Medical News
The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That It Benefits Our Health?
Discover - 19 Jun 2020 20:25
Some people believe certain health problems are the result of a diet that's too acidic. The solution? Alkalizing foods to manage bodily pH. But that doesn't quite add up.
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2020 18:08
Setting out to identify all proteins that make up the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of muscle cells, resulted in an unexpected revelation, providing experimental evidence that helps explain a fundamental mystery ...
Adolescents from disadvantaged neighborhoods show gene regulation differences
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2020 17:57
An 18-year study of 2,000 children born in England and Wales found that young adults raised in communities marked by more economic deprivation, physical dilapidation, social disconnection, and danger display differences ...
The rate we acquire genetic mutations could help predict lifespan, fertility
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2020 15:05
Differences in the rate that genetic mutations accumulate in healthy young adults could help predict remaining lifespan in both sexes and the remaining years of fertility in women, according to scientists. Their study, b...
Renewed hope for treatment of pain and depression
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2020 15:05
Researchers have developed LIH383, a novel molecule that binds to and blocks a previously unknown opioid receptor in the brain, thereby modulating the levels of opioid peptides produced in the central nervous system (CNS...
New light shone on inflammatory cell death regulator
Science Daily - 19 Jun 2020 15:05
Australian researchers have made significant advances in understanding the inflammatory cell death regulatory protein MLKL and its role in disease.
Smartphone app uses voice recordings to detect fluid in the lungs
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Voice analysis by a smartphone app identifies lung congestion in heart failure patients, allowing early intervention before their condition deteriorates. The small study is presented toda...
COVID-19 news from Annals of Internal Medicine
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(American College of Physicians) ACP Proposes Policies and Action to Confront Systemic Racism, Discrimination and Injustices in Health and Law Enforcement.
A novel radioisotope therapy for children with neuroblastoma
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Kanazawa University) Researchers from Kanazawa University retrospectively analyzed children with refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma who were treated with high-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine at Kanazawa Un...
Heat may kill more people in US than previously reported: BU and UBC study
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) As temperatures rise this summer, a new study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and the University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health (UBC...
Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Veterans Affairs Research Communications) A new study finds that clinicians can use patient data, such as a history of co-occurring health conditions and medication, to predict the 5- and 10-year life expectancy of olde...
MRI test for football players that could detect CTE, developed by Ben-Gurion U. researcher
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) 'We believe that those with persistent leak encompassing months or years are more likely to develop CTE,' says Prof. Friedman. 'Many players seem to repair their ...
MMR vaccine could protect against the worst symptoms of COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(American Society for Microbiology) Administering the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine could serve as a preventive measure to dampen septic inflammation associated with COVID-19 infection, say a team of experts in t...
Survey finds US adults largely supported measures to limit spread of COVID-19 in May
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new study published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report presents data from a survey of Americans assessing their behaviors and attitu...
Study finds 'dark matter' DNA is vital for rice reproduction
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have shed light on the reproductive role of 'dark matte...
Resounding yes to message on a bottle
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(George Institute for Global Health) A new study examining the levels of support of various alcohol control policies across seven countries including Australia, has found broad support for the proposition that alcohol pr...
How tear gas affects your body (video)
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(American Chemical Society) 2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it's not actually a gas? We break down how it works,...
Higher rates of severe COVID-19 in BAME populations remain unexplained
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Queen Mary University of London) Higher rates of severe COVID-19 infections in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations are not explained by socioeconomic or behavioral factors, cardiovascular disease risk, o...
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association) Setting out to identify all proteins that make up the sarcomere, the basic contractile unit of muscle cells, resulted in an unexpected revelation...
Environmental conditions found to affect stability of virus that causes COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) A new study led by Marshall University researcher M. Jeremiah Matson found that environmental conditions affect the stability of the severe acute respiratory synd...
Overconsumption and growth economy key drivers of environmental crises
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(University of New South Wales) If we want to mitigate and solve the many global environmental issues the world is facing, we can't rely on technology alone, scientists have warned.
Adolescents from disadvantaged neighborhoods show gene regulation differences
EurekAlert! - 19 Jun 2020 06:00
(Duke University) An 18-year study of 2,000 children born in England and Wales found that young adults raised in communities marked by more economic deprivation, physical dilapidation, social disconnection, and danger di...