Lower Mortality Risk for Overweight People
A new report on nearly three million people found that people whose BMI ranked them as overweight had less risk of dying than people of…
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Galactic Cosmic Radiation Poses Significant Threat to Astronauts, Could Accelerate the Onset of Alzheimer’s
According to a new study from researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, galactic cosmic radiation poses a…
Drug Resistant Tuberculosis On The Rise
Back in 2005, doctors at a remote hospital in the village of Tugela Ferry, South Africa, were puzzled when patients with HIV, who were initially…
UK to Sequence Genome of 100,000 Patients
The UK has planned to fully sequence the genome of 100,000 Britons with cancer and rare diseases in an effort to decode their DNA, and…
New Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A newly published study from Yale University scientists could lead to the development of new therapies aimed at restoring the signaling balance in the pulmonary…
Olympians Will Live Longer Than the Average Person
Most medal-winning athletes returning home from the Olympic Games can look forward to a longer life than most of us. A new study has found…
Smoking Causes Chemical Alterations in Genes
Smoking isn’t healthy, but a new study has shown strong evidence that tobacco use can chemically modify and affect the activity of genes known to…
Scientists Map Initial Anti-Aging Formula
A new study indicates that scientists have found a new way of delaying the aging process in mice, and they hope to replicate the finding…
H5N1 Work Will Probably Continue
After a high-level meeting this week, work on the avian influenza H5N1 virus will probably continue by people who are not NIH funded. This is…
Test for Alzheimer’s May Be Undermining Drug Trials
Flaws in a test used in clinical trials to assess patients could be undermining the search for a drug to treat Alzheimer’s. The scientists published…
Overeating Bigger Health Burden Than Malnourishment
A new study has indicated that the number of years of healthy living lost as a result of people eating too much outweigh the number…
Unique Drug Combinations Show Positive Results in Fighting Late-Stage Melanoma
Using novel high-throughput screening techniques to overcome the problems of resistance and partial response to single-drug cancer therapy in patients with melanoma, Yale scientists identified…
Kitchen Utensils Can Transfer Viruses
According to a new study, cutting unclean fruits and vegetables can spread viruses to the knife. Scienitists already knew that bacteria could contaminate utensils this…
Diuretic Drug Could Help Treat Autism
The drug bumetanide, which has been used for decades to treat high blood pressure and other conditions, has now shown some promise in a small…
Epidemiologists Trying to Track Down Novel Coronavirus
The new coronavirus, linked to different cases in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, was named HCoV-EMC, short for human coronavirus and the Erasmus Medical Center in…
Smoking Rots the Brain & Lowers Cognitive Performance
A new study from researchers at King’s College in London indicates that smoking rots the brain by damaging memory, learning, and reasoning. The scientists published…
Cases of New Coronavirus Announced By WHO
The World Health Organization announced four new cases of the novel coronavirus that caused a great deal of worry just before the October hajj season….
New Study Questions the Benefits of Mammograms
Mammography is routinely used to screen healthy women for breast cancer, and its use has led to the widespread detection and treatment of tumors that…