A new study indicates that many patients undergoing spine surgery have low levels of vitamin D, which may delay their recovery.In a study of 313 patients…
But by evaluating the acoustical properties of the human voice, a research team at the University of Florida, Gainesville, is expanding the scientific…
A new study has confirmed that the drug, ivacaftor (VX-770), significantly improves lung function in some people with cystic fibrosis (CF). The results of the…
New research from the University of Missouri shows that certain factors, including marital status, having children in the home, income level and age, affect…
Youths treated at hospital emergency rooms for suicidal behavior remain at very high risk for future suicide attempts. But despite the urgent need to provide…
”We do not yet know for sure what the causal relationship between physical activity and depression is like. What is clear is that elderly people who are…
A study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that if there is an active partnership between the patient and…
The study, for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington, D.C., examined drug interventions for IBS deemed to be of…
A University of Michigan Health System laboratory study reveals a key trigger for producing normal red blood cells that could lead to a new treatment for those…
The biggest health benefit was due to replacing half of the short trips with bicycle trips during the warmest six months of the year, saving about $3.8 billion…
The study looked at the link between maternal age, BMI and racial origin with the development of GDM and how they interact with each other. Data were collected…
The authors of a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, say…
People who participate in online communities are more likely to make risky financial decisions, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University,…
The study is the first to outline how to limit and repair DNA damage defects in cells and could provide a model for understanding processes that cause us to…
The number of elderly is rising worldwide, and it is estimated that average life expectancy in Europe will reach 100 by the end of the century. At the same…
”We are able to show that caloric restriction slows down ageing by preventing an enzyme, peroxiredoxin, from being inactivated. This enzyme is also extremely…