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Can a dog ownership and training program improve symptoms of PTSD among veterans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--The results of a new integrative health study that...
From asexuality to heteroflexibility: New openness about intimate relationships
The 21st century has ushered in a "quiet revolution" in the diversity of intimate relationships, and a leading scholar says...
The frontlines of influenza research
On the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Human Vaccines Project is bringing together 200 prominent global scientists and...
Society for Neuroscience confers Rodolfo Llinás the Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
(Society for Neuroscience) Rodolfo Llinás, MD, PhD, Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and chairman emeritus of physiology and...
Establishing immunotherapy for pediatric liver cancer
Credit: University of Houston As part of a $6 million effort to establish new therapies for high-risk pediatric liver cancer,...
Dana-Farber scientists find new drug targets in aggressive cancers
BOSTON - Scientists have discovered a previously unknown molecular vulnerability in two rare, aggressive, and hard-to-treat types of cancer, and...
Fern plant infusion keeps the doctor away in Medieval Europe
Credit: University of York The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant...
Stephen Waxman receives Julius Axelrod Prize
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Julius Axelrod Prize to Stephen Waxman, MD, PhD, of...
Society for Neuroscience presents Science Education and Outreach Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced that Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD; Teodora Stoica; and Elena Blanco-Suárez,...
Scientists develop method to quickly enhance immune-system proteins
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Rice University scientists have found a simple method to attach drugs or other substances to antibodies,...
PolyU and University of Waterloo sign historic institutional agreement
Credit: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Presidents of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Waterloo...
BU: Twitter users spreading sexual violence prevention strategies
In the wake of #MeToo, the hashtag #HowIWillChange asked men to come forward on Twitter to discuss ways in which...
New research links foods high in anthocyanins to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. November 5, 2018 - Wearing red has become a popular way to support the...
Team studying rare disorder discovers novel way to target melanoma
Credit: Jill Johnson, UNTHSC While studying a rare genetic disorder called NGLY1 deficiency, University of North Texas Health Science Center...
A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss
Credit: (CC BY-SA 2.0) Nowadays, overweight or obese patients, particularly those with metabolic syndrome, are recommended to lose weight by...
Children’s sleep not significantly affected by screen time, new study finds
Screen-time has little impact on the quality of children's sleep, according to new Oxford University research. Screens are now a...
New study is a smoking gun, shows vaping is no deterrent to teen tobacco use
Kids who experiment with e-cigarettes end up smoking tobacco about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices,...
What can a tau mouse model reveal about the effects of repetitive brain injury?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--Researchers have developed a mouse model expressing the human...
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...
