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Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 10, 2018 -- Melatonin is a widely used supplement. Many people turn to...

Pterocarpanquinones and carbapterocarpans with anti-tumor activity against MDR leukemias

Credit: Dr. Vivian M Rumjanek et al., Bentham Science Publishers Careful thinking must be put since the very first days...

A vital pause: Neurons in the brain’s striatum may help regulate response to unexpected stimuli

May 13, 2018

Credit: OIST Changing our behavior based on unexpected cues from our environment is an essential part of survival. The ability...

Do the elderly want technology to help them take their medication?

Over 65s say they would find technology to help them take their medications helpful, but need the technology to be...

OSA in older adults: Often present, seldom investigated

Older Americans are often at a high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, yet this illness remains vastly underdiagnosed, a new...

Combining GANs and reinforcement learning for drug discovery

Credit: Insilico Medicine, Inc. Thursday, May 10, 2018, Baltimore, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing...

Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy

DALLAS, May 10, 2018 - Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide a golden opportunity to evaluate a woman's heart...

Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug

Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors....

Study shows prolonged NAS treatment for infants discharged early

Infants who are diagnosed with drug withdrawal after birth who are treated with medication as outpatients at home are treated...

Treatment for MRSA no longer more costly than for susceptible Staph aureus infections

Washington DC - A new study from the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), with collaborators from Johns...

Women seeking crowdfunding financing for start-ups are perceived as more trustworthy

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- While men have benefited from a gender bias against women when seeking financing for business start-ups, the...

UTA study finds art therapy helps veterans cope with trauma

Credit: UTA Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found that 98 percent of veterans participating in the...

Gene disruption signals cerebral palsy and autism link

University of Adelaide researchers have uncovered a genetic signal common to both cerebral palsy and autism. The finding comes from...

TGen develops quality-control test for detecting cancer in blood

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 9, 2018 -- Imagine how much patients could benefit if you could discover the presence of...

Genetic counseling and testing proposed for patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Researchers have identified six genes that predispose carriers to develop the brain tumor medulloblastoma...

Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic...

Spectrum Health’s Tina Freese Decker named one of top 25 COOs in Healthcare 2018

Credit: Courtesy of Spectrum Health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The editors of Modern Healthcare have named Tina Freese Decker, Spectrum...

Gene study spots clues to heart risk for statin patients

A Vanderbilt-led research team has discovered genetic variations that increase the risk of heart attack even when patients are receiving...

Lesbian, bisexual women may be more likely to develop diabetes due to stress

In a newly published study involving 94,250 women across the United States, researchers found that lesbian and bisexual (LB) women...

Progress in posttraumatic stress disorder –Increased understanding points to new approaches for PTSD prevention and treatment