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How-to exercise pamphlet for people with MS developed
Fatigue and pain, along with other symptoms, prevent many people with multiple sclerosis from exercising. But a new how-to guide for a home-based exercise program offers a way for people...
Bariatric surgery in a pill takes a step forward
It's more of a glimmer of hope on the horizon than it is an actual drug right now. But an Indiana University lab has synthesized and fused a trio of...
Two-Headed Baby Salamander Isn't Radioactive, But It Is Weird
A salamander tadpole with two seemingly functional heads is born in Israel, and researchers are speculating that environmental pollutants or random mutation may have caused the defect.
Study links revitalized public housing to fewer ER visits
Children living in revitalized public housing are significantly less likely to take repeated trips to the emergency room, according to a new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC...
First step toward pill for obesity taken, researchers report
Researchers have taken what they are describing as 'the first step toward a pill that can replace the treadmill' for the control of obesity -- though it of course would...
The New Health Care: Health Care Law Is Not One-Size-Fits-All, and Here’s Why
The Affordable Care Act prescribed some broad requirements for coverage, but a lot of discretion was left to the states, as comparisons reveal.
Macrophages chase neutrophils away from wounds to resolve inflammation
Macrophages are best known for their Pac Man–like ability to gobble up cellular debris and pathogens in order to thwart infection. A new study describes how these immune cells also...
Cell division induces tissue ordering
A layer of cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood...
Fewer deaths related to RSV than previously thought, research shows
It’s a virus that has long been characterized as dangerous and even deadly, but new research shows infant deaths from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are actually quite uncommon in the...
Drawing lessons from Philadelphia's large-scale ob unit closures
What does it mean for expectant mothers and hospitals when there are large-scale closures of maternity units? A new study provides an inside view from hospital staff members in Philadelphia,...
New approach for treating Alzheimer's disease: Psoriasis drug
It seems that a drug that is actually approved for treatment of the dermal disorder psoriasis stimulates the activity of the enzyme ADAM10 in the brain of Alzheimer's patients. It...
Confounding factors contribute to unexpected results of trial of renal denervation
A new analysis of an important trial of the blood pressure-lowering procedure, renal denervation, shows that the main results may have been affected by a number of confounding factors that...
Enzyme identified that could lead to targeted treatment for PMS
Low doses of fluoxetine -- better known as the anti-depressant Prozac -- could hold the key to preventing PMS symptoms, an international team of researchers has found.
Does smoking hamper treatment for alcohol abuse?
Smoking can inhibit the success of treatment for alcohol abuse, putting people who are addicted to both tobacco and alcohol in a double bind, research has shown.
Targeting microRNA may benefit some ovarian and breast cancer patients
A genetic misfire called the 3q26.2 amplicon can cause real havoc. In fact, it is among the most frequent chromosomal aberrations seen in many cancers, including ovarian and breast cancers....
HPV vaccine, riskier sexual activity not linked, Canadian researchers say
Sexual behavior of teenage girls does not appear to be impacted by the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, according to researchers. Since 2006, the HPV vaccine has been licensed in...
Well: For Lung Cancer Screening, a Small Dose of Hope
After years of research, there is genuine hope for reducing the toll exacted by lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
Daredevil rides motorcycle on roller-coaster track
Ben HooperMEXICO CITY, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A French stunt motorcyclist took on the "sickest" ride of his career when he rode his bike and performed stunts on a Mexico...
Dental decay rampant in Calgary children, pediatric dentist says
Dentists and dental hygienists say they are seeing rampant decay in children's teeth.
Scientists pinpoint a new line of defence used by cancer cells
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a new line of defence used by cancer cells to evade cell death, according to research published in Nature Communications* today (Monday). The team...
In Ebola outbreak, bad data adds another problem
LONDON (AP) -- As health officials struggle to contain the world's biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, their efforts are being complicated by another problem: bad data....
The ketogenic diet: high fat, high hopes
Cure for epilepsy? Radical weight-loss programme? This increasingly popular regimen could have many benefitsIn 1921, an endocrinologist named Dr Henry Rawle Geyelin arrived at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association to...
Ebola Infections Fewer Than Predicted by Disease Models
Improvements in health care and other uncertainties make accurate forecasts difficult -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Experts warn of dangers of veterinary pharmaceuticals to wildlife
Experts from across Europe and the USA are calling for a 'one health' approach to the use of veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs). In advance of a key European Medicines Agency (EMA)...
See T-Cells Kill Cancer, Proteins Spin in Space, and Cells Heal their Wounds as ASCB's Celldance Releases Three Eye-Popping Microscopic Video Blockbusters
Three "Tell Your Own Cell Story" videos commissioned by Celldance Studios, a.k.a. the ASCB's Public Information Committee premiere online from the 2014 ASCB/IFCB meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, December...
World-first 'bionic bra' inches closer to reality
A 'Bionic Bra' that automatically tightens in response to breast movement is one step closer to reality with the development of a new prototype.
Health checks will be seated by Sharp
(Phys.org) —Sharp unveiled a news-making prototype of a sensor earlier this month at Semicon Japan 2014, which took place from Dec 3 to 5. As its title suggests, Sharp's ...
Damning review of DFID’s anticorruption work attacked
A low rating of the UK development department’s efforts is based on flawed research, argue critics.