Mummies that have recently been unearthed in South Korea may provide clues on how to combat hepatitis B, according to Prof. Mark Spigelman of the Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Internal medicine faculty heavily involved in residency programs believe that resident duty-hour limitations negatively affect aspects of residents? patient care, education and professionalism, but improve residents? well-being, according to a report in the July 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin.
Students who break university rules on alcohol and drug use in residence halls are often sent to counseling or educational programs. Little is known about the long-term effectiveness of these interventions.
A new model for understanding how autism is acquired has been developed by a team of researchers led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
The relationship between a mother and her infant is believed by many to be the foundation of healthy childhood development, but researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found pregnancy acceptance to be the first step in forming the mother/child bond.
Millions of Americans take statins to lower their cholesterol, but how low should you go” Many scientific studies support the benefits of lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and achieving low LDL cholesterol levels is one of the most important steps in preventing heart disease.
Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin.
Results from a new study involving high blood pressure patients taking Tekturna? (aliskiren) and Diovan? (valsartan) were published in The Lancet.
Combining research and practice, the University of Kentucky is taking steps to eradicate violence against women by focusing on peer influence and intervention.