Lack of sleep tied to higher risk of diabetes in kids Lack of sleep tied to higher risk of diabetes in kids:- Reuters Health – Children who don’t get enough sleep may be more likely to develop diabetes than kids who typically get enough shuteye, a UK study suggests. That’s […]
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First Signs Of West Nile Virus Confirmed In Solano County First Signs Of West Nile Virus Confirmed In Solano County:- Three mosquito samples collected from the Suisun Marsh and one from a sparrow found in northern Vallejo have tested positive for West Nile virus, officials with the Solano County Department […]
Doctors From Top Medical Schools Prescribe Fewer Opioid Painkillers Doctors who got their training at low-ranked medical schools wrote three times as many opioid painkiller prescriptions as medics who earned their diplomas at Ivy League or other top-tier schools. That’s the headline of a new study by two Princeton University […]
Blood Test Finds Cancer Before Symptoms Start Blood Test Finds Cancer Before Symptoms Start:- Researchers say they have taken a big step towards developing a test that can tell people if they have cancer long before the first symptoms show up. The blood test detected the majority of cancers in […]
Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain;- The technique researchers developed is called magneto-thermal stimulation. It gives neuroscientists a powerful new tool: a remote, minimally invasive way to trigger activity deep inside the brain, turning specific cells on and off to […]
Drug-delivering micromotors treat their first bacterial infection in the stomach Drug-delivering micromotors treat their first bacterial infection in the stomach:- Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated for the first time using micromotors to treat a bacterial infection in the stomach. These tiny vehicles, each about half […]
Mom of dog attack victim suffers fatal stroke at doctor appointment Mom of dog attack victim suffers fatal stroke at doctor appointment:- A Georgia mother who suffered a massive stroke last week while at a doctor’s appointment with her 7-year-old son was declared brain dead on Tuesday, just eight months […]
CT scan of an olive led to man’s Crohn’s disease diagnosis CT scan of an olive led to man’s Crohn’s disease diagnosis:- When a 24-year-old man in Belgium went to the hospital because he had belly pain, doctors found an olive stuck in his small intestine — and soon after, […]
Child contracts influenza virus from pig at North Dakota State Fair Child contracts influenza virus from pig at North Dakota State Fair:- A child who contracted a variant of the influenza virus after coming into contact with an infected pig at the North Dakota State Fair has been released from […]
Can Endocrine Disruptors Elevate Risk of Breast Cancer Can Endocrine Disruptors Elevate Risk of Breast Cancer:- The American Cancer Society reports that the median age when patients are diagnosed with breast cancer is 61. This means that half of all cases of breast cancer occur in people younger than 61, […]
