Five years after my sister’s death, I still choke up trying to describe her. Diem was one in a million: passionate, free-spirited, energetic, and so positive […]
CDC: 63.5 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds have had vision tested
(HealthDay)—Overall, 63.5 percent of children aged 3 to 5 years have ever had their vision tested, according to a November data brief published by the […]
Teams publish in vivo Alzheimer’s disease treatment data
Oligomerix, Inc., a privately held company pioneering the development of tau oligomer inhibitors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related neurodegenerative disorders, and the Feinstein Institutes […]
What Is the Average Penis Size—and Can You Do Anything About It?
Does penis size matter? Sex experts typically say no, but that doesn't stop a guy from worrying that his penis might be too small. Amazingly, […]
Patients treated outside NCI centers less likely to receive high-cost lung cancer drugs
Genetically targeted drugs and immunotherapies are transforming the way we treat many forms of lung cancer. However, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published […]
Research identifies 16 new gene regions linked to diabetic kidney disease
Researchers in the UCD Diabetes Complications Research Centre and their international collaborators have identified 16 regions of the human genome linked with diabetic kidney disease […]
How people with type 2 diabetes can get the benefits of exercise while reducing the risks
Adults with type 2 diabetes may have more to gain by participating in physical activity and exercise than healthy adults, but they may also have […]
Among transgender children, gender identity as strong as in cisgender children
Children who identify as the gender matching their sex at birth tend to gravitate toward the toys, clothing and friendships stereotypically associated with that gender. […]
Helicopter parents and ‘hothouse children’—exploring the high stakes of family dynamics
True helicopter parents talk a good game in making their actions all about their children, but according to one West Virginia University researcher, what they’re […]
High blood pressure, unhealthy diets in women of childbearing age
One in five women of childbearing age has high blood pressure, according to a new study that found few of these women are on a […]
Cancer trends in Canada from 1971 to 2015
The overall rate of new cancer cases is decreasing in men but increasing in women younger than 80 years, and obesity-related cancers are increasing in […]
Some progress made in slowing antibiotic resistance-linked deaths
(HealthDay)—Progress has been made in slowing antibiotic resistance-associated deaths, but more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year in the United States, according to […]
Childhood episode of pancreatitis may up risk for diabetes later
(HealthDay)—A history of a clinically resolved, single event of acute pancreatitis in childhood is associated with an increased risk for diabetes during young adulthood, according […]
New imaging technique unlocks secrets of the zebrafish heart
A new type of microscopy is helping to unlock the secrets of the zebrafish’s heart—which could also teach us more about how human hearts form, […]