By University of Utah
Electrical engineers have developed a network of wireless sensors that can detect a person falling. This monitoring technology could be linked to a service that would call emergency help for the elderly without requiring them to wear monitoring devices.
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By Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
The second World Happiness Report further strengthens the case that well-being is a critical component of economic and social development. The report describes how measurements of well-being can be used effectively to assess the progress of nations.
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By University of Cambridge
New research has found a 'very significant' relationship between a nation's wealth and hygiene and the Alzheimer's 'burden' on its population. High-income, highly industrialized countries with large urban areas and better hygiene exhibit much higher rates
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By American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Because animals can't talk, researchers need to study their behavior patterns to make sense of their activities. Now researchers are using a common zoological method to study people with serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia and OCD.
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By Cleveland Clinic
Most patients who report statin intolerance, including muscle aches and other side effects from the cholesterol-lowering drugs, can actually tolerate drugs from this class on subsequent trials.
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By Georgia Regents University
Simply replacing the connector in the IV system in patients with central lines could help reduce deadly bloodstream infections, researchers have found.
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By Helsingin yliopisto (University of Helsinki)
Aneurysms can be an extreme, and sometimes fatal situation. If the aneurysm can be found, it can be treated before a potential rupture. Some intracranial aneurysms will never rupture -- the problem is that the doctors are challenged to know which aneurysm
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By American Chemical Society (ACS)
With the “Valley of Death” looming as an increasingly serious obstacle to introducing better ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases, a noted scientist recently described a new approach for moving promising drug compounds
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By Radiological Society of North America
Whole-body MRI may serve as a valuable noninvasive tool for assessing the risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetic patients, according to a new study.
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By Yale University
Researchers have discovered a protein that is the missing link in the complicated chain of events that lead to Alzheimer's disease, they report in the Sept. 4 issue of the journal Neuron. Researchers also found that blocking the protein with an existing d
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By American Society for Microbiology
Scientists have developed an influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle patch that provided 100 percent protection against a lethal influenza virus in mice more than one year after vaccination.
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By American Chemical Society
Scientists are reporting development of a new form of aspirin -- taken daily by about 60 million people in the United States alone to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke -- that could extend aspirin's benefits to people who may not respond to the d
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By Elsevier
New cases of diabetes continue to increase as does the health burden for those with diabetes. Law is a critical tool for health improvement, yet assessments reported in a new study indicate that federal, state, and local laws give only partial support to
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By Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parents beware. If your tots and teens get their hands on your energy drinks, they could experience seizures, heart palpitations or other problems that drive them to the hospital emergency room, experts say.
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By Case Western Reserve University
A landmark study has discovered four novel gene variations associated with blood pressure in African Americans. Compared to Americans of European-ancestry, African-Americans' increased hypertension prevalence contributes to a greater risk of stroke, coron
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By University of Southampton
New research has shown that schemes that grant children with a life threatening illness a special wish have a positive impact on their and their family's wellbeing.
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By Université de Montréal
Many parents may have noticed their children seemed on edge during their first week of school. They may have been agitated, withdrawn or more focused on themselves, rather than what was going on around them. Such behaviors are classic symptoms of high anx
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By University of Colorado Cancer Center
A new study shows that the current criteria used to match lung cancers with the drug crizotinib may miss some patients who could benefit from the drug.
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By Manchester University
People living with dementia in the UK can occupy approximately 25% of general hospital beds. However, nurses and other hospital staff do not always feel confident and skilled in the provision of care to this group. A new training programme has been design
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By Society of Nuclear Medicine
For patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy, some imaging techniques could act as a marker for a potentially reversible phase of the disease in which substantial clinical improvement can be achieved.
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