Mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, already threaten over a billion people globally. A study published on March
Month: April 2019
Trial to answer dilemma of treating childhood epilepsy
One of the largest ever clinical trials in children with Rolandic epilepsy, coordinated by the University of Liverpool, is launching on ‘Purple
Medical News Today: Weight loss: How the ‘love hormone’ might help
An intriguing new study demonstrates that an oxytocin nasal spray can change the way that people’s brains respond to images
Movement toward a stool test for liver cirrhosis
For the estimated 100 million U.S. adults and children living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whether or not they
People can survive organ failure, a review explores how
Although organ failure can be fatal, your kidneys, heart, and liver are prepared for this catastrophe. Emerging research supports the
New medication gives mice bigger muscles
It is common knowledge that as people grow older they lose a large part of their muscle mass – and
Medical News Today: Can you get pregnant on your period?
A person can get pregnant at any point in their menstrual cycle, but it is much less likely during their
Can a protein in cord blood predict risk of death, cerebral palsy in preterm infants?
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some preterm babies born without haptoglobin, a protein in
Scientists develop way to perform supercomputer simulations of the heart on cellphones
You can now perform supercomputer simulations of the heart’s electrophysiology in real time on desktop computers and even cellphones. A
Home-based tools can help assess dementia risk and progression
Clinical trials to develop new therapeutic and preventive treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are costly, complicated and often preclude persons