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Virginia Tech has helped change football for a decade, making the sport safer for athletes without losing the thrill of participating or watching a rugged, intense sport. Now its College of Engineering turns to the ice f...

A short burst of intensive exercise before eating a high fat meal is better for blood vessel function in young people than the currently recommended moderate-intensity exercise, according to a new study from the Universi...

University of Notre Dame applied mathematician Mark Alber and environmental biotechnologist Robert Nerenberg have developed a new computational model that effectively simulates the mechanical behavior of biofilms. Their ...

Walking again would have been impossible for quadruple amputee Brutus if not for his new prosthetic limbs. Thanks to training and technology, the dog is well on his way to doing all the doggy things he wants.

Ebola response agencies are calling for caution until further information about the length of time the virus stays in bodily fluids can be obtained. The move comes after the death of a woman whose only known risk factor ...

(Duke University) Researchers combed through more than 50 years of medical records on hundreds of lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center for clues to their longevity. They found that how long these primates live and how fast th...

(American Society for Nutrition) A study of peanut consumption showed that including them as a part of a high fat meal improved the post-meal triglyceride response and preserved endothelial function.

(American Society for Microbiology) Antibodies from dromedary camels protected uninfected mice from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and helped infected mice expunge the disease, according to a study published on...

(International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) Low pre-surgery uptake of a labeled glucose analogue, a marker of metabolic activity, in the primary tumor of patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer is a...

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) An outbreak of a novel Escherichia coli (E.coli) strain resistant to antibiotics has been linked to contaminated endoscopes in a Washington state hospital. The study indic...

(University of Copenhagen - The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) New research from the University of Copenhagen has found that the beneficial effects of exercise are more important for our health than the negative...

(University of Southern California) Fasting and kinase inhibitors work together to starve cancer cells.

(Wolters Kluwer Health) In women undergoing breast augmentation, a technique using transplantation of a small amount of the patient's own fat cells can produce better cosmetic outcomes, reports a study in the April issue...

(University of Wisconsin-Madison) Research has discovered a role for prolactin, the hormone that stimulates milk production in nursing mothers, in the bond between parents. A study on cotton-top tamarins found a link bet...

(University of Montreal) In addition to their physical injuries, women who are victims of domestic violence are also at a greater risk of mental health problems such as depression and psychotic symptoms.

(Penn State) Maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation may prime offspring for weight gain and obesity later in life, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, who looked at rats whose mothers consumed ...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A key protein previously implicated in Lou Gehrig's disease and other neurological diseases plays an important role in the response to viral infection.

(Edelman Seattle) Multiple new research abstracts suggest walnuts may have the potential to positively affect several important health factors. From their impact on colon cancer and certain aspects of cognitive aging, to...

(Porter Novelli) The investigational S-equol nutritional supplement may be a viable agent to alleviate certain menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes, according to a new peer-reviewed article in the March Journal of Wom...

(American College of Physicians) Articles include: USPSTF reviews evidence to update recommendations on iron supplementation and deficiency screening in pregnant women; New hep C treatments are cost-effective for some pa...

(University of Oklahoma) An innovative technique that enhances breast cancer detection while reducing radiation dose has been proposed by a University of Oklahoma research team. In response, the National Cancer Institute...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Intensive care units across the United States vary widely in how they manage the care of patients who have set preexisting limits on life-sustaining therapies, such as auth...