Maintaining a regular workout routine can help you look and feel great—but did you know that exercise also helps maintain
Day: September 14, 2022
Comparing life-threatening flu and COVID-19 illness in kids
Flu and COVID-19 symptoms can look similar in kids—both are known to cause fever, coughing and fatigue and prompt parents
‘Years of life lost’ to unintentional drug overdose in adolescents spikes during pandemic
The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a 113% increase in the “Years of Life Lost” among adolescents and
Study identifies new prognostic biomarker for heart failure
Bloodstream levels of a protein fragment called endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in patients with a common form
Current vaccine approach is not enough to eradicate measles, research shows
Current vaccination strategies are unlikely to eliminate measles, according to a new study led by faculty at the University of
Technique developed in mice could aid detection of cancer in dense breasts
A two-pronged approach to imaging breast density in mice, developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, has resulted
Air pollution may spur irregular heart rhythms in healthy teens
Breathing particulate matter (i.e., tiny particles suspended in the air) air pollution may trigger irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias) in healthy
Photodynamic therapy offers promise for cancer treatment
While chemotherapy drugs can be lifesaving, they don’t work for all patients or for all cancers. But a team of
Research team creates more effective lymphatic cancer therapy
Lymph node (LN) metastasis is a sign that things are going from bad to worse in cancer patients, and prompt
Locating a switch to tell the brain when to learn and when to remember
The memory system alternates between periods of learning and remembering. These two functions are controlled by different neural circuits. Using