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Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - April 16, 2018 - A position statement from the American Academy...

Should states support pregnant teens and their babies?

Credit: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at the University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The...

Study shows fast-acting benefits of ketamine for depression and suicidality

Washington, D.C.--A nasal spray formulation of ketamine shows promise in the rapid treatment of symptoms of major depression and suicidal...

Spikes of graphene can kill bacteria on implants

Credit: Johan Bodell/Chalmers University of Technology A tiny layer of graphene flakes becomes a deadly weapon and kills bacteria, stopping...

University of Waterloo develops new way to fight HIV transmission

Credit: University of Waterloo Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV...

Innate immune adaptor TRIF confers neuroprotection in ALS

Credit: Koji Yamanaka Nagoya, Japan - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease damaging motor neurons in brain and...

Painkillers in pregnancy may affect baby’s future fertility

Taking painkillers during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, research suggests. The study identifies...

Australia to join global health and climate change initiative

The Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change was published in October 2017 by The Lancet and will be...

First-in-human clinical trial of new targeted therapy drug reports promising responses for multiple

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center A phase I, first-in-human study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...

Announcing the Pancreatic Cancer Collective

Chicago (April 15, 2018) -- The Lustgarten Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today at the Annual Meeting...

Stand Up To Cancer takes new approach to multiple myeloma focusing on precursor conditions

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer CHICAGO - April 15, 2018 -- Stand Up To Cancer announced a $10 million award...

New liquid biopsy-based cancer model reveals data on deadly lung cancer

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 14 percent of all lung cancers and is...

Updates on new therapies in development for rare liver diseases

14 April 2018, Paris, France: Promising results for three drugs for the treatment of three rare liver diseases were presented...

Fecal microbiota transplantation produces sustained improvements in cognitive and clinical outcomes

14 April 2018, Paris, France: A single treatment using an optimized, targeted form of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) produces sustained...

2018 AACR Annual Meeting presentations highlight the clinical utility of Bio-Rad’s Droplet Digital PCR technology for discovering epigenetic biomarkers and measuring immunotherapy response

HERCULES, Calif. -- April 14, 2018 -- New research showcasing the importance of Bio-Rad's Droplet Digital PCR (ddPCR) technology in...

The memory part of the brain may also hold clues for anxiety and depression

Credit: U of T Scarborough The hippocampus is an area of the brain commonly linked with memory and dementia. But...

Hepatitis C virus elimination programs report encouraging results: Is elimination within reach?

13 April 2018, Paris, France: Two nationwide programmes in Georgia and Iceland, which were designed to eliminate hepatitis C virus...

Evidence mounts for Alzheimer’s, suicide risks among youth in polluted cities

Credit: Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas photo MISSOULA - A University of Montana researcher and her collaborators have published a new study that...

Developmental psychologist receives 2018 Alan T. Waterman Award

Credit: Kristina Olson, University of Washington The National Science Foundation (NSF) has bestowed the 2018 Alan T. Waterman Award, the...

Lack of sleep may be linked to risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease