On warm days the Oriental latrine blowfly (Chrysomya megacephala) keeps cool by moving a droplet of saliva repeatedly in and...

Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting...

Credit: Northwestern Medicine CHICAGO --- More students report carrying guns in Chicago than in New York or Los Angeles, a...

International research consortium led by researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, discovered new information related to a rare form...

Managing symptoms such as pain, nausea, and psychiatric illness can be challenging as people age. A new Journal of the...

Maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy, in the first year postpartum, and in early childhood were linked with poorer child neurodevelopment...

A new Pain Practice study indicates that biofeedback-assisted relaxation may help manage pain and anxiety in children undergoing medical procedures....

A new Journal of Neuroimaging study provides insights into the biochemical mechanisms by which Tai Chi-- a mind-body exercise--may provide...

Previous studies have demonstrated a decreased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in individuals with various cancers, including non-melanoma skin cancers...

During pregnancy, use of the antiepileptic drug valproic acid has been associated with worse outcomes--including fetal loss, impaired growth, major...

A new British Journal of Pharmacology review examines how phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors, which were originally approved to treat erectile dysfunction,...

Disease management programmes (DMPs) must be updated at regular intervals to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge....

In a recent Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics study, arthritis patients taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain plus a stomach...

Due to an aging population and increasing prevalence of rheumatic disease, there are growing demands on clinicians who specialize in...

In a study of men with testicular cancer, increasing tumor size relative to testis size was linked with a reduced...

A brief bedside visual art intervention (BVAI) facilitated by art educators improved mood and reduced pain and anxiety in a...

A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save...

Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop...

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded the ERC Advanced Grant to the genetics researcher Manolis Pasparakis. The award is...

An Atlas-award winning study reported in the journal Telematics and Informatics has found that healthcare services delivered via video conferencing...