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Delirium is a medical term for "sudden confusion." It is an abrupt, rapid change in mental function and can cause...

Credit: Johan Wingborg A newly discovered mechanism behind reduced insulin production in type 2 diabetes is now being presented. In...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) have selected 18 distinguished reporters for the next cohort...

Two new studies of progressive, neurodegenerative diseases linked to defects in cells' mitochondria offer hope for developing a new biomarker...

The promising drug is known as F8-TNF. When injected into the bloodstream, it lures killer cells from the body's immune...

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that the customary pembrolizumab dose for treatment...

It's estimated that nearly 30 percent of the 38.2 million people aged 65 or older in this country receive some...

Oxford University Press is pleased to announce its partnership with the British Society for Rheumatology to publish a new, peer-reviewed...

Apexian Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing novel compounds to treat cancer, has licensed all available patented and...

(CHICAGO) - Results of an international, randomized controlled research study show that mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to...

A new special issue from Future Science OA examines novel organ-on-a-chip research and provides expert insight into the future of...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sales of the essential oil copaiba are increasing, at least in part, because more than 54...

Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON -- An electronic sepsis alert using a combination of vital signs, risk factors...

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - Police officers on the afternoon shift are twice as likely to report being...

Although influenza vaccines are currently the best forms of protection to safeguard people against getting the flu, they are not...

A research study led by University of Minnesota engineers gives new insight into how cancer cells move based on their...

Herbivore gut fungi hold a lot of promise. Just ask Michelle O'Malley. "Most of what we do that resonates with...

Preliminary results of a new study show that sleep disturbance is strongly related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and...

Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be...

Credit: Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research at Kessler Foundation, and director of...