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Not all individuals who initiate use of a substance such as nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine eventually develop a substance...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Metastasis - the spread of cancer - often is considered the deadliest aspect of solid tumors....

Credit: NYU Abu Dhabi August 8, 2018, Abu Dhabi: NYU Abu Dhabi Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Mohammad...

In a new study, Johns Hopkins researchers found that fewer than half of interviewed caregivers for Baltimore preschool children with...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the University at...

In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study of older adults with obesity who were cutting calories, an intervention...

Scientists at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago took a major...

With Pennsylvania now among the majority of states in legalizing medical marijuana, a new report shows that young people's attitudes...

Scripps Research scientists have developed a powerful new strategy for synthesizing molecular skeletons of chemicals used in drugs and other...

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the potential of medicinal cannabis--or medical marijuana--for helping patients with intractable...

Credit: Dr. Ishan Agarwal A new species of African pygmy toad was discovered during an expedition in 2016 to Angola's...

Credit: Image courtesy Hangartner, Ward labs, Scripps Research LA JOLLA, Calif. - Aug. 8, 2018 - A team at Scripps...

GALVESTON, Texas -- A new national study has found that inducing labor in first-time mothers at 39 weeks can help...

A low-calorie diet causes different metabolic effects in women than in men, a new Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism study suggests....

A new study has identified adults' smoking and depression as family environmental factors associated with the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity...

Credit: HRL Laboratories HRL Laboratories, LLC, in collaboration with University of New Mexico (UNM), have published the first study showing...

Preoperative oral care by a dentist may help reduce postoperative complications in patients who undergo cancer surgery, according to a...

Credit: UT Arlington Two professors joining The University of Texas at Arlington this fall were announced as the winners of...

DALLAS, Aug. 8, 2018 -- Adults in their early 60s, who spend less time sitting and more time engaged in...

A study by University of Melbourne researchers reveals clinically relevant epileptic seizure prediction is possible in a wider range of...