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Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

"Color pigments from tattoos do not remain locally restricted to the skin, they migrate in the body," explains BfR President, Professor Dr. Andreas Hensel.

3 Jul 2018

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Sepsis is an infection that kills as many Americans each year as stroke and Alzheimer's combined-about 250,000-but very little has changed in the treatment of this age-old scourge.

3 Jul 2018

Small talk seems to have no negative effect on happiness

People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms.

3 Jul 2018

Preventive treatment for recurrent pregnancy loss proved ineffective in large study

An immune response to pregnancy (in which the uterus rejects the embryo or fetus) is said to explain a large number of otherwise "unexplained" miscarriages.

3 Jul 2018

UMass Amherst neuroscientist to investigate how the brain learns to control walking

Movement neuroscientist Julia Choi at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a five-year, $616,057 grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) faculty early career development program to investigate how the brain learns to control walking.

3 Jul 2018

Research opens clever new way to attack cancer stem cells

Researchers are the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer are unraveling a crucial thread that explains why cancer so often becomes resistant to treatment.

3 Jul 2018

New computational strategy used to identify genes associated with childhood cancer

Using a new computational strategy, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified 29 genetic changes that can contribute to rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer.

3 Jul 2018

Pelvic exams do not improve physician's ability to diagnose STDs in adolescent female patients

A pelvic exam does not improve a physician's ability to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases in adolescent female patients.

3 Jul 2018

Researchers find new metabolic vulnerability in small cell lung cancer

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that can be targeted by existing drug therapies.

3 Jul 2018

Anticipating a stressful day may affect cognition throughout the day

There may be some truth to the saying "getting up on the wrong side of the bed," according to Penn State researchers who say starting your morning by focusing on how stressful your day will be may be harmful to your mindset throughout the day.

3 Jul 2018

Women who work 45 hours or more per week show greater risk of diabetes

A new study has shown that women who work 45 hours or more per week are at an increased risk of diabetes, compared to those who work for 30-40 hours a week.

3 Jul 2018

Testosterone has measurable effect on a man's preference for brands

Some men, it seems, can't get enough of luxury goods like European sports cars or designer jeans. Now, scientists have figured out why: testosterone.

3 Jul 2018

Elderly people who feel young show fewer signs of brain aging

While everyone gets older, not everyone feels their age. A recent study finds that such feelings, called subjective age, may reflect brain aging.

3 Jul 2018

Mayo researchers determine how DNA repair protein gets to the site of damage

Damage to DNA is a daily occurrence but one that human cells have evolved to manage. Now, in a new paper published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, Mayo researchers have determined how one DNA repair protein gets to the site of DNA damage. The authors say they hope this discovery research will help identify new therapies for ovarian cancer.

3 Jul 2018

LLNL employs high-performance computing for better understanding of TBI

Since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began in 2001, more than 350,000 cases of traumatic brain injury in servicemen and women have been reported to the Department of Defense.

3 Jul 2018

Expert explains how wounds impose health economic burden on the UK's NHS

It is estimated that annually the NHS treats over two million wounds at a cost of £5.3 billion and with tougher financial constraints being announced every year, there needs to be ongoing research to ensure the lack of finances doesn't affect the quality of wound care available.

3 Jul 2018

New method separates circulating tumor cells from blood samples using sound waves

Using sound waves, an international team of researchers has developed a gentle, contact-free method for separating circulating tumor cells from blood samples that is fast and efficient enough for clinical use.

3 Jul 2018

Northwestern Memorial Hospital completes its first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty

A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System to help repair the collapse of the central airway including the trachea and bronchi.

3 Jul 2018

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease costs the U.S. healthcare system $32 billion annually

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, which affects roughly 100 million Americans, costs the United States healthcare system $32 billion annually, according to a first-of-its-kind study by Intermountain Healthcare researchers on the economic impact of the disease.

3 Jul 2018

Sun avoidance may be almost as hazardous to health as cigarette smoking

Available on Amazon, Embrace the Sun, by authors Marc B. Sorenson, Ed.D.and William B. Grant, Ph.D.,claim that sun avoidance may be nearly as hazardous to your health as cigarette smoking!

3 Jul 2018

Research News and Research

Insight into health risks of tattoo inks

New clues may lead to rapid detection of sepsis

Small talk seems to have no negative effect on happiness

Preventive treatment for recurrent pregnancy loss proved ineffective in large study

UMass Amherst neuroscientist to investigate how the brain learns to control walking

Research opens clever new way to attack cancer stem cells

New computational strategy used to identify genes associated with childhood cancer

Pelvic exams do not improve physician's ability to diagnose STDs in adolescent female patients

Researchers find new metabolic vulnerability in small cell lung cancer

Anticipating a stressful day may affect cognition throughout the day

Women who work 45 hours or more per week show greater risk of diabetes

Testosterone has measurable effect on a man's preference for brands

Elderly people who feel young show fewer signs of brain aging

Mayo researchers determine how DNA repair protein gets to the site of damage

LLNL employs high-performance computing for better understanding of TBI

Expert explains how wounds impose health economic burden on the UK's NHS

New method separates circulating tumor cells from blood samples using sound waves

Northwestern Memorial Hospital completes its first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease costs the U.S. healthcare system $32 billion annually

Sun avoidance may be almost as hazardous to health as cigarette smoking

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