Health
New film reveals experiences of LGBTQ young people in care
Credit: University of East Anglia Experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBTQ) young people coming out in the...
Assault during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight and pre-term babies
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs PRINCETON, N.J.--Physical assault during pregnancy, especially in...
First-time observation of genetic/physiological damage caused by nanoplastics in mussels
Credit: Mariana Teles Plastic pollution is a worldwide environmental problem which worsens when this material degrades into smaller-sized particles such...
New strategy for cancer therapy spells double trouble for tumors
LA JOLLA, CA - July 25, 2018 - Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a new strategy to kill tumors,...
BASF and UC Davis collaborating to unlock new potential in human milk oligosaccharides
Credit: Lisa Howard, UC Davis FLORHAM PARK, NJ and DAVIS, CA, July 25, 2018 - BASF and the University of...
Brain activity cautions against buying stocks
(University of Bonn) Despite long-term profit expectations, many Germans shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of...
New study offers hope of recovery from spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury or damage causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions. Hope of recuperation is slim...
Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The incidence of tickborne infections in the United States has risen significantly within the past decade. It...
Switching sides: The betrayal of an anti-cancer gene
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science It doesn't often happen that army generals switch sides in the middle of a war,...
A breath test for early-stage Parkinson’s
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor, loss of smell and neuropsychiatric problems. However, many people aren't diagnosed until their disease...
UM professor receives award of excellence in fish physiology
Credit: RECOVER Consortium MIAMI-- University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Professor Martin Grosell received the...
Combined approach offers hope to lung cancer patients who become resistant to drugs
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science New-generation lung cancer drugs have been effective in a large number of patients, but within...
Neural link between depression and bad sleep identified
Brain regions associated with short-term memory, self and negative emotions are strongly connected in depression sufferers and may lead to...
New diagnostic blood test helps rule out need for CT scans in patients with possible TBI
DETROIT - Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood...
UCalgary researchers discover why sepsis from a staph infection causes organ failure
Credit: Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine For patients diagnosed with a Staphylococcus aureus infection, often referred...
Depression and antidepressants are associated with an increased risk of VTE
In the first review of its kind, new research has found that depression and the use of antidepressants are each...
Advances along the gut-liver-brain axis in Alzheimer’s disease
Chicago, July 24, 2018 - Four new studies reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 in Chicago investigated...
How to stop rape: ground-breaking work in Nairobi by a group of Stanford statisticians
He has been called "Stanford's star of statistical inference," and he is responsible for creating a swathe of modern statistics,...
Fitness trackers prove helpful in monitoring cancer patients
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2018) -- Fitness trackers can be valuable tools for assessing the quality of life...
Chance of being prescribed opioids for minor injury differs dramatically by where you live
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - Patients who sought care for a sprained ankle in states that were found to be...
