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Credit: Clemens Scherzer, Brigham and Women's Hospital Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch...

Investigational steroid mirrors prednisone’s benefits while taming its side effects

Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Sept. 20, 2018)-A head-to-head trial comparing the decades-old steroid, prednisone, and a promising new steroid,...

After EMR implementation, surgeons spend less time interacting with patients

September 19, 2018 - Implementing an electronic medical records (EMR) system at an orthopaedic clinic may have unanticipated effects on...

Neutrons produce first direct 3D maps of water during cell membrane fusion

Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman New 3D maps of water distribution during cellular membrane fusion are accelerating scientific understanding of cell development,...

ACA health insurance ads targeted younger, healthier consumers from 2013 to 2016

The themes in television advertisements for health insurance plans have shifted over time, possibly reflecting the shrinking pool of health...

Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn

Credit: UIC Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the...

Study documents poor mental and physical health in rural borderland community members

Credit: Katheryn Rodriguez, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The borderlands between the United States and Mexico are home to numerous...

SFU study busts myth about facial hair on pilots

A study conducted in Simon Fraser University's hypobaric chamber has sealed Air Canada's decision to allow pilots to sport facial...

Kiwi teenagers less fit than a generation ago, Otago research reveals

September 21, 2018

Credit: University of Otago New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents were at the same...

Is the end of the recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (RAC) a good thing?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2018-- Recently, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)...

Super cheap earth element to advance new battery tech to the industry

Credit: Purdue University Marketing and Media photo WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Most of today's batteries are made up of rare...

Simulations of every woman’s breast tissue address delay on enhanced MRI cancer detection

Credit: Purdue University image/Xin Li WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No woman's breast tissue is the same, so MRIs detecting and...

Inexpensive testing spurs cancer patients’ relatives to assess own disease risk

An online initiative offering low-cost genetic testing to relatives of people with genetic mutations that increase their risk of cancer...

Nanoparticle therapeutic restores function of tumor suppressor in prostate cancer

Boston, MA -- Think of it as a cancer therapy zag instead of a zig. While many groups are developing...

Scientists reveal way to map vast unknown territory of long non-coding RNA

Credit: Calabrese Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC -- Scientists from the University of North Carolina School of...

UCLA researchers develop mechanism for characterizing function of rare tumor cells

Scientists have long known that circulating tumor cells, rare cancer cells that are released into the bloodstream, have the potential...

Plant growth-promoting bacteria enhance plant salinity tolerance

Credit: (Photo courtesy: IRRI, Philippines) Soil salinity is one of the key abiotic stress factor affecting agricultural productivity worldwide. Every...

Premature brains develop differently in boys and girls

Brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls' brains. This is according...

Fly mating choices may help explain variation across species

(University of Stirling) Scientists at the University of Stirling have shed new light on the impact of sexual selection on...

Artificial intelligence can determine lung cancer type