Large study reveals PTSD has strong genetic component like other psychiatric disorders
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Rice bran may help curb malnutrition, diarrhea for infants
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Pharmacists provide patient value in team-based care
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Meet the ‘mold pigs,’ a new group of invertebrates from 30 million years ago
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Lymphoma stage at diagnosis may predict when and where new cancer forms
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CDC designates UMass Amherst a flu forecasting Center of Excellence
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Psychedelic drug to be tested for treatment-resistant depression in Houston
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McLean Hospital received federal funding to help tackle national opioid crisis
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The deeper these octopuses live, the wartier their skin
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HHS awards major funding award to WFIRM
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Researchers to study medical cannabis and chronic pain
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How can ultrasonic brain stimulation cure brain diseases?
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Pressure runs high at edge of solar system
Credit: NASA/IBEX/Adler Planetarium Out at the boundary of our solar system, pressure runs high. This pressure, the force plasma, magnetic...
New large-sized insect species discovered in tropical forest
Credit: Photo: Tapani Hopkins Scientists at the Biodiversity Unit of the University of Turku in Finland have studied the diversity...
Creating a single phonon in ambient conditions
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Cheap as chips: identifying plant genes to ensure food security
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Developing electrically active materials to repair damaged hearts
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Mapping normal breast development to better understand cancer
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Four Loko continues to wreak havoc among young drinkers
New studies from George Mason University show that young drinkers still dangerously underestimate alcohol contentCredit: George Mason University (Fairfax, VA)...
WPI wave motion research may lead to protections for police, missile silos and satellites
Funding from the National Science Foundation will support research of a new class of granular materials that should provide shock...
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