January 9, 2013 (Newswise) — Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements compared to historic levels.

Almost every U.S. college student was required to take physical education and exercise requirements in the 1920

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October 2, 2009 (Newswise) - South Dallas residents are 30 percent more likely to be admitted to a hospital due to diabetes or a diabetes-related condition than other city residents. In fact by 2010, 13 percent of those living in South Dallas will be diabetic.Baylor Health Care System is reaching out to the traditionally underserved neighborhood, transforming a local recreation center into the areas first and only diabetes health and wellness institute. Baylor will invest $15 million in the project with the mis

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October 1, 2009 (EurekAlert) - A new study reports that transplanted pigment-containing visual cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) successfully preserved structure and function of the specialized light-sensitive lining of the eye (known as the retina) in an animal model of retinal degeneration. The findings, published by Cell Press in the October 2nd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, represent an exciting step towards the future use of cell replacement therapies to treat d

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September 23, 2009 (EurekAlert) - MIT engineers have designed a retinal implant for people who have lost their vision from retinitis pigmentosa or age-related macular degeneration, two of the leading causes of blindness. The retinal prosthesis would help restore some vision by electrically stimulating the nerve cells that normally carry visual input from the retina to the brain.Why it matters: The chip would not restore normal vision but could help blind people more easily navigate a room or walk d

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September 23, 2009 (Newswise) - The Endocrine Society announced today its support for Representative Carolyn McCarthys (D-NY) Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act (H.R 3625). The bill, which was first introduced in July 2007, calls for an in-depth study of the nutritional value of foods and drinks marketed in middle and high schools, as well as the vehicles advertisers use to reach young consumers in our nations schools.Childre

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