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Less than a quarter of American youths previously treated for anxiety disorders stay anxiety-free
Washington, DC, June 28, 2018 For the majority of affected youth, anxiety disorders are chronic, even after a successful course...
Study provides promise in search for simple, early test for Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Hui-Chen Lu, Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Researchers at Indiana University have found early evidence that tiny snippets of...
Atlantic Health System enrolling patients in pancreatic cancer clinical trials
Credit: Atlantic Health System Atlantic Health System is now enrolling patients in four pancreatic cancer clinical trials. Angela Alistar, MD,...
Gaming or gambling? Online transactions blur boundaries
In-game purchasing systems, such as 'loot boxes', in popular online games resemble gambling and may pose financial risks for vulnerable...
ESC Congress 2018 press program brings latest news in cardiology
The ESC Congress 2018 press programme is announced today. Journalists are invited to six late breaking science press conferences plus...
Open relationships just as satisfying as monogamous ones, U of G study reveals
Credit: (University of Guelph) A new University of Guelph study has revealed that people in open relationships are as happy...
New testing finds synergistic combination leads to toxicity in nanomaterials
EUGENE, Ore. - June 29, 2018 - A new study finds reason for caution - a clear emergence of toxicity...
CIRM awards City of Hope $3.7 million to develop a glioblastoma clinical trial
DUARTE, Calif. -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) board has awarded City of Hope $3.7 million to develop...
Human Vaccines Project and Seqirus partner to advance universal flu vaccine research
NEW YORK AND MAIDENHEAD, UK, JUNE 28, 2018 - The Human Vaccines Project, a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on decoding...
Nanoaggregation on command
A combination of natural microtubules and synthetic macrocyclic receptors allows for the light-controlled, reversible aggregation of the microtubules into larger...
As asylum requests rise, doctors have important role
Credit: UVA Health System With applications for asylum in the United States increasing sharply, a new paper from a team...
For dialysis patients with AFib, a newer blood thinner may provide a safer option
People with irregular heartbeat due to a condition called atrial fibrillation, are often prescribed blood thinners to reduce the risk...
Living longer in poor neighborhoods, tied to higher risk of not gaining healthy pregnancy weight
The longer a woman spends living in a neighborhood low on the socio-economic scale, the more likely she is to...
Synthesis of opium alkaloids using electric current
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have mastered a nearly 50-year-old challenge of electrosynthetic chemistry, namely the electrochemical synthesis...
#Hookahlife: Social media posts spread misleading information on hookah use
(June 28, 2018) A new study finds that Instagram users using #hookah or #shisha portray hookah use in an overwhelmingly...
Study will test new treatments for life-threatening kidney condition IgA nephropathy
A patient from Birmingham is the first person to be recruited into a new worldwide study to test new treatments...
Perspectives of immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment promoting oral malignancy
Cancers control immune systems and evade immune detection using mediators consisting of immune checkpoint molecules and cellular systems associated with...
SNMMI 65th Annual Meeting sets the stage for a revolution in precision medicine
RESTON, VA - More than 5,000 physicians, technologists, scientists and exhibitors gathered for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular...
Perceptions on Zika
In a summer outbreak that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were...
People undergoing voluntary and involuntary ECT treatment have similar outcomes
People who have involuntary electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression have similar outcomes to those who have voluntary treatment, according to...
