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Researchers report how a popular antidepressant drug could rewire the brain

Prozac, the trade name for the drug fluoxetine, was introduced to the U.S. market for the treatment of depression in 1988.

10 Jul 2019

Research team receives federal grant to study obesity in children with spina bifida

Children with spina bifida, a congenital condition of the spine and spinal cord, have a higher rate of obesity compared to typically developing peers. One barrier to better prevention of obesity is accurately assessing body fat.

10 Jul 2019

Study could lead to new strategies for slowing the growth of glioblastoma

Researchers are hopeful that new strategies could emerge for slowing the growth and recurrence of the most common primary brain cancer in adults, glioblastoma, based on the results of a study published today in Cancer Research.

10 Jul 2019

New drug provides hope for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

The results from three clinical trials have shown that a new drug can successfully delay the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

10 Jul 2019

Bariatric surgery should be offered to all patients who would benefit

Experts are calling for more patient's to be offered bariatric surgery as a weight loss intervention for obesity.

10 Jul 2019

Psychiatric diagnoses deemed “scientifically meaningless” by experts

A new study has deemed that psychiatric diagnoses including schizophrenia, bipolar and depressive disorders, are "scientifically meaningless".

10 Jul 2019

Researchers find link between maternal obesity and childhood cancer in offspring

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center found that children born to obese mothers were more likely to develop cancer in early childhood.

10 Jul 2019

UMD researchers connect a protein to antibody immunity for the first time

Human cytomegalovirus may not be a household name as far as viruses go, but according to Xiaoping Zhu, professor and chair in Veterinary Medicine at UMD, half of the population walking around campus is likely to be a carrier.

10 Jul 2019

Going teetotal shown to improve women’s mental health

A study by researchers at the University of Hong Kong has provided new evidence that women who stop drinking alcohol experience improved mental health.

10 Jul 2019

Study identifies psychosocial factors that affect sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women

The number of women regularly having sex declines with age, and the number of women enjoying sex postmenopause is even lower.

10 Jul 2019

Healthy high-fiber diet could reduce preeclampsia risk

A healthy diet rich in fiber is generally recommended, but new research shows it could be even more important during pregnancy to promote the wellbeing of the mother and child.

10 Jul 2019

Bystander CPR less likely for African American kids from most disadvantaged areas

African American children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are significantly less likely than their Caucasian counterparts in disadvantaged or wealthier areas to receive CPR from a bystander, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association,the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

10 Jul 2019

How to get a cheaper prescription before leaving the doctor’s office

When Mary Kay Gilbert saw her doctor in May for a skin infection on her leg, she wasn't surprised to receive a prescription for an antibiotic cream.

10 Jul 2019

Retina can restructure itself following gene therapy

Following gene therapy, the retina can restructure itself and regain normal light responses, according to research in mice published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 10 Jul 2019

Age and excessive noise have different effects on brain's sound processing

The most common causes of hearing loss — age and excessive noise — have different effects on sound processing in the brain, reports a new study in JNeurosci.

10 Jul 2019

Fight for Sight poll: Brits put their eyesight at risk through unsafe contact lens habits

Poll results released today by charity Fight for Sight highlight that many Brits are frequently putting their eyesight at risk through unsafe contact lens habits, unaware that these could lead to a painful and sight-threatening eye infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis.

10 Jul 2019