Patients hospitalized with heart attacks, heart failure, atrial fibrillation or stroke in Northern Ontario, Canada, were more likely to be…
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How metabolites target brain-homing immune cells to treat multiple sclerosis
A new study details how metabolites can be used to inhibit epigenetic mechanisms and effectively treat multiple sclerosis and a…
Early-term infants can succeed at breastfeeding
Researchers have determined that healthy premature babies can have as much success breastfeeding as full-term babies. The study involved 2,700…
Pesticide exposure contributes to faster ALS progression
A new study helps determine the role of pesticides and pollutants during the course of the progressive neurodegenerative disease that…
Intervention with at-risk infants increases children’s compliance at age 3
Children who are maltreated often develop problems complying with directions and expectations of parents and other authority figures. Lack of…
Is alcohol consumption more helpful than harmful? It depends on your age
Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a…
New species of ‘golden death’ bacterium digests parasitic worms from the inside out
A new species of bacterium, Chryseobacterium nematophagum, has been found to digest its hosts — roundworm parasites — from the…
Congenital heart defects vastly increase risk of heart problems later in life
An infant born with a relatively simple heart defect is far more likely to develop heart problems as an adult,…
Psychiatry: Case notes indicate impending seclusion
Using notes made by the attending healthcare professionals about psychiatric patients enables impending coercive measures to be predicted in advance…
Too-tight membrane keeps cells from splitting
Scientists uncover how one protein keeps conditions ‘just right’ so that cells can easily divide into two identical daughter cells.