New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
NEW YORK April 25, 2018 - A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by...
Children of youngest and oldest mothers at increased risk of developmental vulnerabilities
Children born to teenage mothers have the highest risk of developmental vulnerabilities at age 5, largely due to social and...
Synaptic communication controls neuronal migration
Credit: © Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science The cerebral neocortex is responsible for higher brain functions, such as conscious...
One in every six deaths in young adults is opioid-related: Study
Credit: St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, April 26, 2018 - One out of every six deaths among young adults in Ontario...
Millennial men value altruism and self-care above traditional male qualities
Credit: UBC Contrary to popular stereotypes, young men today are likely to be selfless, socially engaged and health-conscious, according to...
Why we need erasable MRI scans
Credit: Barth van Rossum for Caltech Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is a widely used medical tool for taking pictures...
Mediterranean diet boosts beneficial bacteria
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - April 25, 2018 - Here's another reason to eat a Mediterranean-type diet: It's good for your gut....
Bacteria boost antifungal drug resistance in severe childhood tooth decay
Early childhood caries, a form of severe tooth decay affecting toddlers and preschoolers, can set children up for a lifetime...
Back in black for singletons trying to find love
Black beats red as the colour of choice when it comes to finding new love, according to new research based...
Research identifies easier way to predict how chemical compounds will interact
New research has revealed that simple, commercially available computer programmes could be used to design next generation drug-delivery systems by...
Generic drug manufacturers see new opportunities ahead
Declining prices and a saturated market could spell doom-and-gloom for the generic pharmaceutical industry, but some in the business are...
Rabies trick could help treat Parkinson’s Disease
The rabies virus wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering psychosis and death. To get where it needs to go, the...
E. coli — are we measuring the wrong thing?
A sepsis awareness and management programme has demonstrated overall success in terms of improved sepsis detection, but has led to...
BU: Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials
Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer...
CU Anschutz Medical Campus wins $46.5 million NIH grant to accelerate research discoveries
AURORA, Colo. (April 25, 2018) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $46.5 million to the University of...
JFK was not shot from the grassy knoll, suggests new research
London, April 25, 2018 The long-held conspiracy theory that John F. Kennedy was shot by a second gunman on the...
New UA research study aims to predict and prevent deadly disease in premature infants
Credit: University of Arizona Health Sciences A new $1.9 million grant at the University of Arizona Steele Children's Research Center...
SCAI updates consensus on length of stay for percutaneous coronary intervention
SAN DIEGO - Revised guidelines incorporating new data on discharge criteria for patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will...
Researchers develop new tools in the fight against diabetic blindness
Credit: Credit: Shyam Chaurasia. Diabetic retinopathy is a retinal microvascular disease that often causes blindness in adults who have had...
Brain folding provides researchers with an accurate marker to predict psychosis
By using images of the brain to look at how its outer surface is folded on itself, researchers can predict...
