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Married couples share risk of developing diabetes
It can be a good idea to bring your spouse to a GP medical examination if you are obese. Because...
Fruit flies: ‘Living test tubes’ to rapidly screen potential disease-causing human gene
Credit: S. Yamamoto/Baylor College of Medicine It all began with one young patient; a 7-year old boy who was born...
Link between tuberculosis and Parkinson’s disease discovered
Credit: Susanne Herbst, Francis Crick Institute The mechanism our immune cells use to clear bacterial infections like tuberculosis (TB) might...
Seduction: An industry selling men and women short
Credit: Polity Books An industry training men in the art of seduction - estimated to be worth $100 million USD...
Downward-facing mouse: stretching reduces tumor growth in mouse model of breast cancer
Many cancer patients seek out gentle, movement-based stretching techniques such as yoga, tai chi and qigong, but does stretching have...
SWOG sails into ASCO 2018 on a raft of research results
PORTLAND, OR - Researchers from SWOG, a cancer clinical trials group funded by the National Cancer Institute, will participate in...
New brain development disorder identified by scientists
Researchers have identified a new inherited neurodevelopmental disease that causes slow growth, seizures and learning difficulties in humans. Writing in...
Researchers identify spike in severe black lung disease among former US coal miners
The number of cases of progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of black lung disease, has been increasing dramatically...
Subtle hearing loss while young changes brain function, study finds
Credit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cranking up your headphones or scrambling for a front-row spot at rock...
Hepatitis C infections resulting from medical treatment occur despite clear guidelines
CHICAGO--May 22, 2018-- In a 10 year span, more than 130,000 patients were notified of medical errors that may have...
Clues found to early lung transplant failure
Among organ transplant patients, those receiving new lungs face a higher rate of organ failure and death compared with people...
Birds from different species recognize each other and cooperate
Credit: Allison Johnson Cooperation among different species of birds is common. Some birds build their nests near those of larger,...
The chestnut gall wasp — The threat of an invasive species with clonal reproduction
Credit: University of Extremadura A molecular study carried out on the chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus, has revealed the absence...
The vessel not taken: Understanding disproportionate blood flow
Each time a blood vessel splits into smaller vessels, red blood cells (RBCs) are presented with the same decision: Take...
UCI researchers discover novel mode of neurotransmitter-based communication
Credit: Geoffrey Abbott, University of California, Irvine Researchers at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine have discovered the...
Compound in citrus oil could reduce dry mouth in head, neck cancer patients
A compound found in citrus oils could help alleviate dry mouth caused by radiation therapy in head and neck cancer...
New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop
GALVESTON, Texas - A collaborative research team has uncovered new information that more accurately explains how cancerous tumors grow within...
Smog laid bare: Precise analysis of the composition of particulate matter
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Smog is a problem. But the knowledge about its constituents - no longer. Researchers from...
How the world could have 100 percent solar desalination
Credit: NASA Freshwater shortages are projected to increase in our hotter and more crowded future. Already, 150 countries desalinate seawater,...
Are humans causing cancer in wild animals?
Credit: Sandra Leander As humans, we know that some of our activities can cause cancer to develop in our bodies....
