An initial baseline healthy gut microbiome database and abundance profile is described in a study published in PLOS ONE by Charles Hadley King of George Washington University Medical Center and colleagues. Though…
On Oct. 15, 2017, actress Alyssa Milano sparked a firestorm on social media when she asked her Twitter followers to reply “me too” if they had ever been sexually harassed or assaulted.…
The emerging practice of precision medicine could one day personalize heart failure care by identifying groups of patients more likely to develop heart failure and tailoring which medications and other therapies could…
It appears that when our nervous system is developing, only the most viable neurons survive, while immature neurons are weeded out and die. This is shown in a ground-breaking discovery by researchers…
Heart attack symptoms can be gradual or abrupt and both situations are a medical emergency. That’s the main message of research published today in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. The study found…
Exposure to heroin sharply reduces levels of the protein necessary for developing and maintaining the brain’s synapses, a preclinical study by University at Buffalo researchers has found. The development of addiction relapse…
Filial piety – the traditional value of caring for one’s elders – is central to the Chinese concept of family and has long shaped intergenerational relationships, daily life, and well-being, for older…
Unmarried patients with cancer are less likely to get potentially life-saving surgery or radiotherapy than their married counterparts, raising the concern that medical providers may be relying on stereotypes that discount sources…
Scientists have developed a method to test whether an infection is resistant to common antibiotics. Beta-lactam antibiotics (such as penicillin) are one of the most important classes of antibiotics, but resistance to…
On July 10, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was aiming to reduce the number of Americans developing end-stage renal disease by 25% by 2030. But, the results…
