Medical News
Clinical trial enrollment favors men
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Clinical trial enrolment favours men, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress.1...
DFG to fund 14 new Collaborative Research Centres
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has approved the establishment of 14 new Collaborative Research Centres (CRCs) to further support top-level research...
Deciphering the language of cells using observation chambers
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL researchers have developed an innovative label-free method for studying the behavior of single cells continuously and in real time. By placing a cell in a small chamber c...
Genome's dark matter offers clues to major challenge in prostate cancer
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center identified a novel gene they named ARLNC1 that controls signals from the androgen receptor, a key player in prost...
Homeless populations at high risk to develop cardiovascular disease
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(American College of Cardiology) Among homeless individuals cardiovascular disease remains one of the major causes of death due to challenges in predicting initial risk, limited access to health care and difficulties in ...
Is it ethical to use genealogy data to solve crimes?
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(American College of Physicians) Despite the popularity of online genealogy services, it is unclear whether users understand that their genetic information is available for forensic purposes. Bioethicists from the Nation...
Limiting global warming could avoid millions of dengue fever cases
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(University of East Anglia) Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone -- according to new research from the University of Eas...
Most popular vitamin and mineral supplements provide no health benefit, study finds
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(St. Michael's Hospital) The most commonly consumed vitamin and mineral supplements provide no consistent health benefit or harm, suggests a new study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of To...
Most vitamin, mineral supplements not shown to lower heart disease risk
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(American College of Cardiology) Current research does not show enough evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements are beneficial for preventing or treating heart disease, with the exception of folic acid for reducing s...
Paramedic-run health sessions in low-income apartments reduced number of 911 calls, improved health
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A community-based health promotion program developed by McMaster University that was offered by paramedics in low-income apartment buildings significantly reduced the number of 911 ...
Scientists discover why heart function is reduced at high altitude
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(The Physiological Society) For over a century, we have known that high altitude reduces the amount of blood the heart pumps around the body with each beat. New research published in The Journal of Physiology has unearth...
Sex hormone levels may affect heart disease risk in post-menopausal women
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(American College of Cardiology) In post-menopausal women, having a higher blood level of a male hormone (testosterone) and a higher ratio of the male-type to-female type (estrogen) of hormones is associated with a highe...
Study identifies processes in the gut that drive fat build-up around the waist
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(King's College London) Research by scientists at King's College London into the role the gut plays in processing and distributing fat could pave the way for the development of personalized treatments for obesity and oth...
Building bridges to fight diabetes
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Translational stem cell research for type 1 diabetes therapy is in prime focus with a new strategic alliance between the Novo Nordisk Foundat...
The mystery of masculinization in Daphnia magna unraveled
EurekAlert! - 28 May 2018 06:00
(Osaka University) Researchers at Osaka University discovered lncRNAs to activate the male-determining gene doublesex1 (Dsx1) necessary for sex determination in the crustacean Daphnia magna.