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Maternal health: Disparities in care quality, access to services a major concern
Date: Sep-16-2016A series of papers in The Lancet highlights disparities in maternal health care across the globe and details strategies to reduce maternal mortality.
Zika does cause microcephaly, but questions remain
Date: Sep-16-2016The preliminary findings of a case control study conclude the microcephaly epidemic is a result of congenital Zika virus infection, but questions remain.
How Does Alcohol Affect My Blood Sugar Levels?
Date: Sep-16-2016It's common to have alcohol with a meal or with friends, but how can it affect blood sugar levels? This article gives information for people with diabetes.
Being moved by sadness-evoking music linked to high empathy
Date: Sep-16-2016Highly empathic people enjoy being moved by sad instrumental music in terms of relaxing sadness, moving sadness, and nervous sadness, finds a new study.
Growth Hormone Injections: Uses and Side Effects
Date: Sep-16-2016Growth hormone injections can be needed by children and adults alike. Learn more about why they are needed and the alternative uses of these injections.
Female hormone found to fight flu damage
Date: Sep-16-2016A fascinating and potentially wide-reaching interaction between influenza, progesterone, and lung repair is unearthed in a landmark study.
Moderate drinking: Heart health benefits challenged in new study
Date: Sep-15-2016Moderate alcohol intake has been hailed as beneficial for heart health, but a new study finds it could raise the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Emotions mapped in the human brain
Date: Sep-15-2016Researchers have been able to pinpoint emotions such as fear, contentment, and sadness in the human brain, thanks to an algorithm and fMRI scans.
Cancer: Four-stranded DNA could help develop targeted treatments
Date: Sep-15-2016By discovering how quadruple-helix DNA may help cancer progress, researchers come up with a possible new way to target cancer cells selectively.
Gluten Intolerance: Signs and Symptoms
Date: Sep-15-2016With gluten intolerance, the reaction to eating gluten is not the same as with celiac disease, but symptoms are similar. Learn more about the signs here.
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