TECH & INNOVATIONWhile maternal breast milk has proven an effective way of passing vital nutrients and immune-boosting proteins into a newborn baby’s system, a new study published in journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that it may leave premature infants particularly vulnerable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. In most cases causing serious disease, and in chronic infections, may even lead to death.
Treatment helps reduce risk of cardiovascular complications by more than half Treatment helps reduce risk of cardiovascular complications by more than half Scheduled for surgery? New research suggests that you may want to get screened and treated for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) before going under the knife.
By watching people walk, researchers decode the foot position's role in maintaining balance By watching people walk, researchers decode the foot position's role in maintaining balance Researchers at The Ohio State University have gained new insight into how the body moves when we're walking.
Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Findings published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Karl Klose, professor of biology and a researcher in UTSA's South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, has teamed up with researchers at Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany to understand how humans get infected with cholera, Their findings were released this week in an article published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Patients benefit from minimally invasive procedures Patients benefit from minimally invasive procedures Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive procedure to remove the gallbladder, is one of the most common abdominal surgeries in the U.
Application during task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain neuromuscular system Application during task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain neuromuscular system Kessler Foundation scientists have published a study showing that use of a foot drop stimulator during a task-specific movement for 4 weeks can retrain the neuromuscular system.
A recent Oregon survey about an exercise DVD that adds short breaks of physical activity into the daily routine of elementary school students found it had a high level of popularity with both students and teachers, and offered clear advantages for overly sedentary educational programs.
Scientists who study patterns in survey results might be dealing with data on language rather than what they're really after -- attitudes -- according to an international study involving the University of Colorado Boulder.
Obese teenage boys could be paid 18 percent less once they enter job market Obese teenage boys could be paid 18 percent less once they enter job market Men who are already obese as teenagers could grow up to earn up to 18 percent less than their peers of normal weight.
Rice University study yields new two-step strategy for weakening cancer Rice University study yields new two-step strategy for weakening cancer Research by Rice University scientists who are fighting a cyberwar against cancer finds that the immune system may be a clinician's most powerful ally.