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Outlook remains optimistic despite dip in job numbers for Americans with disabilities
nTIDE December 2018 Jobs Report from Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire -- featuring fellowship programs for professionals in...
Predictors of successfully quitting smoking among smokers registered at the quit smoking clinic at a public hospital in northeastern Malaysia
In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6, Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0123, Nur Izzati Mohammad,...
How common are food allergies?
Bottom Line: Survey data suggest at least 1 in 10 U.S. adults are food allergic and nearly 1 in 5...
Holocaust survivors had higher rates of chronic conditions, lower rates of death
Bottom Line: Holocaust survivors had higher rates of chronic conditions but lower rates of death than a comparison group of...
Study examines association between prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs and ADHD in children
Bottom Line: This study examined whether prenatal exposure to valproate and other antiepileptic drugs was associated with increased risk of...
BU's service-learning initiative to teach hands-only CPR to high school students is successful
(Boston)--PumpStart, a community service-learning program created by students at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), that teaches hands-only CPR to...
Obsessive compulsive symptoms in youth may be a red flag for other psychological issues
Almost 40 percent of youth in study exhibit at least one obsessive or compulsive behavior Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic...
Researchers reveal new mechanism to 'activate' the immune system against cancer
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells...
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds eight high-risk, high-reward projects
Announcing the inaugural cohort of The Mark Foundation's Emerging Leader Awards NEW YORK, NY -- The Mark Foundation for Cancer...
Eating your veggies, even in space
Researchers are developing the self-contained planters that will allow astronauts to grow food in spaceCredit: Silje Wolff, NTNU Social Research...
Essential amino acid in humans, methionine, controls cell growth programs
A recent study from the Laxman lab at inStem, Bangalore, elucidates how a small metabolite and amino acid, methionine, acts...
Our bodies may cure themselves of diabetes in the future
Researchers have found that neighbour-cells can take over functions of damaged or missing insulin-producing cells; the discovery may lead to...
Engineers create an inhalable form of messenger RNA
Patients with lung disease could find relief by breathing in messenger RNA molecules Messenger RNA, which can induce cells to...
Fungi cause brain infection and impair memory in mice
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers...
Cognitive impairment risk increased in hypertensive patients with progressive cerebral small vessel disease
DALLAS, January 4, 2019 - Patients with high blood pressure and progression of periventricular white matter hyperintensities showed signs of...
Adolescents who self-harm more likely to commit violent crime
Credit: Duke Center for Child and Family Policy DURHAM, N.C. -- Young people who self-harm are three times more likely...
Misperceptions about vaping common among UK smokers
Research from King's College London finds smokers and ex-smokers in the UK overestimate the harm from vaping, with fewer than...
Forest soundscapes monitor conservation efforts inexpensively, effectively
Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according...
'Christmas berry' plant compound could fight Uveal melanoma
A molecule derived from a type of primrose could prove to be a potent inhibitor of metastatic growth for a...
Study finds ADHD drugs are unlikely to cause cardiac damage in children who take them
High doses of chronic stimulant therapy did not result in damage to the hearts of rhesus monkeys BUFFALO, N.Y. --...
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