Health & Medicine : Science World Report

Feb 23, 2019 09:12 AM EST

HIV infections in US could be reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030, study finds

New HIV infections in the United States could be substantially reduced by up to 67 percent by 2030 if ambitious goals for HIV care and treatment are met and targeted prevention interventions for people at risk for HIV are rapidly scaled up, according to a study by Georgia State University and the Un...

Feb 22, 2019 10:35 AM EST

Why a blow to the chest can kill or save you

A hefty blow to the chest can have entirely opposite outcomes. While, for instance, some baseball players have died after being hit in the chest by a baseball, patients undergoing fatal cardiac tachyarrhythmias have been saved by an appropriately timed thump to the chest.

Feb 22, 2019 08:57 AM EST

Scientists discover new type of immune cells that are essential for forming heart valves

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES

Feb 22, 2019 08:46 AM EST

10 percent of Chinese adults have high heart disease risk, aren't treated for it

Researchers at Yale and at the National Center for Cardiovascular Disease in China just quantified a significant opportunity to improve Chinese heart health: 1 in 10 middle-aged Chinese adults are at high risk for heart disease, yet only about 3% of those at-risk are taking either statins or aspirin...

Feb 21, 2019 10:08 AM EST

Consuming garlic and onions may lower colorectal cancer risk

Consumption of allium vegetables--which include garlic, leeks, and onions--was linked with a reduced risk of in colorectal cancer in a study of men and women in China.

Feb 21, 2019 08:53 AM EST

How genes affect tobacco and alcohol use

Data from 1.2 million people reveal how tobacco and alcohol use may be linked to your genes and to various diseases

Feb 21, 2019 08:47 AM EST

New robotic sensor technology can diagnose reproductive health problems in real-time

The technology, developed by researchers at Imperial College London and The University of Hong Kong, can be used to measure hormones that affect fertility, sexual development, and menstruation more quickly and cheaply than current methods.

Feb 20, 2019 09:37 AM EST

American women have better control of high blood pressure but are more obese than men

A study of more than 30,000 Americans since 2001 has revealed significant differences in management of heart disease risk between women and men

Feb 20, 2019 08:54 AM EST

Eating nuts may reduce cardiovascular disease risk for people with diabetes

Eating more nuts, particularly tree nuts, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease among people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research in Circulation Research, an American Heart Association journal.

Feb 19, 2019 09:14 AM EST

New protocol could ease diagnosis of bacterial infections in infants

NIH/EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Feb 19, 2019 09:06 AM EST

Helping patients breathe during dangerous procedure prevents complications

Thousands of Americans die each year during a dangerous two-minute procedure to insert a breathing tube.

Feb 15, 2019 07:51 AM EST

When research participation pays, some people lie, Penn study suggests

Offering compensation can be an important tactic to attract potential participants for enrollment in research studies, but it might come at a cost. A new study conducted by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that up to 23 percent of respondents lie...