American college students aren't the only ones who need to worry about the "Freshman 15" -- international students gain weight and body fat after arriving on campus as well, according to an Ohio University study presented at the American Dietetic Association annual meeting.
Assistant professor of physics and geology at The College of New Jersey, has identified a vertebra belonging to the extinct Ice Age elk-moose. The discovery demonstrates the drastic geological changes to the New Jersey shoreline during the past 25,000 years.
A new paper discusses the complex privacy issues for battered women seeking help from health care providers, as the U.S. Department of health and human services prepares a new rule on confidentiality of health records.
A new study shows that eating a meal made with olestra, a fat replacer, can provide significant health benefits to patients with early signs of heart disease.
AAMC President will announce the newest data on applicants and matriculants to U.S. medical schools at a luncheon for the media.
The New Hampshire Area Health Education Center program has been awarded $3.9M in continuation support over the next three years by the Health Services Resources Administration.
Journalists are invited to attend the next open session of the National Science Board on Thursday, October 19, at the National Science Foundation.
The last two weeks of October, a team of scientists will send the Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin on 14 research dives to the depths of the Gulf of Mexico on a mission that may unlock clues to new energy resources.
Maurice Isserman, professor of history at Hamilton College says "Apart from Kim Il-Sung and Fidel Castro, no Communist leader in the world ruled his own party as long as Gus Hall ruled over American Communists."
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that the development of breast cancer appears to be related to how the body breaks down estrogen. (Epidemiology, 11-00)
National Survey Finds that Sixty-Two Percent of Responding Schools Require At Least One Diversity Class or Are In the Process of Developing Diversity Requirements.
Re-release of "The Exorcist" and a new TV documentary will trigger a new wave of requests for exorcisms, according to a researcher whose work shows some people can be convinced they witnessed a demonic possession even though they said such an event is not plausible. (The Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied)
A research associate in the geosciences department at the University of Arizona, and his colleagues are working to reconstruct Earth's environmental history with help from clams.
Imagine having surgery under general anesthesia and then waking up afterward with no residual drowsiness. That could one day become a reality for surgical patients, thanks to the common goldfish and fireflies.
Johns Hopkins researchers have targeted aerosol particles to smaller, harder to reach airways in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis. The work could lead to improved drug treatments for CF patients and in the future, to a means of optimizing the delivery of gene therapy. (Chest, 10-00)
When an accident severely injures a child's limb, the most effective treatment can be amputation. New surgical techniques and prostheses can help enhance the quality of life after losing a limb.
A new surgical technique to repair some hip fractures requires smaller incisiions, less blood loss and a shorter hospital stay, a new study shows.
Surgeons are using medical advances in new techniques and devices to help repair trauma of broken bones for some patients.
To reduce the estimated 800,000 winter sports-related injuries that occur each year, a Vermont orthopaedic surgeon unveils injury prevention guidelines developed by researchers at Vermont Ski Safety.
To help reduce the incidence of ACL injuries, an orthopaedic surgeon is urging athletes to incorporate into their training drills that focus on balance and those that link strength and speed for immediate muscle reactions.
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