Asthma cases in UK ‘set to double’ because new homes are too energy efficient
By Mark Piggott September 20, 2015 17:46 BSTThe number of people who suffer from asthma is set to double in the UK by 2050, because of changes in the…
Viruses flourish in guts of healthy babies
Public Release: 14-Sep-2015 Washington University School of Medicine Bacteria aren't the only nonhuman invaders to colonize the gut shortly after a baby's birth. Viruses also set up house there, according…
New research discovers immune system protein can fix cystic fibrosis cells
Public Release: 2-Sep-2015 Faculty of 1000 Scientific experiments examining what happens to the faulty channel protein that causes cystic fibrosis during inflammation have yielded unexpected and exciting results. The study,…
With no treatment for low risk prostate cancer, men are 24 times more likely to die of other causes, 20% of those treated suffer from complications
Public Release: 31-Aug-2015 Study: Some with low-risk prostate cancer not likely to succumb to the disease Data on long-term outcomes of 1,298 men point to value of surveillance versus…
HIV particles do not cause AIDS, our own immune cells do
Public Release: 27-Aug-2015 The virus turns host immune cells into suicide machines, using them to spread the virus and cause the progression from HIV to AIDS Gladstone Institutes Researchers from…
Home births save money, are safe, UBC study finds
Public Release: 20-Aug-2015 University of British Columbia Having a baby at home can save thousands of dollars over a hospital birth and is just as safe for low-risk births, according…
Trans fats, but not saturated fats, linked to greater risk of death and heart disease
Public Release: 11-Aug-2015 Higher trans fat intake associated with 20-30 percent increased risk, say researchers BMJ Saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke,…
Major theory on why bone fractures heal proven wrong
Public Release: 11-Aug-2015 Study shifts understanding of how bone fractures heal Vanderbilt University Medical Center IMAGE: Micro-CT imaging techniques developed by Jonathan Schoenecker and colleagues enable visualization of blood vessels…
The evolutionary link between diet and stomach acidity
Public Release: 29-Jul-2015 North Carolina State University An analysis of data on stomach acidity and diet in birds and mammals suggests that high levels of stomach acidity developed not to…
Blood vessels can actually get better with age
Public Release: 21-Jul-2015 Study finds that arteries adapt to oxidative stress caused by aging University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Mo. -- Although the causes of many age-related diseases remain unknown,…
Gut worms protect babies’ brains from inflammation
Public Release: 20-Jul-2015 Mom's parasites could help protect her baby's brain Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University study in rats finds that gut worms can protect babies' brains…
Measles and mumps infections were associated with decreased risks of mortality from cardiovascular disease.
Association of measles and mumps with cardiovascular disease: The Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) study Highlights •This is the first study to prospectively investigate the positive impact of infections on…
Atherosclerosis : Medical Industry may be completely wrong
Public Release: 6-Jul-2015 Fundamental beliefs about atherosclerosis overturned Complications of artery-hardening condition are No. 1 killer worldwide University of Virginia Health System Doctors' efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques…
A high-fat diet may alleviate mitochondrial disease
Public Release: 30-Jun-2015 Salk Institute IMAGE: In young but rapidly aging mice, high-fat diet feeding (right) ramps up heat production and metabolic activity relative to cooler mice fed a normal…
What is the role of the gut microbiome in developing Parkinson’s disease?
Public Release: 23-Jun-2015 A survey of the current literature suggests complex interactions, as reported in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease IOS Press Caption Flow chart illustrating reported effects between…
Individuals with social phobia have too much serotonin — not too little
Public Release: 17-Jun-2015 Uppsala University Previous studies have led researchers to believe that individuals with social anxiety disorder/ social phobia have too low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. A new…
Researchers Highly Correlate Rheumatoid Arthritis with Solar Storms
Public Release: 15-Jun-2015 Researchers correlate rheumatoid arthritis and giant cell arteritis with solar cycles DOE/Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory IMAGE: A coronal mass ejection is hurled from the sun. view more…
Infants’ superior perception linked to later autism symptoms
Public Release: 11-Jun-2015 Cell Press People with autism are often described as "seeing the world differently." They tend to show superior perception for details, like, for example, the autistic artist…
Aerobic exercise seems to curb asthma severity and improves quality of life
Public Release: 10-Jun-2015 It should be routinely added to drug treatment of moderate to severe asthma, suggest researchers BMJ Aerobic exercise seems to curb the severity of asthma symptoms and…
Memory loss among the elderly is lower than what was originally thought
Public Release: 5-Jun-2015 According to a piece of research by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, the capacity to recall specific facts deteriorates with age, but other types of memory…
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