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Health care process a roadblock for adolescents with autism and their caregivers
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. – For most people, trips to the doctor can be quite scary. For adolescents...
Canadian cardiologist publishes world first mitral regurgitation procedure
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, May 19, 2017– A Canadian cardiologist has published a report in the journal...
UAB investigators find repeat cesarean deliveries less cost-effective…
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A systematic review from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that routinely opting...
Famine alters metabolism for successive generations
Credit: Wikimedia Commons The increased risk of hyperglycemia associated with prenatal exposure to famine is also passed down to the...
New study of gene mutations causing Leigh syndrome shows effects on embryonic development
IMAGE: Stem Cells and Development is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published 24 times per year in print and online. The...
Research documents link between nightmares and self-harm
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — New research from Florida State University finds a link between nightmares and self-injurious...
Young people do not associate e-cigarettes with increased likelihood…
Credit: CSUR New research suggests availability of e-cigarettes makes smoking appear less attractive to young people, discourages tobacco uptake Centre...
Grant helps UA’s Southwest Telehealth Resource Center connect providers, rural…
Credit: (Photo: Averette at en.wikipedia, Monumentvalleyviewfromnorth, cropped, CC-BY-3.0) Helping health-care providers connect with patients in some of the most underserved...
Protein movement of hair bundles in the inner ear may preserve hearing for life
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of hair cells capture the energy of sound waves,...
Study beefs up support for brain cells that control protein hunger
Credit: Image courtesy of Qili Liu, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University. Have you ever found yourself craving a steak or a...
Using an air conditioner in summer may affect sleep quality
Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A study by a joint research team including professor Kazuyo...
Screening for disease or toxins in a drop of blood
Credit: Newomics The promise of being able to quickly and accurately screen for diseases or chemical contaminants in a tiny...
Researchers map mosquitoes that transmit Zika and Dengue by county
Credit: Entomological Society of America The mosquitoes known as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus transmit arboviruses that are increasing threats...
Research reveals strategy to potentially treat juvenile Batten disease
Credit: M. Sardiello. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital...
Scientists learn more about how motors maneuver our cells’…
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2016) – Much like motors power our cars, they also ensure that proteins...
Follow-up cholesterol testing reduces risk of reocurrence for heart attack and stroke…
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. If you have a heart attack or stroke, it's important to get your "bad" cholesterol measured...
Hypothermia after stroke reduces dynamin levels and neuronal cell death
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 16, 2017-A new study has shown that following brain ischemia...
Mixing and matching yeast DNA
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) The billions of cells in your body can be traced to a single cell. That...
Drugs found to be more effective against depression than electric…
Credit: Izio Klein / HC-FMUSP A new study questions the efficacy of treatments for depression based on stimulating brain areas...
New study finds widespread consequences after traumatic spinal cord injury
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Nov. 6, 2017–Researchers have shown that some of the critical pathophysiological...
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