Prenatal testing of the fetal rhesus factor: Test is reliable, but benefit is unclear
If the blood of a pregnant woman is rhesus-negative (Rh-negative) and the blood of the foetus is rhesus-positive (Rh-positive), the...
EPSRC announces £20 million investment in NMR equipment
(Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) New nuclear magnetic resonance tools to be installed at eight universities thanks to investment...
Plant medicines, healing and psychedelic science
Credit: Springer This edited volume addresses psychedelic science from three different viewpoints. The first addresses the way social scientists and...
Researchers call for transgender-inclusive healthcare providers
More should be done to take care of the mental health of transgender people in the US, a new survey...
Magnetic stimulation dampens brain response to drug cues in addiction
Philadelphia, May 15, 2018 In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for drug addiction, researchers at...
Gun safety programs do not prevent children from handling firearms, Rutgers study finds
Children who participate in gun safety programs often ignore what they learned when encountering a real firearm, according to a...
BU researcher receives competitive $100,000 NIH grant
(Boston) -- Duo Zhang, PhD, a postdoctoral associate at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the highly competitive...
How can we help children with brain injuries transition back to school?
Amsterdam, NL, May 15, 2018 - Children with brain injuries face significant challenges when transitioning from hospital or home to...
International Charr Symposium lures scientists to Lake Superior
Duluth, Minnesota -- Lake Superior and its cold-water fishes will be prominent in the first-ever Charr Symposium held in the...
LGBTQ teens experiencing high levels of stress, says national survey
A survey of LGBTQ teenagers across the nation reveals in detail the persistent challenges many of them face going about...
Researchers find new way to stimulate cellular recycling process
Credit: Lapierre lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers studying the biology of aging have demonstrated a...
National trial: EEG brain tests help patients overcome depression
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - May 15, 2018 - Imagine millions of depressed Americans getting their brain activity measured and...
MDMA opens door for PTSD sufferers
When lasting trauma is caused by callous acts of violence, the key to recovery can be making meaning out of...
Gonorrhea surveillance study maps antibiotic resistance across Europe
The first European-wide genomic survey of gonorrhoea has mapped antibiotic resistance in this sexually transmitted disease throughout the continent. Researchers...
Per-capita end-of-life spending is decreasing rapidly, according to new study
Credit: via JAMA IM Health economists have long considered end-of-life spending to be one of the major contributors to the...
Researchers identify method to overcome false positives in CT imaging for lung cancer
ROCHESTER Minn. - A team of researchers including investigators from Mayo Clinic has identified a technology to address the problem...
Keeping kids with asthma out of the hospital
Credit: Children's National Health System Pediatric asthma takes a heavy toll on patients and families alike. Affecting more than 7...
Study shows targeted biopsy for prostate cancer more effective than traditional method
Credit: Otis Brawley (Photographer) CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that MRI fusion biopsy--coupling MRI and ultrasound...
OHSU one of three centers selected to study cells at atomic level
Credit: Kristyna Wentz-Graff, OHSU PORTLAND, Oregon - OHSU will become a national center for an imaging technique that is revolutionizing...
Study: Superbug MRSA infections less costly, but still deadly
Credit: Public Health Image Library DALLAS - May 15, 2018 - Staph infections, whether MRSA (resistant to methicillin) or susceptible,...
