A large-scale study has now shown that adult women with anorexia whose disorder is not too severe can be treated successfully on an out-patient basis. Even…
High blood pressure during pregnancy could dramatically raise a woman's lifetime risk of stroke, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke…
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite capable of infecting nearly all warm-blooded animals. While healthy human adults usually suffer no lasting ill effects from…
In their report in the October issue of Preventive Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators describe customer responses to surveys taken…
A good night's rest may literally clear the mind. Using mice, researchers showed for the first time that the space between brain cells may increase during…
The findings, which are published today in The EMBO Journal, could have implications for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease as well as allergic,…
According to the statistics, only 20% of the population in industrialised countries maintain that they have never experienced back pain. The majority of people…
Grape Seed Extract:Results from a study of 32 pre-hypertensive adult subjects showed that a patented grape seed extract may help to lower both systolic and…
Low-calorie sweeteners (also referred to as alternative sweeteners, non-nutritive sweeteners, intense sweeteners, or sugar substitutes) are used in foods and…
Staphylococci are bacteria that are particularly feared in hospitals. This is because a staphylococcal infection can be life-threatening for patients whose…
Anecdotal evidence has suggested that tip-of-the-tongue experiences occur more frequently as people get older, but the relationship between these cognitive…
Since 1992, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have been studying these viruses with the aim of…
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have shown that diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) may be susceptible to treatment by…
Their study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) suggests the compound, already shown to be safe for humans, may…
The lengthy preservation time was necessary because the patient needed a liver transplant immediately prior to the lung transplant. The patient has since left…
Children who undergo transplants of solid organs have a high risk of developing advanced kidney disease, according to a new national study. Among these…
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