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Cycling provides greatest health benefits, study finds

How do transport modes influence people's health? A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation, has concluded that cycling is the mode of transport associated with the greatest health benefits: better self-perceived general health, better mental health and fewer feelings of loneliness.

13 Aug 2018

Scientists discover biomarker for kidney cancer

Scientists have discovered a new blood biomarker that could help predict the risk of kidney cancer.

13 Aug 2018

Scientists pinpoint the cause of a rare childhood seizure disorder

Scientists have developed a set of computational tools that pinpoint the cause of Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy (EIEE), a rare childhood disorder.

13 Aug 2018

Robotic walking frame aims to help maintain mobility of older adults

A robotic walking frame that could help older people recover more quickly after a fall or injury, reducing the length of time they need to stay in hospital, is being developed in partnership with researchers at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

13 Aug 2018

Fracture risk increases by 30% after gastric bypass, study shows

A study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research shows that the risk of fractures increases by about 30 percent after a gastric bypass operation. It was also discovered that falls increase after these operations.

13 Aug 2018

Advances in treating hep C lead to new option for transplant patients

After her kidneys failed from the same illness that took the lives of her mother and brother, Anne Rupp went on dialysis in May 2016, spending three hours a day, three times a week undergoing the blood-cleaning procedure. She hated it.

13 Aug 2018

Oxidative Stress Hampers Blood Vessel Dilation in Men

Higher levels of oxidative stress in males results in lower levels of cofactor BH needed to make the powerful blood vessel dilator nitric oxide.

13 Aug 2018

Study: Patients taking OTC drugs, dietary supplements not aware of effects on lab test results

Over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements are widely used and popular, with US households spending an average of almost USD 350 annually on OTC products. In 2006 an average of EUR 67.50 was spent per person on OTC products in Germany.

13 Aug 2018

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

According to a new review, approximately 30 million Americans – about 15 percent of adults – have chronic kidney disease, a number that is expected to increase in the next 20 years due to rising obesity rates and longer lifespans, but the majority of chronic kidney disease patients aren't receiving potentially lifesaving treatment.

13 Aug 2018

Employer expectation of checking email during nonwork hours affects health of workers and families

Employer expectations of work email monitoring during nonwork hours are detrimental to the health and well-being of not only employees but their family members as well.

13 Aug 2018

College students may experience pressures from secondary exposure to opioid abuse

About one in five college students reported in a survey that they knew someone who was addicted to pain medications, and nearly a third said they knew somebody who overdosed on painkillers or heroin, according to a team of undergraduate Penn State Lehigh Valley researchers.

13 Aug 2018

Study finds prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in developing countries

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that substandard and falsified medicines, including medicines to treat malaria, are a serious problem in much of the world.

10 Aug 2018

Average consumption of salt found to be safe for heart health

New research shows that for the vast majority of individuals, sodium consumption does not increase health risks except for those who eat more than five grams a day, the equivalent of 2.5 teaspoons of salt.

10 Aug 2018

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, reveal palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer.

10 Aug 2018

$Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality$

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Cycling provides greatest health benefits, study finds

Scientists discover biomarker for kidney cancer

Scientists pinpoint the cause of a rare childhood seizure disorder

Robotic walking frame aims to help maintain mobility of older adults

Fracture risk increases by 30% after gastric bypass, study shows

Advances in treating hep C lead to new option for transplant patients

Oxidative Stress Hampers Blood Vessel Dilation in Men

Study: Patients taking OTC drugs, dietary supplements not aware of effects on lab test results

Medical nutrition therapy provided by RDNs benefits patients with chronic kidney disease

Employer expectation of checking email during nonwork hours affects health of workers and families

College students may experience pressures from secondary exposure to opioid abuse

Study finds prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines in developing countries

Average consumption of salt found to be safe for heart health

Palliative care associated with reduced risk of suicide in veterans with lung cancer

Initiation of PIMs associated with higher risk of fracture-specific hospitalizations and mortality

Trump administration sinks teeth into paring down drug prices, on 5 key points

Clinicians who learn of a patient’s opioid death modestly cut back on prescriptions

Study validates effectiveness of new online diet monitoring tool

Kidney transplant chains save more lives than kidney exchanges, shows research

Increasing alcohol taxes appears to be cost-effective method to reduce alcohol harms

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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