Clemson University researchers recently reported finding a new class of DNA repair-makers. Clemson biochemist Weiguo Cao studies how cells repair damaged DNA…
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As anyone familiar with the phrase ‘man-flu’ will know women consider themselves to be the more robust side of the species when it comes to health and illness. Now new research, published in BioEssays, seems to support the idea. The research focuses on the role of MicroRNAs encoded on the X chromosome to explain why women have stronger immune systems to men and are less likely to develop cancer…
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THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is once again cracking down on eye care professionals who make false safety claims and promises about the popular LASIK eye surgery.
The agency’s Letter to Eye Care Professionals, issued…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Picky eating is normal in children, but a pediatric feeding disorder is a much more serious problem that can affect a child’s physical and mental development, an expert says.
It’s important to differentiate between the two,…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Men over 75 with prostate cancer who are otherwise healthy are being undertreated for their condition, according to a new study.
Meanwhile, younger men with prostate cancer who are affected by other health problems — or…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — New genes associated with type 1 diabetes have been uncovered in a large-scale analysis of genetic data related to the disease.
Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia examined six large databases for DNA data…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Medications are effective for most patients with acid reflux disease, but some surgical options may be just as effective, according to a review of studies on current treatments for this common condition.
Acid reflux disease,…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Brain development doesn’t stop in adolescence, but continues until people are well into their 20s, a new study says.
The finding challenges a long-held belief that brain development is completed in the teen years.
For their…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Working rotating shifts is not as potentially unhealthy as it used to be, according to new Canadian research that suggests modern shift patterns may not carry the same risks for cancer as older, more extreme shift…
THURSDAY, Sept. 29 — Almost 20 percent of American workers are smokers, particularly the least educated, poorest, youngest and uninsured, a new government report finds.
Of workers without a high school education, more than 28 percent smoke,…