Every 11 minutes, an American dies by suicide. That’s 132 people a day or more than 48,000 annually. For those left behind, the haunting question is why. One emerging factor is family history. Perhaps the most famous example is Ernest…
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Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 — The most common form of epilepsy is a risk factor for car crashes, yet it can have such subtle symptoms that it often goes undiagnosed for an extended period of time, even years. Researchers said…
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Dangerous Ink: Tattoos Might Lead to Body’s Overheating
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2020 — Using your body as a canvas for tattoos might come at a price for your health. New research suggests that all that ink impedes natural sweating — and that might cause the body to overheat….
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New database could help lead to personalized treatments for breast cancer patients
All current breast cancer drugs were first tested in cell lines. Each cell line began as cancer in a patient. As such, each cell line is a surrogate for that patient’s disease. A new database of 40 breast cancer cell…
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Neglecting coronavirus safety measures could lead to 'worst fall ever,' CDC director warns
Fox News Flash top headlines for August 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. If Americans don’t follow safety measures against COVID-19, a top health official recently warned this upcoming autumn could be the "worst" from…
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Inconsistent EPA regulations increase lead poisoning risk to kids, study finds
Two federal environmental standards regulating lead hazards in homes and child care facilities have different maximum thresholds, a discrepancy putting more than 35,000 kids in the United States at increased risk of lead poisoning. That’s according to a new study…
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Mechanism that may lead to metabolic memory and sustained diabetes complications
For people with diabetes, vascular complications like kidney disease and atherosclerosis, which can lead to poor health and even death, are seen at increased rates. In a new Nature Metabolism study, researchers led by City of Hope’s Rama Natarajan, Ph.D.,…
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New findings about the development of brain tumors could lead to more effective treatment
For the first time, an international study team with substantial participation from researchers from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna University Hospital, has identified the molecular differences between individual tumor cells in ependymomas, which are an…
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Discovery of new step in how brain cells work could lead to new therapies for epilepsy
Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function in people with one of the most common forms of epilepsy. This could lead to new treatment approaches for people with drug-resistant epilepsy. The study was led by…
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Drug used in breast and ovarian cancer could lead to safer, more effective treatment for neuroblastoma
A type of drug known as a PARP inhibitor, already used to treat breast and ovarian cancer, may be useful in treating children with high-risk neuroblastoma—a common childhood tumor with a low survival rate. Neuroblastoma is a cancer in children…
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