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Careful immunotherapy reduces allergic patients' sensitivity to peanuts, study suggests
New research provides additional support for a strategy to reduce the severity of reactions to peanut- repeatedly consuming small amounts of the very food that causes those reactions in the...
Researchers identify a new gene with a key role in obesity and diabetes
An international team of scientists has identified a gene which regulates fat metabolism and is involved in the onset of obesity and related metabolic disorders like type 2 diabetes. The...
Bench to bedside: How to fast track targeted cancer drugs with radiation into the clinic
Researchers from the translational research program of the National Cancer Institute and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Therapy Group have developed new guidelines to help fast track the clinical development of...
Institute of Medicine Studying Concussions in Young Athletes
The Institute of Medicine, a federally financed research group in Washington, has started a 15-month investigation into sports-related concussions sustained by young athletes.
Cell loss in the brain relates to variations in individual symptoms in Huntington’s disease
Scientists have wrestled to understand why Huntington's disease, which is caused by a single gene mutation, can produce such variable symptoms. An authoritative review by a group of leading experts...
New compound overcomes drug-resistant Staph infection in mice
Researchers have discovered a new compound that restores the health of mice infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an otherwise dangerous bacterial infection. The new compound targets an enzyme not...
Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates
New research shows that timely reminders from local and state health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates than those from primary care providers.
Detrimental effect of obesity on lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and disorders linked to the tau protein. This research corroborates the...
Targeting use of acid-suppressants in hospital patients
Gastrointestinal bleeds which occur in the hospital, although rare, are a significant source of morbidity and mortality when they occur. Currently, the prophylactic use of acid-suppressive medication in non-critically ill...
Studying rodents' habitats to prevent leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a water-related bacterial disease with a high incidence in Southeast Asia. People usually become infected through exposure to water contaminated by the urine of infected animals, mainly rats...
Obesity weighs down on Tunisian women
Men and women in Tunisia are not equal before the scales. Tunisian women are three times as likely to suffer from obesity as their male compatriots.
Flu fatalities spreading in nursing homes
Influenza has claimed the lives of at least seven people in nursing homes in eastern Newfoundland.
Rare cancer gene forces stomach removals
A rare cancer that strikes fewer than 100 families world-wide has led members of three of the families, all located in Newfoundland and Labrador, to have their stomachs removed.
Necessary diabetic eye exams skipped despite funding
Fewer people with diabetes are getting covered eye exams to prevent complications, which researchers call an unintended consequence of the Ontario government's decision to delist the exams for other adults.
Cruise control starts runners on right 'note'
A new app based on technology designed at Simon Fraser University is helping runners to more effectively – and enjoyably – reach and maintain their pace or heart rate goals.
Italian immigrants in Switzerland live longer
Although immigrants from Italy and their offspring form one of the largest demographic groups in Switzerland, there are hardly any studies on their state of health and risk of mortality....
Romper suit with sensors may protect against sudden infant death
Breathing sensors built into romper suits could help prevent sudden cot deaths in the future. The basis for this is a stretchable printed circuit board that fits to the contours...
Alarm in Albuquerque Over Plan to End Methadone for Inmates
Many are angered by a plan by Ramon Rustin, the warden of the Metropolitan Detention Center, to end the privately administered treatment of addicts in a state plagued by heroin.
Workout minutes on more doctors' check lists
Asking about or prescribing physical activity becoming more common in the U.S.
Pollen exposure during pregnancy affects child's risk of early asthma, study finds
A woman's exposure to high pollen levels in late pregnancy increases the risk of early asthma in the child, according to a group of researchers in Sweden.
Risk genes for Alzheimer’s, mental illness tied to brain changes at birth
Some brain changes that are found in adults with common gene variants linked to disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, [...]
Physical education requirement at four-year universities at all-time low
Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education...
Fertility doctor quits insemination after sperm mix-ups
A veteran and well-known fertility doctor in Ottawa faces a disciplinary hearing later this month related to three cases of allegedly artificially inseminating women with the wrong sperm.
Should Hillary Clinton be back at work so soon after a blood clot?
A doctor on whether the US secretary of state should be taking it easy after her health scareHillary Clinton is back at work today with 12 meetings scheduled this week, just four...
Golden rice trial triggers sackings, investigation
Chinese researchers who fed GM rice to children in an unapproved trial have been fired, and a US university is investigating the study.
Latin American research publications rising fast
Scientific output in Latin America is growing, though not equally in all countries and research areas, an analysis shows.
Progress made in developing systems for disaster mitigation
When disaster strikes, an effective response system will tell emergency workers where to go, and enable them to get there unimpeded. Residents will receive information they need in order to...
Commuter traffic poses greater dangers to children in poor neighbourhoods, study finds
A new McMaster study suggests children are at greater risk of being hit by vehicles driving through their neighbourhood than from drivers who live nearby, posing particular dangers in poorer,...