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U.S. kids on 'government' school diet at increased risk of being overweight

August 15, 2016
Government-funded school meals are putting financially vulnerable children at risk of being overweight, a Virginia Tech researcher has found.

Japan to help patients pay drug that costs $13.127 a dose

August 15, 2016
The big news right now in the medical world is the development of anti-cancer drugs that use the body’s natural immune system to fight off tumors.

Our brain actively asks for sugar

August 13, 2016
Researchers at Technical University of Munich discovered that our brain actively takes sugar from the blood.

'Brain training' helps eight paralyzed people regain some movement

August 13, 2016
A regimen of brain training has restored partial sensation and muscle control in the legs of eight people paralyzed by spinal cord injuries, researchers report.

American children score low on cardiovascular health measures

August 12, 2016
Most American children do not meet the American Heart Association's definition of ideal childhood cardiovascular health.

Obesitity shrinks brain, makes it older

August 12, 2016
New research suggests that being overweight or obese may trigger premature aging of the middle-aged brain.

Commonly used anti-inflammatory drug may help with Alzheimer's

August 12, 2016
A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer's disease can be successfully treated with a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug.

U.S. maternal mortalities comparable to that of Iran and Ukraine

August 11, 2016
The estimated maternal mortality rate for 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia actually increased by 26.6 percent from 2000 to 2014.

Six million Americans drink water tainted with toxic chemicals

August 11, 2016
Millions of Americans are exposed to unsafe levels of dangerous chemicals in their drinking water that may trigger a host of health problems, researchers report.

Heredity explains African-American diseases paradox

August 10, 2016
Research supports the idea that the nation and region of origin of your ancestors contributes to your risk of developing, or not developing, a growing list of medical conditions.

1 in 5 discharged from hospital with unstable vital signs

August 10, 2016
Twenty percent of people hospitalized are released before all vital signs are stable, a pattern that is associated with an increased risk of death and hospital readmission, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

For first time, high blood pressure more common in lower-income countries

August 9, 2016
For the first time in history, people living in low- and middle-income countries have a higher prevalence of high blood pressure than people living in high-income countries.