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Disparities in cancer mortality rates among minority subpopulations in NY
Bottom Line: Analysis of cancer death data from 2008-2014 in New York state revealed high cancer mortality rates among U.S.-born...
Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
KINGSTON, R.I., July 19, 2018 -- Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may...
Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines
Credit: Ill./©: Stefan Schuhmacher Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P)...
‘Good cholesterol’ may not always be good
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 19, 2018 - Postmenopausal factors may have an impact on the heart-protective qualities of high-density...
Mayo Clinic researchers uncover methods to quantify the yips and golfer’s cramp
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Almost every golfer knows the feeling. Minutes after a picture-perfect drive down the fairway, a cascade of...
Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe
Credit: Caroline Wilkinson, Mark Roughley, Ching Liu and Kathryn Smith at the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University for...
Aggressive immune cells aggravate Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson's disease, formerly also referred to as shaking palsy, is one of the most frequent disorders affecting movement and the...
Analytical tool predicts genes that can cause disease by producing altered proteins
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Predicting genes that can cause disease due to the production of truncated or altered proteins...
Infrared sensor as new method for drug discovery
(Ruhr-University Bochum) Using an infrared sensor, biophysicists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have succeeded in analysing quickly and easily which active...
Binge drinking during adolescence impairs working memory, finds mouse study
Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (July 18, 2018)--A new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving...
Updated impact factors for Bentham Science journals
The latest edition of Journal Citation Reports® 2018 has been recently published, and according to the report, 41 Bentham Science...
Most common shoulder operation is no more beneficial than placebo surgery
The Finnish Shoulder Impingement Arthroscopy Controlled Trial (FIMPACT) compared surgical treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome to placebo surgery. Two years...
Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy
CHAPEL HILL--University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that...
Building blocks of life
Credit: Copyright © 2018, American Chemical Society A collaborative research team based in Japan has designed new proteins that can...
Researchers are one step closer to developing eye drops to treat common sight loss condition
Credit: University of Birmingham Scientists at the University of Birmingham are one step closer to developing an eye drop that...
Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound
Credit: Hiroaki Shimokawa Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia...
The effectiveness of chlorhexidine is limited in preventing infections in oral procedures
Credit: Egoi Markaida. UPV/EHU. The human oral cavity is colonised by a huge variety of bacteria. When surgical procedures such...
Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents
The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT) goes along with an increase in exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields...
Four World Cup gold medals — and a baby
Credit: Frankie Fouganthin - Own work. CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Marit Bjørgen was the most successful cross-country skier...
Former inmates at high risk for opioid overdose following prison release
A recent study in North Carolina found that in the first two weeks after being released from prison, former inmates...
