Cannabis excess linked to bone disease and fractures, study finds
People who regularly smoke large amounts of cannabis have reduced bone density and are more prone to fractures, research has found.
Oct 12, 2016
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Archive: 12/10/2016
Frailty in older surgery patients may be under recognized
Key findings in this study show nearly 70% of patients who participated in the frailty screening were determined to be pre-frail or frail. Patients who are frail or pre-frail may be at greater risk of surgical and post-surgical ...
Oct 12, 2016
Scientists identify potent new anti-obesity, anti-diabetes target
It is no secret that losing weight is difficult. Each year brings a new popular diet, "guaranteed" to succeed, yet the explosion of obesity in the United States continues.
Oct 12, 2016
Two Brazilian studies show new discoveries related to Zika virus
A Brazilian study shows that infection of a pregnant woman by Zika virus may represent a risk to the baby's neurological development even when it occurs only a few days before the mother gives birth.
Oct 12, 2016
Targeted epigenetic approach for the treatment of aggressive forms of leukemia
In leukemia cells it is often the case that genes are reactivated that, in physiological terms, mediate the self-renewal of blood stem cells. In a common subtype of acute myeloid leukemia, this abnormal activation of such ...
Oct 12, 2016
