Stretching can increase your tolerance for pain
To stretch or not to stretch? Should you do it before or after exercise? Does it prevent or heal injuries? Stretching is always a hot topic. However, while it is …
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The link between mental health problems and later physical health
Across the world, populations are aging. Increases in life expectancy over the last century, combined with declining birth rates mean that the proportion of older people is on the rise …
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Implantable heart pump offers new hope for end-stage heart failure patients
For the 60 million people around the world suffering from heart failure, a heart transplant is most often not an option. While implantable pumps called left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) …
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Independent of IQ, ‘decision acuity’ predicts broad range of decision-making abilities
A common factor called “decision acuity” underpins diverse decision-making abilities in adolescents and young adults, suggests a study appearing May 20th in the journal Neuron. A large set of behavioral …
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A brand new cocktail to fight HIV
Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM) and Yale University have succeeded in reducing the size of the HIV reservoir in humanized mice by using a “molecular …
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Colorectal cancer screening past age 75 lowers cancer death risk for most
Screening for colorectal cancer—the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States—can save lives by detecting both pre-cancerous lesions that can be removed during the screening procedure, …
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New single-cell analysis tool links immune cells to kidney cancer recurrence
The immune nature of kidney cancer stands out when compared to other cancers: More immune cells infiltrate kidney cancers than most other solid tumors, and kidney cancer is one of …
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