Health
Possible link found between diabetes and common white pigment
Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin. In a pilot study by a team of researchers...
American Psychological Association’s 126th Annual Convention Aug. 9 – 12, 2018, San Francisco
The American Psychological Association's 126th annual convention will take place Aug. 9-12, 2018, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco....
Do circulating bone turnover markers indicate hip fracture risk?
The evidence that circulating levels of markers of bone turnover correlate with hip fracture risk among postmenopausal women is limited....
Finnish scientists analyzed the proteome of T helper 17 cells
Credit: Turku Centre for Biotechnology T helper 17 (Th17) cells belong to a group of T cells with essential functions...
Daily cannabis use is on the rise in American adults
NEW YORK (June 20, 2018)--Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a new study by researchers at Columbia University's...
New ‘e-dermis’ brings sense of touch, pain to prosthetic hands
Credit: Science Robotics/AAAS Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb"--a feeling that a missing body part is still...
Combining different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91 percent
(Imperial College London) Using two experimental anti-malarial vaccines, which work in different ways, can greatly reduce the number of malaria...
HKBU scholars invent medical device for safe growth of neural stem cells
Credit: HKBU The research team of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) invented a medical device with a specific nanotechnology layer...
Tackling bullying could help reduce depression in autistic teens
Teenagers with difficulties in social communication, including autism have higher rates of depressive symptoms, especially if they are being bullied....
Children’s immune system could hold the key to preventing sepsis
(University of Sheffield) Scientists have identified the key response that children use to control infections.
Important to be open to discussing sex with young cancer survivors
Credit: Barncancerfonden Feeling unattractive and dissatisfied with their sexual ability - that is reality for many teenage and young adult...
Finding genes controlling ovarian reserve could hold key to better female fertility care
Credit: Jackson Laboratory image courtesy of Ewelina Bolcun-Filas, Ph.D. For a woman to conceive and deliver a healthy baby, thousands...
Opioid dependence in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis: More likely to occur before than after surgery
(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers investigated risk factors for the development of opioid dependence in patients undergoing surgery for...
Toothpaste and hand wash are causing antibiotic resistance
Credit: The University of Queensland A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according...
Genes associated with infantile forms of schizophrenia identified
Credit: Boris Chaumette Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) and McGill University have identified novel genes...
Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
(The Francis Crick Institute) A gene signature in the bloodstream can reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis...
‘Kiss of death’ cancer
Credit: Monash University It's called the 'kiss of death'. Triple negative breast cancer has no targeted drug therapy and, as...
Palm oil: The carbon cost of deforestation
(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL...
Deep Brain Stimulation showing promise for patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease over 65
Credit: The Globe and Mail TORONTO - An age group analysis of data from the ADvance trial has shown that...
Can psychological stress cause vision loss?
Credit: Bernhard Sabel Magdeburg, Germany, June 19, 2018 - Persistent psychological stress, which is widely recognized as a consequence of...
