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Predicting work status in patients with schizophrenia
Credit: Sumiyoshi, C., et al., Schizophr. Res. (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.05.042 Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that occurs in one out...
Illinois study pioneers humane feline research facility
Credit: Amy Fischer, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Spay and neuter services can reduce the number of feral and...
Multi-million-dollar grant to grow kidney research
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Alabama...
Large study finds HPV vaccination does not negatively impact fertility in adolescents
Adolescents who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus, have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as...
Federal grant extends, expands kidney failure research
Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has renewed a grant...
Scientists at MDI Biological Laboratory identify new genetic regulators of regeneration
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- Scientists at the MDI Biological Laboratory and the University of Maine have...
ESC Congress 2018 — Tips on what not to miss
Munich, 21 August 2018: Journalists are invited to follow the ESC Congress 2018 press programme for tips on the hottest...
Red or yellow? A simple paper test detects false or substandard antibiotics
Credit: John Eisele/Colorado State University Antibiotics - medicines that treat bacterial infections - have saved millions of lives worldwide since...
Antipsychotic use in older adults after heart surgery
Delirium is the medical term for an abrupt, rapid change in mental function that goes well beyond the typical forgetfulness...
AMP addresses clinical relevance of DNA variants in chronic myeloid neoplasms
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Aug. 21, 2018 -- The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global molecular diagnostics professional society,...
Untreated genital warts may increase risk of HIV transmission
(Boston)-- A new study has shown that genital warts may promote HIV sexual transmission and, in turn, their treatment and...
Clay to fight bacteria in wounds: An old practice may be a new solution
ROCHESTER, Minn. - The use of mud or wet clay as a topical skin treatment or a poultice is a...
The IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer arrives in Toronto, Canada
MEDIA ALERT The IASLC 19th World Conference on Lung Cancer Arrives in Toronto, Canada What: The International Association for the...
$3 million NIH grant will fund genetic hearing loss research
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes...
FDA research informs smokeless tobacco prevention messaging for at-risk youth
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, August 21, 2018--Recent findings from formative research conducted with rural, non-Hispanic...
Exodus of Saudi medical trainees reveals vulnerability of Canadian health care
The sudden loss of Saudi medical trainees who must leave Canada in the next two weeks will negatively affect patient...
I hear what you say! Or do I?
Credit: The University of Nottingham Dr Rebecca Hirst Even with an acute sense of hearing adults don't always pick up...
Identifying drug-resistant hotspots can provide roadmap to reduce tuberculosis in South Africa
Boston--Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have created a near real-time surveillance method to identify communities experiencing a high burden...
Sanford Burnham Prebys compound advances into Phase 1 trial for pancreatic cancer
Credit: John Gestaldo LA JOLLA , CALIF. - August 21, 2018 - A compound discovered at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical...
Study sheds light on how brain lets animals hunt for food by following smells
Most animals have a keen sense of smell, which assists them in everyday tasks. Now, a new study led by...
