Potential new therapy for Crohn’s, colitis identified
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) live with frequent, miserable episodes of abdominal pain, diarrhea and in severe cases, rectal …
12 Rules for Cleaning Out Your Refrigerator and Freezer
If you’ve got the itch to clean this spring, don’t forget the kitchen. An organized kitchen makes healthy eating more …
Shortages of essential medicines for pediatric cancer patients threaten outcomes
Shortages of essential chemotherapy drugs for children undergoing cancer treatment has been an increasingly frequent obstacle for patients and hospitals …
Why the brain can be blamed for children unknowingly being left to die in a hot car
More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year on record. Many of the …
Get in Shape for Tennis and Other Racquet Sports
MONDAY, March 4, 2019 — Playing singles tennis is a great way to have fun and exercise, and if you …
Does Romance Make You Gag? There's Actually a Term for That
By the time I hit my senior year in college, I thought I had heard just about every crazy sex …
Long work weeks may be depressing, especially for women
(HealthDay)—Feeling trapped behind a desk, a counter or on the factory floor does no favors for the mind. Now, research …
Improved outlook for people of African descent with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
A study led by researchers at Cardiff University means that more people of African descent who have treatment-resistant schizophrenia could …
Obesity a Heartbreaker for Kids
TUESDAY, Feb. 26, 2019 — Obesity and severe obesity have been added to the list of conditions that put children …
Don’t be fooled: thermography no substitute for mammograms, FDA says
(HealthDay)—Women should not be misled into thinking that thermography is an effective alternative to mammography for breast cancer screening, the …
Hypothyroidism symptoms: 12 signs to look out for
The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that sits in front of the neck. Thyroid hormones play a vital role in …
Health policy analysts call for more stringent rules for AI medical applications
A trio of health policy analysts from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California has published a Policy …
New tool for tracking cholera outbreaks could make it easier to detect deadly epidemics
Algorithms using data from antibody signatures in peoples’ blood may enable scientists to assess the size of cholera outbreaks and …
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis
Researchers have shown that a type of magnetic resonance imaging—called neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI)—is a potential biomarker for psychosis. NM-MRI signal …
New breakthroughs for muscular dystrophy research
A new study by Illinois State University’s Andrés Vidal-Gadea is breaking ground in the field of muscular dystrophy research. Published …
Apellis Pharmaceuticals’ APL-2 Receives Fast Track Designation from the FDA for the Treatment of Patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
WALTHAM Mass., and CRESTWOOD, Ky., Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc., (Nasdaq:APLS) a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused …
Does that medicine work for women? Why signing up for a medical study could be your next feminist move
You’ve marched in the Women’s March, cheered for women in Congress, grappled with the wide-ranging implications of the MeToo movement, …
Use of Watchful Waiting Up for Low-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 12, 2019 — From 2010 to 2015, there was an increase in use of active surveillance or watchful …