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November 9, 2025

New study from KKI shows feasibility of acupuncture in young children with ASD

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 19, 2017-A pilot feasibility study to determine if young children...

Firefly gene illuminates ability of optimized CRISPR-Cpf1 to efficiently edit human genome

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - June 19, 2017 - Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps...

Brain stimulation protocol reduces spasticity in spinal cord injury patients

Amsterdam, NL, June 19, 2017 - Spasticity, uncontrolled muscle contractions, is a common disorder experienced by patients with spinal cord...

New ultrasound scoring system for thyroid nodules to reduce unnecessary biopsies

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Nodules -- a type of abnormality detected by ultrasound -- are extremely common in the...

Hi-tech vest may help keep heart failure patients out of hospital

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Doctors at The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital are...

Ancient DNA reveals role of Near East and Egypt in cat domestication

Credit: © Hierakonpolis Expedition DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the...

Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded an off-grid technology that uses...

Study reveals factors associated with hospital discharges against doctors’ advice

A new study has found that certain factors are linked with a person's decision to leave the hospital against the...

A diagnostic test for ALS

Researchers at VIB, KU Leuven, and UZ Leuven, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Jena, have demonstrated that...

Tumor immune fitness determines survival of lung cancer patients

Credit: Image courtesy of La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology. LA JOLLA, CA--In recent years, immunotherapy, a new form...

As America ages, new national poll will track key health issues for those over 50

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Nearly a third of U.S. adults have celebrated their 50th birthday -...

Self-medication misuse is high in the Middle East

A new review indicates that there is a massive problem of self-medication misuse in the Middle East. The findings, which...

Mutant mosquitos make insecticide-resistance monitoring key to controlling Zika

Credit: Photo by Nsa Dada One of the most common insecticides used in the battle against the Aedes aegypti mosquito...

First atomic structure of an intact virus deciphered with an X-ray laser

Credit: Credit: Philip Roedig, DESY An international team of scientists has for the first time used an X-ray free-electron laser...

Scientists demonstrate adaptation of animal vision in extreme environments

TORONTO, ON - Cell biologists at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered animals can adapt their ability...

NIH selects Cardax compound for important anti-aging research program

The University of Hawaii (UH) John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Cardax, Inc. (Cardax), a Hawaii based life...

Acupuncture relieves pain in emergency patients: Study

The world's largest randomised controlled trial of the use of acupuncture in emergency departments has found the treatment is a...

New three-in-one blood test opens door to precision medicine for prostate cancer

Scientists have developed a three-in-one blood test that could transform treatment of advanced prostate cancer through use of precision drugs...

Using sunlight to the max

Tenth year of data on cardiac arrhythmia treatment launched at European congress