The intensity of brain activity during the day, notwithstanding how long we’ve been awake, appears…
Eating Cheese May Offset Blood Vessel Damage from Salt
Cheese lovers, rejoice. Antioxidants naturally found in cheese may help protect blood vessels from damage from high levels of salt in the diet, according to a new Penn State study. In a…
Gene-Targeted Cancer Drugs, Slow Release Overcome Resistance
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to address failures in a promising anti-cancer drug, bringing together tools from genome engineering, protein engineering and biomaterials science to improve the efficacy,…
Can Sex Trafficking Be Prevented?
The high-profile case of Jeffrey Epstein has shined a light on the reality that minors are being commercially sexually exploited, and that sexual exploitation can happen in any neighborhood, city, state, or…
At-Home Blood Pressure Tests More Accurate for African Americans
Cardiologists know that when patients use a blood pressure cuff at home, they have a significant head start on managing their heart health risk. Now, researchers have learned the added value for…
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Female Athletes Seek Specialty Care for Concussion Later Than Males
Female athletes seek specialty medical treatment later than male athletes for sports-related concussions (SRC), and this delay may cause them to experience more symptoms and longer recoveries. Researchers from the Sports Medicine…
