App for Acute Stroke
Neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists and neurointerventionalists have been collaborating to develop and implement more efficient systems to reduce the delay from stroke onset to therapy
Mind-Body Link Traced to Specific Brain Regions
The brain's thinking centers and the body's stress-response centers are linked, new research shows.
Los Angeles Lakers announce coaching staff hires
The Sports Xchange The Los Angeles Lakers announced new additions to head coach Luke Walton's staff on Friday.
'El Chapo' could be headed back to prison he escaped from last year
Doug G. WareCHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, who's awaiting extradition to the U.S., may soon be headed back to a prison...
Fewer cancer-causing chemicals in e-cigs than cigarettes: Study
HealthDay News Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes get the same levels of nicotine, but lower levels of toxins and cancer-causing chemicals, new research shows.
MLB clears Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman in PED probe
The Sports Xchange Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard, Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman were cleared of wrongdoing in Major League Baseball's investigation into performance-enhancing drug use.
'Spider-Man: Homecoming' star Tom Holland visits children's hospital in costume
Sarah MuléATLANTA, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- "Spider-Man: Homecoming" star Tom Holland visited the Egelston Children's Hospital while wearing his Spider-Man costume.
Retiring: Patient Advocates Help Navigate Health Care
The nascent profession, just a few years old, handles everything from negotiating lower bills to finding the best doctor.
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski return to red carpet after daughter's birth
Annie MartinNEW YORK, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Emily Blunt and husband John Krasinski attended the New York premiere of "The Hollars" just two months after welcoming their daughter Violet.
Animal control officer uses cooking grease to rescue trapped raccoon
Ben HooperNORTHAMPTON, Mass., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts animal control officer used cooking grease to rescue a raccoon that became stuck by its head in a sewer grate.
Kitchen cooking burns a real danger for kids
HealthDay News Cooking burns are common among American children, but can be prevented with simple precautions, doctors say.
'Business diet' a bad deal for the heart
Alan Mozes, HealthDay News The typical "social business diet" -- heavy on red meats, sweet drinks, processed snacks and booze -- takes a toll on the heart, a new study...
Methamphetamine and Skin Wounds: NYIT Researcher Wins $431,000 NIH Grant to Study Immune Response Problems with Drug Use
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Luis Martinez of New York Institute of Technology a $431,700 three-year grant to investigate, in mice, methamphetamine's effects on the underlying biological...
2 BASE jumpers die in separate jumps in Swiss Alps
Amy R. ConnollyLAUTERBRUNNEN, Germany, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Two BASE jumpers, including Uli Emanuele, who became an Internet sensation for wearing winged flying suits, died in separate incidents in Switzerland.