Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 University of Surrey Exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf in collaboration with Philips reports. During… Read More ›
Day: November 12, 2018
Can stimulating the brain treat chronic pain?
Public Release: 8-Nov-2018 Neuroscientists and chronic pain experts at the UNC School of Medicine used a weak alternating current of electricity to target a specific part of the brain and significantly decrease chronic lower back pain in all participants… Read More ›
Leading researchers call for a ban on widely used insecticides
Public Release: 9-Nov-2018 Use of organophosphates has lessened, but risks to early brain development still too high University of California – Davis Health Public health experts have found there is sufficient evidence that prenatal exposure to widely used insecticides… Read More ›
VITAL study: How vitamin D and fish oil affect risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer
Public Release: 10-Nov-2018 Findings show omega-3 fatty acids reduced risk of heart attacks, especially among African Americans; vitamin D reduced cancer deaths over time Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA — For years, it’s remained an open question: What effects… Read More ›