Day July 20, 2015

Credit: Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images Scientists in Israel are exploring another medical use for marijuana: Their research indicates that a compound in the plant helps heal bone fractures.  The new study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, found…

Relationships are a big deal in life. They’re everywhere, and they come in many varieties: husbands and wives, girlfriends, parent-child, siblings, doctor-patient, and bosses and employees. Wherever there are people there are relationships. And then there’s the biggest relationship of…

It started with a mild but persistent cough. At first I didn’t worry, even though she was nearing 14 years old, Lucy had always been a tough little dog despite her delicate features and quickly bounced back from all the…

When my vegan friends and colleagues say that a vegan diet is categorically the best for human health, it is an excess of zeal. We simply do not have evidence to substantiate the claim. I know; I’ve looked– hard. If…

The health system in Malawi Malawi has a rapidly growing population of currently 16 million, 80% of whom live in rural areas and approximately 50% of whom are less than 15 years old; the paediatrician-to-child ratio is 1:500 000. However,…

i As useful and tasty as they are, swine have not been universally adored. iStockphoto hide caption itoggle caption iStockphoto As useful and tasty as they are, swine have not been universally adored. iStockphoto In 1849 an American farmer watched…

i Lee Perry Gal measures chicken long bones at the zooarchaeology lab, Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa. Courtesy of Guy Bar-Oz hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Guy Bar-Oz Lee Perry Gal measures chicken long bones at the…

To sleep, perchance to… ward off Alzheimer’s? New research suggests poor sleep may increase people’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease, by spurring a brain-clogging gunk that in turn further interrupts shut-eye. Disrupted sleep may be one of the missing pieces in…

Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one week after launching his bid for the 2016 presidential nomination, signed a bill Monday that outlaws non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion is a core issue for the conservative Republican…

Image: Wikimedia Commons Infants can use their expectations about the world to rapidly shape their developing brains, researchers have found. A series of experiments with infants ages 5 to 7 months has shown that portions of babies’ brains responsible for…

LA-based fitness photographer Michael Stokes is putting a different spin on how wounded veterans are depicted. He’s raising money on Kickstarter for a book called “Always Loyal” that features stunning photos of 14 U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps veterans…

Sestoo Studio/500px By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 07/20/2015 07:11 AM EDT on LiveScience Treating people who are blind with gene therapy can not only restore their vision, it can also strengthen visual pathways in the brain, even in people who…

It’s all about the mouth/body connection.  | Vanhap/Flickr Brushing twice a day is good for your breath and gums and all, but it also helps out your whole body.  Francesco D’Aiuto, senior lecturer at the Eastman Dental Institute in London,…

I’ll be forthright: I’m the hero of this story. Further still: I’m also the adversary. The conflict is me. “Man vs. Self,” they call it in literature courses. The denouement, for the record, was pizza. Let’s start there. But first,…

Interest in global health experiences has been growing in recent decades. Medical students are increasingly requesting global health rotations as part of their training 1], and record numbers of medical students are traveling to low-income settings to conduct research and…

The disease has affected cultured sharpsnout sea breams of a commercial fish farm in a single location in East Greece (Saronikos bay). Two populations of sharpsnout sea breams stocked in two consecutive years into 4 floating cages presented signs of…

Location—office vs operating room (OR) In the 2013 American Society of Retinal Specialists (ASRS) Preferences and Trends (PAT) Survey, over 98% of USA-based specialists reported performing injections in an office setting, compared with only 47% of international specialists 34]. In…

The present study is part of an extensive project on infectious cause of reproductive disorders in dairy cattle. During sampling on the present study farm, abortions were encountered and became available for the current investigation. Study farm The farm is…

Our study sample included 84 respondents, 51 (61 %) of whom were women and 33 (39 %) men. As planned, we conducted seven interviews in each study group and in each study district, except in Mbinga, where we interviewed six ADDO owner-dispensers…

Over the last decade, advances in the technology of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have helped to improve the performance of devices ranging from television and computer screens to flashlights. As the uses for LEDs expand, …

/ no comments Scientists say they can now download signals from your brain — and translate them back into a picture that you saw.The images aren’t crystal clear. But you can make out what’s going on.

One of the greatest obstacles in the fight against cancer is the pace of the cancer research itself. Today, NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, launched an advertising campaign called…

The Refugee Studies Centre has based the report on research conducted in Jordan, South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, and the United States into how refugees are engaged in creative problem-solving and entrepreneurship. In the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, home to…

Lofty living may make babies vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome, according to a Colorado study that found higher risks above 8,000 feet (2,400 meters).

Sugar has been heavily sprinkled over the headlines this week. It’s an ever-present ingredient in kitchen cupboards, drinks and lunchboxes up and down the country. And the UK has a particularly sweet tooth, with data suggesting we consume so-called ‘free’…

Credit: Psyberartist at flickr.com My main memory of the last IAS conference I attended, held in Vienna in 2010, was a resounding standing ovation for a presentation (including this video) by one of my colleagues working in Mozambique. In a…

Athletes under the age of 18 are the most vulnerable when it comes to sustaining concussions. Accurately diagnosing concussions on the field of play is an important way to protect them, according to research published this month in the Journal…

In the heat of summer, sweat is a given. But sometimes extensive sweating isn’t due to warmer weather. If you’re menopausal, you’ve most likely experienced hot flashes. Most people just assume hot flashes are par for the course, but they…

In the heat of summer, sweat is a given. But sometimes extensive sweating isn’t due to warmer weather. If you’re menopausal, you’ve most likely experienced hot flashes. Most people just assume hot flashes are par for the course, but they…

Washington’s notorious revolving door was in full swing again last week as the health insurance industry snagged another top federal official to help it get what it wants out of lawmakers and regulators.   America’s Health Insurance Plans, the industry’s…

PARIS (Reuters) – Alstom ALSO.PA, which is selling its power equipment business to General Electric Co GE.N, posted first-quarter sales and order intake in its remaining transport segment that beat expectations and confirmed its medium-term growth target. The French company…

Clinical assessment The patient was born a term after an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery. Both parents, non-consanguineous, of Belgian origin, and four male sibs were unaffected by history (Fig. 1, Pedigree). At the age of 3 years, clear slowing of motor milestones…

In today’s report, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition says no more than five per cent of daily calories should come from added sugar – about seven level teaspoons. The British Medical Association has called a 20 per cent tax…

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Canadian Blood Services, equipment funds from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, and by the CBS-CIHR partnership fund Immune thrombocytopenia, or ITP, is an autoimmune disease whereby the immune system sends antibodies to attack and destroy…

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Researchers at Columbia University have reported a new approach to visualize glucose uptake activity in single living cells by light microscopy with minimum disturbance. In a recent study published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Associate Professor of Chemistry Wei Min’s…

New research reveals that the more people think they know about a topic in general, the more likely they are to allege knowledge of completely made-up information and false facts, a phenomenon known as “overclaiming.” The findings are published in…

The World Health Organization’s new HIV treatment guidelines, released today at the 2013 International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference, include new antiretroviral (ARV) therapy (ART) recommendations for HIV-infected children, …