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Rising seas could be detrimental to human health on a much shorter time scale, say researchers

In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that clams from the Holocene Epoch (that began 11,700 years ago) contained clues about how sea level rise due to climate change could foreshadow a rise in parasitic trematodes, or flatworms.

21 Jul 2017

Merck, Pfizer and Corning join forces to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging

Merck, Pfizer and Corning Incorporated today announced collaborations that have enabled the modernization of pharmaceutical packaging with the introduction of Corning Valor Glass.

20 Jul 2017

HSE researchers uncover network structure of AIDS denialist online communities

HSE researchers examined the structure of online communities of Russian AIDS denialists - people who deny the reality of HIV and AIDS - and the manner in which they spread their ideas. The findings are published in American Behavioral Scientist.

20 Jul 2017

Majority of primary care providers could not recognize all risk factors for prediabetes, survey finds

Johns Hopkins researchers who distributed a survey at a retreat and medical update for primary care physicians (PCPs) report that the vast majority of the 140 doctors who responded could not identify all 11 risk factors that experts say qualify patients for prediabetes screening.

20 Jul 2017

Sexual health clinics should ask patients about domestic violence and abuse

Training clinicians to proactively ask patients about domestic violence is feasible for sexual health clinics to implement and could increase referrals to specialist services, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Bristol involving over 4,300 women.

20 Jul 2017

Study highlights vital factors that affect consumer choices for milk and nondairy beverages

In recent years, retail sales of fluid milk have experienced significant change and per capita consumption has decreased at a rate of 830 mL per year since 1975. Between 2011 and 2014, sales of fluid milk have decreased 3.8% but the amount of nondairy, plant-based beverages sold increased 30% between 2010 and 2015.

20 Jul 2017

Parents have substantial role in curbing drinking habits of adolescents

Fewer Australian teenagers are drinking alcohol but more needs to be done to curb the drinking habits of Aussie students, based on the findings of the latest study by Adelaide researchers.

20 Jul 2017

People who think they are less active than peers more likely to have shorter lifespan

Would you say that you are physically more active, less active, or about equally active as other people your age? Your answer might be linked to your risk of premature death decades from now - no matter how physically active you actually are, according to research by Stanford scholars Octavia Zahrt and Alia Crum.

20 Jul 2017

Researchers find new way to protect stem cells from inflammation during wound repair

Scientists have found a new way to protect stem cells from harsh inflammation during wound repair. In a study recently published in the journal Cytotherapy, researchers in India discovered that treating mice with a common anti-inflammatory drug called celecoxib promoted stem cell survival and healing when they injected the cells into wounds.

20 Jul 2017

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

A study published in The Lancet, on July 20th 2017, reveals that 1 out of 3 dementia cases are preventable when risk factors are targeted beginning from childhood.

20 Jul 2017

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

Clyde Boyce has been hospitalized 14 times in the past four years. Boyce, 61, survived two strokes and five operations to unblock arteries around his heart, including three procedures in which doctors propped open his blood vessels with stents. He takes 18 pills a day and gets injections every two weeks with a powerful drug to lower cholesterol.

20 Jul 2017

Methicillin use not to blame for MRSA, say researchers

The introduction of methicillin into clinical practice is not what caused the emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), report researchers. According to a collaborative study by the University of St Andrews, University of Dundee and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, MRSA existed long before clinicians started using the antibiotic.

20 Jul 2017

Study identifies key risk factors for elbow, shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers

Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors, especially those that can be modified and adjusted to help prevent lost playing time.

20 Jul 2017

Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations at higher risk of recurring injuries, study finds

Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations are at a higher risk of recurring dislocations, especially long-term after their initial injury, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Researchers received the Herodicus Award, presented to the best resident paper featured at the meeting, and determined by the Herodicus Society.

20 Jul 2017

These preventive measures might help delay dementia or cognitive decline

In a landmark report, scientists have endorsed three strategies for preventing dementia and cognitive decline associated with normal aging — being physically active, engaging in cognitive training and controlling high blood pressure.

20 Jul 2017

Child-oriented nutritional intervention contributes advantageously to parents’ diets

Nutrition advice aimed at children also improves parents' diets, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

20 Jul 2017

Study finds high levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in chickens raised on farms in India

A new study from India raises questions about the dangers to human health of farming chicken with growth-promoting antibiotics--including some of the same drugs used in raising millions of chickens in the United States and worldwide.

20 Jul 2017

Meal frequency and timing play role in predicting weight loss or gain

A study by researchers from Loma Linda University School of Public Health and the Czech Republic has found that timing and frequency of meals play a role in predicting weight loss or gain.

20 Jul 2017

CIFI offers new vegetable-based clean label replacement for other sweeteners

Always exploring new ways to innovate with the sweet potato, Carolina Innovative Food Ingredients now offers Carolina Sweet, a 75 Brix, vegetable-based clean label replacement for other sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and honey.

19 Jul 2017

Cruz plan gets thumbs up from HHS but thumbs down from most everyone else

Contradicting the opinion of most policy experts, a draft report from the Trump administration forecasts better enrollment and lower premiums for everyone who buys their own health insurance if a controversial amendment proposed by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were to become law.

19 Jul 2017

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Rising seas could be detrimental to human health on a much shorter time scale, say researchers

Merck, Pfizer and Corning join forces to modernize pharmaceutical glass packaging

HSE researchers uncover network structure of AIDS denialist online communities

Majority of primary care providers could not recognize all risk factors for prediabetes, survey finds

Sexual health clinics should ask patients about domestic violence and abuse

Study highlights vital factors that affect consumer choices for milk and nondairy beverages

Parents have substantial role in curbing drinking habits of adolescents

People who think they are less active than peers more likely to have shorter lifespan

Researchers find new way to protect stem cells from inflammation during wound repair

Targeting risk factors throughout life stages could prevent 35% of dementia cases, study reveals

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

Methicillin use not to blame for MRSA, say researchers

Study identifies key risk factors for elbow, shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers

Young patients who suffer patellar dislocations at higher risk of recurring injuries, study finds

These preventive measures might help delay dementia or cognitive decline

Child-oriented nutritional intervention contributes advantageously to parents’ diets

Study finds high levels of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in chickens raised on farms in India

Meal frequency and timing play role in predicting weight loss or gain

CIFI offers new vegetable-based clean label replacement for other sweeteners

Cruz plan gets thumbs up from HHS but thumbs down from most everyone else

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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