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Violence in childhood leads to accelerated aging, study finds
Children who suffer abuse are more likely to age faster, while those who endure food insecurity or neglect may develop...
Among college students, mental health diagnosis and treatment are up, stigma is down
Washington, D.C. -- Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased substantially between 2007 and 2017. More than one-third...
Physicists designed new antenna for supersensitive magnetometers of a new generation
Credit: ITMO University Scientists from ITMO University and Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences proposed a new...
Alcohol industry health campaigns miss the mark by a longshot
Alcohol industry social responsibility schemes strengthen their own commercial interests while failing to reduce harmful alcohol use, according to a...
Society for Neuroscience makes record number of trainee awards
WASHINGTON, DC -- For the second year, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) awarded a record number of Trainee Professional Development...
Barriers to using stroke-preventing anticoagulants in Canada hinder appropriate management of patients with atrial fibrillation
Credit: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Philadelphia, November 5, 2018 - International guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) over warfarin to...
Ohio University study aims to help military regain full strength
ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 5, 2018) - A study proposed to better help military personnel fully recovery from knee injuries has...
First-of-its-kind research models immune responses in cellular immunotherapies
Credit: John Wallace at VCU Massey Cancer Center In the Cellular Immunotherapy and Transplantation Program at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey...
Lisa Giocomo and Christopher Harvey receive Young Investigator Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lisa Giocomo, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine,...
New device improves balance in veterans with Gulf War Illness
Credit: Photo: Nick Romanenko, Rutgers University Newark, N.J. (Nov. 5, 2018) - Gulf War veterans with unexplained illnesses that cause...
Bertarelli Foundation, Harvard Medical School announce collaborative research awards to tackle sensory disorders
The Bertarelli Foundation has awarded collaborative research grants to four teams of scientists representing Harvard Medical School, its affiliated teaching...
Resiliency in NICU parents may be linked to lower depression and anxiety
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(Nov. 5, 2018)-Parents of vulnerable newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) who feel...
Michael Bruchas receives the Jacob P. Waletzky Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Jacob P. Waletzky Award to Michael Bruchas, PhD, of...
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
Glasgow, UK: The rate of men dying from malignant melanoma has risen in populations around the world, while in some...
Trial finds diet rich in fish helps fight asthma
A clinical trial led by La Trobe University has shown eating fish such as salmon, trout and sardines as part...
WSU researchers see cognitive changes in offspring of heavy cannabis-using rats
PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have seen cognitive changes in the offspring of rats exposed to heavy amounts...
Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment
Glasgow, UK: Thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning can be treated safely with a smaller...
Men with prostate cancer willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid side effects
Glasgow, UK: Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds...
Disarm Therapeutics presents new data validating role of SARM1 in axonal degeneration
Data presented at Neuroscience 2018 demonstrates genetic deletion of SARM1 protects axons in the central and peripheral nervous systems with...
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
Credit: Colin Watts Glasgow, UK: A chemical that highlights tumour cells has been used by surgeons to help spot and...
