The current session of American Heart Association in Philadelphia (November 16-18, 2019) was marked by considerable buzz around the presentation…
Dramatic health benefits following air pollution reduction
Reductions in air pollution yielded fast and dramatic impacts on health-outcomes, as well as decreases in all-cause morbidity, according to…
Medical News Today: Average IQ: What is it?
Intelligence quotient (IQ) is a score derived from standardized tests that measure a person’s cognitive ability against that of similarly…
Electronic map reveals ‘rules of the road’ in superconductor
Using a clever technique that causes unruly crystals of iron selenide to snap into alignment, physicists have drawn a road…
Study debunks notion that C-section would increase risk of obesity in the child
Women who have C-sections are no more likely to have children who develop obesity than women who give birth naturally,…
New ultra-miniaturized scope less invasive, produces higher quality images
Johns Hopkins engineers have created a new lens-free ultra-miniaturized endoscope, the size of a few human hairs in width, that…
Nanocontainer ships titan-size gene therapies and drugs into cells
Scientists report they have created a tiny, nanosize container that can slip inside cells and deliver protein-based medicines and gene…
Medical News Today: What to know about testosterone injections
Testosterone injections are a hormone treatment for low testosterone in males and postmenopausal symptoms in females. Doctors also use them…
Medical News Today: What’s the link between dairy and acid reflux?
Although dairy is not a recognized cause of acid reflux, some people who consume dairy products may experience acid reflux.…
Novel way to ID disease-resistance genes in chocolate-producing trees found
Chocolate-producing cacao trees that are resistant to a major pathogen were identified by an international team of plant geneticists. The…