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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

New article explores the emerging roles in environmental health

Hundreds of environmental health professionals across the nation report challenges and research needs in six areas - drinking water quality, wastewater management, healthy homes, food safety, public health pests and emerging issues such as disaster risk reduction and new facility types for body art and cannabis-infused products - in research from Baylor University and partners.

5 Dec 2019

Sight deprivation alters neuronal networks, shifts mice's sensitivity to different frequencies

Scientists have known that depriving adult mice of vision can increase the sensitivity of individual neurons in the part of the brain devoted to hearing.

4 Dec 2019

ADDF announces new awards through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation announced six new investments totaling $6 million through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative.

4 Dec 2019

New study aims to understand surrogate decision challenges for LGBT patients with Alzheimer's

Facing Alzheimer's disease in a loved one is challenging under any circumstances but may be even more challenging when the patient is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT).

4 Dec 2019

Key brain region found to be smaller in birth control pill users

Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

4 Dec 2019

Cleveland Clinic to study ecological, evolutionary mechanisms that contribute to lung cancer

Jacob Scott, M.D., Ph.D., a physician researcher from Cleveland Clinic's Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, recently received a $2.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study how ecological and evolutionary mechanisms contribute to lung cancer development and progression, and how the interplay between these mechanisms may provide novel treatment insights.

4 Dec 2019

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds.

4 Dec 2019

New indoor software tracking system for use in hospitals

A new indoor software tracking system conceived at the Henry Ford Innovations in Detroit for use in hospitals is being compared to GPS for its functionality.

4 Dec 2019

Respiration key to oxygenation in the brain

Contrary to accepted knowledge, blood can bring more oxygen to mice brains when they exercise because the increased respiration packs more oxygen into the hemoglobin, according to an international team of researchers who believe that this holds true for all mammals.

4 Dec 2019

Mobile stroke units provide lifesaving care to patients in urban areas

Mobile Stroke Units, vehicles equipped to provide stroke treatment before reaching a hospital, provided lifesaving care to stroke patients in Manhattan approximately 30 minutes faster, compared to patients transported to hospitals in traditional ambulances and who did not receive stroke treatment until arriving at the hospital, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the open access journal of the American Heart Association.

4 Dec 2019

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

People in rural areas of the U.S. who receive subsidies to buy health insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces pay less in premiums than their counterparts in urban areas.

4 Dec 2019

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Residents of rural areas are more likely to be hospitalized and to die than those who live in cities primarily because they lack access to specialists, recent research found.

3 Dec 2019

New human colon-on-a-chip enables in vitro study of mucus physiology

We have a mutualistic but complicated relationship with the collection of microbes in our gut known as the intestinal microbiome.

3 Dec 2019

Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

When they said their wedding vows, many of them promised to stand by one another in sickness and in health. But a new study suggests that as married couples age and develop chronic conditions, the daily demands of coping with their own health demands and those of their spouse may take a mental toll.

3 Dec 2019

Researchers discover regulatory map of the human EphB4 gene

Pierluigi Scalia and coworkers at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, and the affiliated Italian research organization ISOPROG, have announced the regulatory map of the human EphB4 gene.

3 Dec 2019

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence can detect clinically meaningful chest X-ray findings as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.

3 Dec 2019

Researchers propose aspirin as possible treatment option for patients with migraine

Migraine headache is the third most common disease in the world affecting about 1 in 7 people. More prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined, migraine headaches are among the most common and potentially debilitating disorders encountered by primary health care providers.

3 Dec 2019

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Further Reading

New article explores the emerging roles in environmental health

Sight deprivation alters neuronal networks, shifts mice's sensitivity to different frequencies

ADDF announces new awards through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative

New study aims to understand surrogate decision challenges for LGBT patients with Alzheimer's

Key brain region found to be smaller in birth control pill users

Cleveland Clinic to study ecological, evolutionary mechanisms that contribute to lung cancer

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

New indoor software tracking system for use in hospitals

Respiration key to oxygenation in the brain

Mobile stroke units provide lifesaving care to patients in urban areas

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

New human colon-on-a-chip enables in vitro study of mucus physiology

Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

Researchers discover regulatory map of the human EphB4 gene

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

Researchers propose aspirin as possible treatment option for patients with migraine

Researchers identify new drug target for treating neurological disorders

Study: TBK1 protein promotes cancer development, suppresses immune response to the disease

New model for late-onset sepsis explores potential treatments for neonatal infection

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