Expert cites urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue The use of image and performance enhancing drugs – in particular steroids – is a growing area of concern globally. May 16, 2017 0 0
Young women's gradual weight gain raises pregnancy blood pressure danger Researchers are challenging women to start thinking about pre-pregnancy health sooner, with the finding that years of gradual weight gain more than doubles the risk of blood pressure disorders in pregnancy. May 16, 2017 0 0
Study of sisters helps explain dad's influence on risky sexual behavior What is it about a father that affects his teenage daughter's likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior? May 16, 2017 1 17
Fainting and the summer heat: Warmer days can make you swoon, so be prepared Over one million Americans faint every year, and countless more do worldwide. Fear, pain, the sight of blood or prolonged standing – think the long lines of summer travel – can trigger fainting. May 16, 2017 0 0
Adolescent impatience increases as testosterone levels rise In a series of studies conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, researchers have examined risky and impulsive decision behavior in adolescence. A study recently published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology ... May 16, 2017 0 9
Switching to a low-glycemic diet may stop age-related eye disease, study suggests A study in mice finds that development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) could be arrested by switching from a high-glycemic diet (starches as are found in white bread) to a low-glycemic (starches found in whole grains). ... May 16, 2017 0 191
Researchers discover tumor cells stiffen before becoming invasive A study recently published in Nature Communications shows that breast cancer cells undergo a stiffening state prior to becoming malignant. The discovery, made by a research team led by Florence Janody, from Instituto Gulbenkian ... May 16, 2017 0 1
Prototype drug uses novel mechanism to treat lung cancers Cells are constantly turning proteins on and off via molecular switches—phosphate molecules—that have become common drug targets. in a new study, lung cancer tumors were prevented in mice by a novel small molecule that ... May 16, 2017 0 2
Study unveils T cell signaling process central to immune response The immune system cells known as T cells play a central role in the body's ability to fight infections and cancer. For decades, however, details of the molecular signaling process that leads to T cell activation have remained ... May 16, 2017 0 21
Clot removal therapy effective outside six-hour window for some stroke patients Results of a randomized controlled trial show that endovascular treatment (ET) to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain is effective in some patients even when performed within 6 to 24 hours after a stroke. Current ... May 16, 2017 0 2
