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Bright light alters metabolism
Exposure to bright light could affect your metabolism, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Northwestern scientists found bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in both...
[In Depth] A modular route to new antibiotics
Antibiotics have been taking it on the chin lately. Not only has resistance to the anti-infective medications been growing, but drug companies have been dropping antibiotic research programs, because the...
Could additives in your toothpaste be bad for your gut?
A common additive in cosmetics, soaps and toothpastes could be seriously harming your "happy" gut bacteria... or it could be doing absolutely nothing. Those are the contradictory results of two...
Pursuing the destruction of HIV-infected cells
An oral drug used to treat an illness unrelated to HIV eradicated infectious HIV-producing cells in lab cultures while sparing uninfected cells -- and suppressed the virus in patients during...
Two-pronged attack on chemotherapy-resistant leukemia cells
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a common type of childhood cancer. Despite intensive chemotherapy, one fifth of the patients suffer a relapse, which usually goes hand in hand with a poor...
novel, non-toxic approach to treating variety of cancers
A team of researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine recently discovered a novel, non-toxic approach to treating a wide variety of...
Hydroxyurea improves lung function in children with sickle cell disease
For the first time, researchers were able to demonstrate that children diagnosed with sickle cell disease showed improvement in lung function after treatment with hydroxyurea, a treatment that is underused...
Early introduction of allergenic foods reduces risk of food sensitization, study suggests
Children who had a diet that included cow's milk products, egg and peanut before age one were less likely to develop sensitization to the corresponding foods, according to new research....
How depression and antidepressant drugs work
New research demonstrates the effectiveness of ketamine to treat depression in a mouse model of the disease. The brings together two hypotheses: 1) that depression results from deficits in GABA...
Biomarker may predict endometrial cancer recurrences
The deubiquitinating enzyme USP14 as a promising biomarker for identifying risk of recurrence in endometrial cancer patients, new research suggests.
Antibacterial agent may not be a dirty word after all: Study
HealthDay News Triclosan, an ingredient used in some antibacterial products and toothpaste, might not cause the harms that some fear, new research suggests.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome linked to higher mortality, more severe illness than serious non-MERS infection
Patients with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) develop more severe critical illness and have higher mortality than patients with non-MERS severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), according to investigators involved with...
Some antibiotics may worsen complications in transplant patients
Some broad-spectrum antibiotics that disrupt the gut microbiome may raise the risk of complications from stem cell transplantation, according to a new study evaluating data from more than 850 transplant...
How antibodies access neurons to fight infection
Scientists have solved a puzzle of the immune system -- how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections. Their finding may have implications for the prevention and treatment...
Research suggests new contributor to heart disease
Medical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially leading to a whole host of health problems -- including...
Big data, better care for chronic kidney disease patients
A team of physicians and computer scientists is using merged electronic health records to improve care and clinical outcomes for patients with chronic kidney disease, which affects some 26 million...
New family doctors may leave Nova Scotia if they can't work at walk-in clinics
Graduates from Dalhousie University medical school want the option of working in walk-in clinics to provide income and finance new practices, family medicine residents say.
The Weird Way Your Latitude May Affect Your Blood Pressure
Researchers turned to Chile -- the longest country in the world -- to investigate how latitude effects blood pressure.
Small turtles blamed for salmonella outbreak
The CDC has a theory to explain four salmonella outbreaks that have hit 26 states since last year
Less decline than expected in brain, spine defects after folic acid fortification program
There is less decline than expected in the rate of brain and spine defects after a folic acid fortification program, a new study has found. The new findings are likely...
No evidence that grit improves performance, analysis finds
There are many paths to success, but the significance of grit in helping you reach that goal has been greatly overstated, says an Iowa State University psychologist.
Children with brain tumors undergoing radiation therapy helped by play-based preparation
Support interventions by child life specialists decrease sedation use and costs associated with cranial radiation therapy, new research shows.
Throwing fastballs may be linked to Tommy John surgery in MLB pitchers
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Major League Baseball pitchers who throw a high percentage of fastballs may be at increased risk for Tommy John surgery, according to research. Researchers suggest that...
How to calm an anxious mind
Anxiety disorders and related problems such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are among the most common mental health conditions. While effective therapies for these often-debilitating disorders exist, many sufferers find them...
Antibiotics built from scratch
Chemists generate hundreds of potential antibiotics in ‘daring’ synthesis.Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19946
Compared with men, women with AFib have more symptoms, worse quality of life, although higher survival
A new study examined whether symptoms, quality of life, treatment, and outcomes differ between women and men with atrial fibrillation. Results indicate that in fact, symptoms may be much worse...
How a baby boom (and a CBC interview) brought Ontario's first baby boxes to a small northern Ontario town
A small community health centre in northwestern Ontario is among the first agencies in the province to participate in the baby box program.
Pacific Cycle infant bicycle helmets recalled for choking hazard
Ed AdamczykWASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Infant bicycle helmets sold at Target by Pacific Cycle were recalled for chin strap problems, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday.