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Philadelphia Eagles WR Jordan Matthews (knee) out couple of weeks
The Sports Xchange Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jordan Matthews is expected to be sidelined a couple of weeks with a sore knee, coach Doug Pederson announced Monday.
Chicago Bears need WR Alshon Jeffery back to establish timing
The Sports Xchange BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Possibly the greatest medical concern the Bears had in the offseason was soft tissue injuries that plagued wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.
Microscopic collisions help proteins stay healthy
Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are providing basic new understanding about "heat shock proteins," also called "chaperone proteins." These proteins, first identified in...
Washington Redskins' DeSean Jackson trying not to think ahead
The Sports Xchange RICHMOND, Va. -- Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson has been through a contract year before.
A more in-depth way to predict gunshot wound blood spatter
Bob Yirka, Phys.org Researchers say they have developed a theoretical model for both interpreting and predicting blood-spatter that results from a gunshot wound.
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects South Carolina Swimmer
Health Special drug treatment sent to hospital from pharma company A South Carolina swimmer has been diagnosed with a rare amoeba infection, the Centers...
New cause of immune neuropathy discovered
Patients suffering from so-called immune-mediated neuropathies frequently have a long medical record. As there are no diagnostic tests available to reliably diagnose the disease, the diagnosis is frequently made belatedly...
Blood sugar slumps affect how lean men treat the more rotund
When slim men suffer bouts of low blood sugar, chances are that they will make unfair decisions involving the more rotund people they engage with in the workplace.
Routinely measured lipids show contrasting associations with risk of coronary artery disease, diabetes
An analysis using genetics finds that increased low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and possibly triglyceride (TG) levels are associated with a lower risk of diabetes, and increased...
Gentle cancer treatment using nanoparticles works
Cancer treatments based on laser irridation of tiny nanoparticles that are injected directly into the cancer tumor are working and can destroy the cancer from within. Researchers have developed a...
Successful treatment of rare forms of obesity
As part of a phase II study at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health, two obese patients with a rare genetic disorder were given a drug...
Women Without Appendixes Or Tonsils Are More Likely To Get Pregnant
Health Just don't go removing your non-vital organs yet. Women who've had their tonsils and/or appendixes removed are more likely get pregnant, and sooner,...
Forensic research finds bone density affects size of bullet holes
A proof-of-concept study finds that the density of bones in the skull affects the size of bullet holes in the skull. The finding is useful for law enforcement officials and...
First next-generation sequencing test for HIV drug resistance could help combat AIDS worldwide
New research demonstrates that a first-of-its-kind next-generation sequencing test can detect HIV drug resistance mutations that conventional tests fail to identify. This test could play a critical role in helping...
New biochip-based blood test detects elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers today unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings showed that the biochip test, which...
Femtochemistry pioneer Ahmed Zewail dies
Chemistry Nobel laureate revolutionised study of reactions and was also helped craft US science policy
Glucose transporters blocked in bacterial meningitis
Glucose transporters, which transfer glucose from the blood to the brain, are inhibited by E. coli K1 during bacterial meningitis, leaving insufficient fuel for immune cells to fight off infection,...
American and German researchers to share $500K medical prize
Three researchers whose work with cell proteins has implications for Alzheimer's disease, cancer and other degenerative illnesses will share one of the largest awards in medicine and science in the...
Illinois dentist's missing tool turns up days later in patient's stomach
Ben HooperDES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- An Illinois man was awarded $675,000 after a tool his dentist misplaced during a root canal turned up inside his body a...
Making use of California's aid-in-dying law: One man's story
When doctors told Robert Stone last year that he had terminal cancer, he didn’t feel scared of dying. Stone, a handsome man with glasses and a salt-and-pepper goatee, said he’d come to...
Researchers develop method to study critical HIV protein
More than 36 million people worldwide, including 1.2 million in the U.S., are living with an HIV infection. Today's anti-retroviral cocktails block how HIV replicates, matures and gets into uninfected...
How to reduce the risk of whiplash in car accidents
The UK has been called the "whiplash capital of Europe" after insurance giant Aviva revealed that the number of whiplash injuries reported in 2015 was predicted to top 840,000, up...
Legal confusion threatens to slow data science
Researcher who spent months chasing permission to republish online data sets urges others to read up on the law.Nature 536 16 doi: 10.1038/536016a
Gold particles shown to boost prototype cancer therapies
Gold isn’t just for the Olympics -- it’s also being used for potential cancer therapies, report scientists. For the first time, a peptide ‘zipcode’ has been used in combination with...
Baltimore Ravens release RB Trent Richardson
The Sports Xchange Trent Richardson was handed yet another setback in his NFL career on Tuesday as the beleaguered running back was waived by the Baltimore Ravens.
Cincinnati Bengals CB William Jackson suffers torn pectoral muscle
The Sports Xchange Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft pick William Jackson suffered a torn pectoral muscle.
Indianapolis Colts' personnel lagging behind new defensive mindset
The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS -- Head coach Chuck Pagano sensed that a change and a shakeup was sorely needed.
Insurance, distance often prevent breast reconstruction after cancer
HealthDay News Insurance coverage and the distance to a doctor's office affect the likelihood that breast cancer patients have reconstructive surgery, a new study finds.