Women who have undergone obesity surgery should be classed as at-risk during pregnancy, say research Increased risk of small babies but lower risk of large babies Research: Perinatal outcomes after bariatric surgery: nationwide population based matched cohort ...

ACC/AHA release new guideline for assessing cardiovascular risk in adults Broader assessment may improve identification of at-risk patients, focus prevention strategies (Nov. 12, 2013) — The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association ...

American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and the Obesity Society Clinical Practice Guideline offers roadmap to treat adults affected by obesity, overweight (Nov. 12, 2013) — Healthcare providers are on the front line of the obesity epidemic ...

ACC/AHA publish new guideline for management of blood cholesterol Update focuses on lifestyle, statin therapy for patients who most benefit (Nov. 12, 2013) — The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association today released a new clinical ...

American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology joint clinical practice guideline Healthy lifestyle emphasized in new prevention guideline (Nov. 12, 2013) — Eating an overall heart-healthy diet and being physically active is critical for preventing ...

Lumosity presents on Human Cognition Project at Society for Neuroscience annual meeting Online open science and big data research platform creates new neuroscience research opportunities Lumosity, the online cognitive training and neuroscience research company, is presenting today ...

Controlling the hormonal environment in endometrial cancer sensitizes tumors to PARP inhibitors Modulating the hormonal environment in which endometrial cancers grow could make tumors significantly more sensitive to a new class of ...

Bariatric surgery can lead to premature birth Babies born of women who have undergone bariatric (weight-loss) surgery are more likely to be premature and to be small for gestational age, according to a large registry study carried out at Karolinska ...

UEA research reveals why timing of bird migration is changing Researchers at the University of East Anglia have found out why birds are migrating earlier and earlier each year. Experts have long suspected climate change is somehow driving this advancing ...

Thin, active invisibility cloak demonstrated for first time TORONTO, ON — Invisibility cloaking is no longer the stuff of science fiction: two researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have demonstrated an effective ...

Mayo Clinic: Add bone deterioration to diabetes complications ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The list of complications from type 2 diabetes is long: vascular and heart disease, eye problems, nerve damage, kidney disease, hearing problems and Alzheimer's disease. Physicians have long thought ...

Studies explore potential origins of addiction and treaments Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise SAN DIEGO — Studies released today suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding ...

NASA satellites see Cyclone 03A make landfall in Somalia Tropical Cyclone 03A made landfall in Somalia and moved inland where it is dissipating over eastern Ethiopia today, Nov. 12. NASA's Aqua, Terra and TRMM satellites passed over the cyclone an captured images ...

NASA sees ex-Tropical Depression 30W trying to re-form in Indian Ocean Tropical Depression 30W formed in the northwestern Pacific Ocean basin and crossed into the Northern Indian Ocean from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10. By Nov. 12, NASA satellite imagery saw the ex-tropical ...

NASA satellites track Typhoon Haiyan's second landfall and flood potential VIDEO: This TRMM animation of flood potential from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12 shows the movement of ...

Studies explore potential origins of addiction and treatments Novel therapies for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction show promise SAN DIEGO — Studies released today suggest promising new treatments for nicotine and heroin addiction, and further our understanding ...

Musical training shapes brain anatomy and affects function Training before age 7 has bigger impact on brain anatomy; improvisation can rewire brain SAN DIEGO — New findings show that extensive musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions, ...

NYU researchers find a new solution in detecting breast-cancer related lymphedem Findings suggest affective reliable and accurate measurement of Lymphedema may help ease breast-cancer survivors fears Viewed as one of the most feared outcomes of breast ...

Evidence of 3.5 billion-year-old bacterial ecosystems found in Australia Washington, D.C.— Reconstructing the rise of life during the period of Earth's history when it first evolved is challenging. Earth's oldest sedimentary rocks are not only rare, but also almost always altered ...

Clinical trial finds concurrent therapy not necessary to achieve high pathological in breast cancer Phase III trial examines pathological complete response rate HOUSTON — Giving trastuzumab and anthracyclines at the same time ...

Parental monitoring lowers odds of a gambling problem Parental supervision at ages 11-14 lowers risk for problem gambling by age 22 November 12, 2013—Keeping an eye on your child can lower their odds for gambling by young adulthood, ...

Bring a 50,000-degree plasma into your living room An online open-user experiment puts users in control of a real physics laboratory With the rise of online open course platforms such as Khan Academy, MIT OpenCourseWare and iTunes U, it has never been easier to ...

NASA sees Veteran's Day solar flare The sun emitted a significant solar flare that peaked at 12:14 a.m. EST on Nov. 10, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere ...

Structure of bacterial nanowire protein hints at secrets of conduction Electrically conducting bacteria important for energy, environment and technology RICHLAND, Wash. -- Tiny electrical wires protrude from some bacteria and contribute to ...

Riding an electron wave into the future of microchip fabrication Computer simulation explores how intense plasma waves generate suprathermal electrons, which are critical to microchip fabrication Advanced plasma-based etching is a key enabler of Moore's Law that ...