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Study: Strength training helps older adults live longer
Stephen FellerUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 21 (UPI) -- Strength training reduces the overall risk of death by half, while also lowering the risk of death from heart problems or cancer,...
Gene therapy shows early success against 'Bubble Boy' disease
Early results suggest novel gene therapy is safe and effective for treatment of inherited immune disease, according to scientists. The study involved five males with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease...
Identifying a genetic mutation behind sporadic Parkinson's disease
Using a novel method, researchers have determined how mutations that are not located within genes are identified through genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and can contribute to sporadic Parkinson's disease, the...
Light may be effective treatment for chronic pain, study says
Stephen FellerMONTREAL, April 20 (UPI) -- Researchers used light to reduce pain in mice, suggesting optogenetics may have potential for use in treating chronic pain in humans, according to a...
Study finds explanation for some treatment-resistant breast cancers
Investigators have identified gene alterations that may explain why triple-negative breast cancer is resistant to most existing treatments, and suggests that a targeted therapy currently in clinical development may prove...
A targeted agent to mitigate sepsis
Researchers have developed a targeted therapy (ABTAA) for mitigating sepsis by strengthening as well as protecting blood vessels. ABTAA is a separate, independent treatment which eliminates the root cause of...
Targeted missiles against aggressive cancer cells
Targeted missiles that can enter cancer cells and deliver lethal cell toxins without harming surrounding healthy tissue. This has been a long-standing vision in cancer research, but it has proved...
Heat Trumps Cold in the Treatment of Jellyfish Stings
A recent study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, published this month in the journal Toxins, may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to...
Detecting when the most common skin cancer turns dangerous
A team of researchers who specialize in treating cancers of the eye wanted to identified EZH2 as a marker for aggressive basal cell skin cancer. It may also provide a...
Patients at high risk for psychiatric symptoms after a stay in the intensive care unit
Results of a multi-institutional national study of nearly 700 people who survived life-threatening illness with a stay in an intensive care unit suggest that a substantial majority of them are...
High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in large population of kids with type 1 diabetes
A nursing team has examined the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and diabetes control in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. These data underscore the importance of vitamin D screening...
Where next for Zika virus?
A new global risk map reveals priority regions where authorities could intervene to control the vector mosquito population and where surveillance of the virus should be concentrated in order to...
Drug target found in rare, lethal glandular cancer
Using a novel cell culture approach, researchers have discovered critical vulnerabilities in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a rare and lethal glandular cancer with a high recurrence rate and few treatment...
Origin of heart dysfunctions in myotonic dystrophy identified
An international team of scientists is lifting the veil on the molecular mechanisms causing heart dysfunctions in myotonic dystrophy, a genetic disease affecting one person in 8,000.
First Blood Test For Parkinson’s Detects Disease Much Sooner
Health It could be available in the next five years Researchers from La Trobe University in Australia have developed a diagnostic blood test for...
How Your Diet Affects Your Risk of Colon Polyps
How different diets fire up — or dampen down — inflammation in the gut.
Military sexual trauma associated with higher risk for veteran homelessness
The devastating consequences of sexual trauma in the military, reported by 25 percent of female and 1 percent of male veterans who served in the US armed forces, are associated...
Short counseling session in ER can reduce opioid abuse, trial shows
Stephen FellerANN ARBOR, Mich., April 20 (UPI) -- Short interviews conducted with patients in the emergency room reduced risky behavior that leads to prescription opioid misuse, according to a study.
Consuming too much fructose during pregnancy raises the child's risk for heart disease
The negative health effects of consuming large amounts of fructose could impact several generations, according to researchers. The study found that when pregnant mice only drink water sweetened with fructose,...
Researchers identify new functional biomarker for autism in boys
Researchers have developed a new method to map and track the function of brain circuits affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in boys using brain imaging. The technique will provide...
What causes the excess rate of death associated with alcohol use disorders?
To what degree does the excess rate of death in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) happen because of a predisposition in the person who develops AUD compared with the...
Clinical score may help predict likelihood of bariatric surgery curing type 2 diabetes in patients
Researchers examined whether the DiaRem score, a validated score generated from data readily available could be used to predict patients for whom bariatric surgery will result in cure of type...
Well-managed warfarin therapy associated with low risk of complications in patients with atrial fibrillation
The efficacy and safety of well-managed warfarin therapy in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation has been the focus of recent study. Atrial fibrillation is a strong independent risk factor for...
Five key takeaways from the New York primary
Anthony J. Gaughan, Drake University What do the New York results mean for the 2016 election? Here are five key takeaways.
Dissolving electrodes could ease pain of epilepsy surgery
Electronics could identify areas of brain for treatment and then melt away after use with no need for surgical removal
Gwyneth Paltrow performs Toddlerography with James Corden on 'Late Late Show'
Wade SheridanLOS ANGELES, April 20 (UPI) -- Gwyneth Paltrow's dancing skills were put to the test as she performed Toddlerography on "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
A better understanding of bananas could help prevent blindness
Carotenoids, which are found at various levels in different banana cultivars, are important vitamin precursors for eye health. In a study published in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry,...
'It's just stupidity': Toothless Regina man upset over rules on publicly funded dentures
Brent Moffatt, 47, suffers from dramatic weight fluctuations due to chronic health problems. He wants the province of Saskatchewan to pay for dental implants that would attach to his jawbone.