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For the brokenhearted, grief can lead to death
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Grief can cause inflammation that can kill, according to new research from Rice University. The study,...
A topical gel to protect farmers from lethal effects of pesticides
Credit: PK Vemula lab Farmers are exposed to toxic pesticides, through skin contact and inhalation, during the spraying of pesticides....
New drug combination destroys chemo-resistant blood cancer
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have developed a promising targeted strategy...
In kids with autism, short questionnaire may detect GI disorders
New York, NY (October 22, 2018)--Anger, aggression, and other troubling behavior problems in kids with autism are often treated as...
Journalism study evaluates emotions on the job
Credit: QUT Media A QUT journalism academic says the current freelancer-heavy market for media professionals could be preventing photographers and...
Electron microscope provided look inside the organic chemical reaction
Credit: Ananikov V. P Scientists from Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow managed to...
Researchers uncover new target of alcohol in the brain
When alcohol enters the brain, it causes neurons in a specialized region called the ventral tegmental area, or VTA --...
Yale-NUS researchers discover drug cocktail that increases lifespan
Credit: Image provided by Dr Jan Gruber. A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS...
Revealing the molecular mystery of human liver cells
Toronto, ON (Monday, October 22, 2018) - A map of the cells in the human liver has been created by...
Salk scientists advance ultrasound technology for neurological therapy
LA JOLLA--(October 22, 2018) The emerging technology of sonogenetics--a technique where cells are controlled by sound--offers the potential to one...
Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery
Credit: Michigan Medicine/Manifest When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just...
Cellular trash cans reveal the roles of proteins in disease
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science If we really want to know how our body's cells work - or don't work,...
SLU scientist tackles debilitating side effects of cancer and pain medications
Credit: Saint Louis University With a pair of RO1 grants from the National Institutes of Health, pain researcher Daniela Salvemini,...
New technique reveals limb control in flies — and maybe robots
Credit: Pavan Ramdya, EPFL One of the major goals of biology, medicine, and robotics is to understand how limbs are...
New in the Hastings Center Report, September-October 2018
Disentangling Conscience Protections Nadia N. Sawicki Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced its intention...
Brain wave device enhances memory function
The entrainment of theta brain waves with a commercially available device not only enhances theta wave activity, but also boosts...
Low-income obesity patients lose weight in new study
DURHAM, N.C. -- With the help of a free phone app, low-income obese patients with signs of cardiovascular risk lost...
Modern conflict: Screen time vs. nature
Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study...
Study shows volunteering benefits those with lupus
(Hospital for Special Surgery) Conventional wisdom has it that volunteering is good for you, and a study at Hospital for...
Patients with HPV-positive oropharynx cancer should receive chemoradiation
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 22 October 2018 - Patients with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive throat...
