New report links frequency of diet soda use to waist increases
Public Release: 6-Apr-2015 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas, U.S.A. (April 6, 2015) -- Those who drink diet soda thinking it will help them…
Stress and obesity: Your family can make your fat
Public Release: 6-Apr-2015 Study examines link between chronic family stressors, adolescent obesity University of Houston Adolescent obesity is a national public health concern and, unchecked, places young people on a…
Common antidepressant increased coronary atherosclerosis in animal model 6-fold
Public Release: 6-Apr-2015 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 6, 2015 - A commonly prescribed antidepressant caused up to a six-fold increase in atherosclerosis plaque in the…
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is now recruiting for postdoctoral researchers
Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano) Just helping Cambridge out by posting some really cool positions they have opening soon. Postdoctoral research positions at CSER We are delighted to announce that…
Folic acid may help elderly weather heat waves
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31WU2804tws]Folic acid may help elderly weather heat waves Supplemental folic acid can enhance blood vessel dilation in older adults, according to Penn State researchers, suggesting that folic acid…
Science and medicine have a ‘publication pollution’ problem
Public Release: 3-Apr-2015 Dr. Arthur Caplan warns that plagiarism, fraud and predatory publishing is 'corroding the reliability of research' NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine…
Studies find $1 test using gold nanoparticles outperforms PSA screen for prostate cancer
Public Release: 3-Apr-2015 Cancer biomarkers cling to gold nanoparticles, providing more accurate early-stage detection University of Central Florida A test that costs less than a $1 and yields results in…
CBS This morning inaccurate segment on Fish Oil
Editors Note: ( Ralph Turchiano ) I may respond officially to the piece below, that aired this morning. The information CBS supplied was inaccurate to the point where it…
Passive exposure to bleach at home linked to higher childhood infection rate
Public Release: 2-Apr-2015 Effects modest, but widespread use of bleach adds up to public health concern, say researchers Passive exposure to bleach in the home is linked to higher rates…
Number of childhood cancer survivors increasing, most have morbidities
Public Release: 1-Apr-2015 American Association for Cancer Research Bottom Line: The prevalence of childhood cancer survivors is estimated to have increased, and the majority of those who have survived five…
Sexual dysfunction inadequately reported in hair loss drug trials
Public Release: 1-Apr-2015 Male baldness clinical trials did not adequately report sexual dysfunction, which may persist Northwestern University First meta-analysis to look at quality of safety reporting in published reports…
Study finds eyeliner application may cause eye problems
Public Release: 1-Apr-2015 University of Waterloo People who apply eyeliner on the inner eyelid run the risk of contaminating the eye and causing vision trouble, according to research by a…
Zinc acetate lozenges shown to shorten symptoms associated with the common cold
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc457ncqVwg]A previous meta-analysis found that high dose zinc acetate lozenges reduced the duration of common colds by 42% - According to the calculations by Hemilä and Chalker, high dose…
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