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One in 3 youth who break the law identify as LGBTQ
Adolescents who identified as non-heterosexual are significantly over-represented among first-time offenders, according to a new study that examined sexual orientation,...
Women seeing baby animals have a reduced appetite for meat
Images of baby animals reduces people's appetite for meat say researchers, who found that the effect is much stronger for...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their sixteen chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
Only 10 percent of non-dialysis kidney patients ever see a dietitian
MAYWOOD, IL -- In patients with chronic kidney disease, medical nutrition therapy can slow the progression and significantly reduce healthcare...
Intensive outpatient therapy shows rapid reduction of veterans’ PTSD symptoms
Military veterans who participated in a three week, intensive outpatient treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) saw rapid and...
Scientists identify new mechanisms underlying pediatric kidney cancer
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Aug. 1, 2018 - Connecting two previously unrelated insights about the formation of pediatric kidney...
Measure of belly fat in older adults is linked with cognitive impairment
A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist:hip ratio) was...
BIDMC study determines risk factors for opioid misuse
BOSTON - Current research demonstrates that patients' exposure to opioids following medical care has contributed to the nationwide addiction epidemic....
NewcCompetition for MOFs: Scientists make stronger COFs
Credit: Berkeley Lab Hollow molecular structures known as COFs (covalent organic frameworks), which could serve as selective filters or containers...
Distrust of power influences choice of medical procedures
Credit: Roland Imhoff First World countries have well-developed healthcare systems that employ medical regimens that have been empirically demonstrated to...
IADR announces 2018 Unilever Hatton Competition and Award Winners
Alexandria, Va., USA - IADR is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Unilever Hatton Competition and Awards which...
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
Credit: NYU School of Medicine Baker's yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of...
Active substance raises hopes of curing hepatitis E
(Ruhr-University Bochum) An international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally...
Travel times affect neurocritical care unit nurse staffing levels
August 1, 2018 - For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has...
Breast tissue tumor suppressor PTEN: A potential Achilles heel for breast cancer cells
Credit: Medical University of South Carolina In an article published July 17, 2018 by Nature Communications, a highly collaborative team...
Multi-feature based brain network improves auto-diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
Philadelphia, August 1, 2018 Researchers have developed a new method for constructing personal brain networks using multiple structural features to...
After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose...
Nowhere to hide: Molecular probe illuminates elusive cancer stem cells in live mice
Credit: Images by Chelsea Anorma CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- After a primary tumor is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk...
Medical researchers from MSU suggested a new approach of targeted cancer therapy
Credit: Courtesy of Boris Zhivotovsky. During carcinogenesis malignant cells undergo uncontrolled division, causing the tumor dissemination. Target therapy is an...
Exenatide treatment alleviated symptoms of depression in patients
Amsterdam, NL, August 1, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD), such as depression, apathy, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders,...
