Health
Previously jailed vets at increased risk of suicide
Veterans released from prison are five times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers who have never been incarcerated,...
Gaining unknown insights
When bones break more easily in old age, osteoporosis is often to blame. However, the cause of the disease and...
Cytokine levels could predict immunotherapy problems
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 31, 2018 - The development of immunotherapy, which mobilizes the body's own immune system...
More black South Africans are donating blood
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) has succeeded in increasing the proportion of donations from black South Africans fivefold,...
Generous funding to malaria-parasite researcher promises new therapeutic strategies
Credit: UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A scientist at the University of California, Riverside, who researches the malaria-causing parasite, Plasmodium...
Cocaine adulterant may cause brain damage
People who regularly take cocaine cut with the animal anti-worming agent levamisole demonstrate impaired cognitive performance and a thinned prefrontal...
Study links cottonseed oil with lower cholesterol
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed...
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Hunter College awarded $13.5 million NCI/NIH Grant
(Philadelphia, PA) - The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Hunter College of the City University...
Mount Sinai researchers find wheat oral immunotherapy to be therapeutic for allergic patients
(NEW YORK -October 30, 2018) - In a major step towards understanding the safety and efficacy of wheat oral immunotherapy,...
UA pharmacologists seek to prevent opioid tolerance, addiction
Credit: UA College of Medicine - Tucson For thousands of Americans, opioids no longer relieve pain -- they cause pain....
Texas A&M professor identifies new brain region that suppresses fear
A study conducted at Texas A&M University has identified a new area in the brain involved in inhibiting fear, a...
Bigger brains associated with greater cancer risk
It may simply be that having a big brain is itself the cause. That's what doctor and PhD candidate Even...
Young men more likely to die in summer, older people in winter despite local climate
Young men living in the US are overall more likely to die in the summer months, according to a new...
Droplet Digital PCR enables precise detection and quantification of a promoter mutation prevalent in many cancer types
HERCULES, Calif. -- October 30, 2018 -- A recent study published online in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics demonstrated that...
Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don’t know it
In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide -- and more often involves firearms -- but public...
Are we immune to the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing scissors?
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has been generating excitement within the field of gene therapy, inspiring hopes of molecular tools...
A New Environment for Repairing Eyes
Credit: University of Houston You've probably seen the late night ads and the onslaught of cosmetic marketing - hyaluronic acid...
Not just for children: Study shows high prevalence of atopic dermatitis among US adults
PHILADELPHIA - As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an...
Halloween associated with increased risk of pedestrian fatalities
Bottom Line: Children in the United States celebrate Halloween by going door-to-door collecting candy. New research suggests the popular October...
Facial Asymmetry Increases with Age
October 25, 2018 - Asymmetry between the two sides of the face increases steadily with aging - a finding with...
