What the heart can tell us about overcoming alcohol dependence
Monitoring heart rate patterns can help identify risk and treat people who are dependent on alcohol by predicting their craving levels, researchers at the...
Measles: new efforts needed to stop an old disease
New diseases grab headlines. The latest influenza scare – H7N9 – has prompted much speculation about the direction the virus might take. And rightly...
Clinical Trials for Cellulite Treatment on the Horizon
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Projected to start in the second half of 2013, researchers at Stony Brook University plan to begin phase IIa placebo-controlled...
Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
DALLAS, Texas — Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training, and isometric hand grip exercises may help reduce your blood pressure,...
Teen moms at greater risk for later obesity, U-M study finds
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A new study debunks the myth that younger moms are more likely to “bounce back” after having a baby –...
Scientists reverse memory loss in animal brain cells
HOUSTON - Neuroscientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have taken a major step in their efforts to help...
A Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk, Study Says
How many of us enjoy a glass or two of wine at dinner? How many of us have read that moderate drinking of red...
Autistic children are more likely preoccupied with Video Games, study
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Children and teens with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) use screen-based media, such as television and video games, more often than their...
Researchers find out why some stress is good for you
BERKELEY — Overworked and stressed out? Look on the bright side. Some stress is good for you.
“You always think about stress as a really...
System allows multitasking runners to read on a treadmill
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new innovation allows treadmill users to work their bodies and brains at the same time.
The system, called ReadingMate, adjusts...