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Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers can look into your eyes to determine whether you're getting...

Researchers find testosterone treatment improves sexual activity,…

PHILADELPHIA — As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older...

Clinical trial eligibility criteria a growing obstacle

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – Aug. 14, 2017 – Despite a decade-long call for simplification of clinical trials, the number...

Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1…

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017–Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate...

UMass Amherst environmental scientist Laura Vandenberg honored as Pioneer in Public Health

Credit: Pablo Robles, Media Compass Photography AMHERST, Mass. – Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), a San Francisco-based nonprofit...

UMass Amherst researchers find ‘switch’ that turns on…

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Molecular biologists led by Leonid Pobezinsky and his wife and research collaborator Elena Pobezinskaya...

Minority colorectal cancer patients report higher burden of poor quality-of-life

Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON – A study of racial disparities in health-related quality of life of colorectal cancer...

New IU collaborative care model focuses on full recovery of those injured after age 50

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – An estimated 1.4 million Americans over age 50 are hospitalized for severe injuries annually —...

Whole genome sequencing identifies new genetic signature for autism

Credit: Turner et al./Cell 2017 Autism has genetic roots, but most cases can't be explained by current genetic tests. Now,...

New grant supports comprehensive research on traumatic brain injury

Credit: Nick Dentamaro / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval...

Sex poses little risk of triggering sudden cardiac arrest

Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES – Nov. 12, 2017 — Worried whether your heart health is strong enough for sex? A...

Untapped region in brain cell offers goldmine of drug targets for new autism treatments

IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell....

University of Alberta research may provide solutions for the future…

Credit: Melissa Fabrizio (Edmonton, AB.) Jason Dyck has long believed in the beneficial properties of resveratrol–a powerful antioxidant produced by...

Ischemic renal failure and organ damage: A new mouse model holds the…

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Research provides clues to treat depression, autism and other neuropsychiatric disorders

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Alterations in a naturally occurring chemical in the brain called serotonin have been linked to a...

Hospitals overlook every other person with HIV

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) A new study reveals that many European hospitals fail to...

New software can verify someone’s identity by their DNA in…

Credit: New York Genome Center In the science-fiction movie Gattaca, visitors only clear security if a blood test and readout...

Monash discovery may help unlock the key to infertility in older women

Credit: Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute Findings from new research led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and University College...

Zimbabwe on track to achieve virtual elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

Washington, D.C.–Nov. 18, 2015–The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) in partnership with the Zimbabwe Ministry of Health & Child...

Study: Vacations can lead to weight gain, contribute to ‘creeping obesity’