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It may simply be that having a big brain is itself the cause. That's what doctor and PhD candidate Even...

Halloween associated with increased risk of pedestrian fatalities

Bottom Line: Children in the United States celebrate Halloween by going door-to-door collecting candy. New research suggests the popular October...

Switzerland-wide platform for cell therapy launched in Bern

Credit: University of Bern, Image: courtesy of the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Eliane J. Mu?ller. As a Swiss network, the...

Life-changing intersection between big data and therapeutic pipeline in neuromuscular disease

Credit: MDA NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 - A new report funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and released...

Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don’t know it

In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide -- and more often involves firearms -- but public...

Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children

Children are more likely to be fatally struck by a vehicle on Halloween than on other nights of the year,...

UMN Medical School researchers contribute to important neurological discovery

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 30, 2018- A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Max Planck Florida...

Becoming more sensitive to pain increases the risk of knee pain not going away

Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis,...

Not just for children: Study shows high prevalence of atopic dermatitis among US adults

PHILADELPHIA - As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an...

Radiation therapy cuts low risk of recurrence by nearly 3/4 for patients with ‘good risk’

SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- A subset of patients with low-risk breast cancer is highly unlikely to see cancer...

Aggressive treatment for some stage IV lung cancer pts can dramatically improve OS

SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- Adding radiation therapy or surgery to systemic therapy for stage IV lung cancer patients...

Long-term side effects similarly low for weekly, conventional breast radiation, trial finds

SAN ANTONIO, October 29, 2018 -- In a 10-year study of women who received radiation therapy to treat early-stage breast...

Alterations to seabed raise fears for future

Credit: McGill University The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity. Normally...

Animal species becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation nearly complete

Species of reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 99 percent...

Mycoplasma genitalium’s cell adhesion mechanism revealed

(Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) Researchers from the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB-CSIC) and the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine...

U-M Biosciences Initiative invests $45 million in ‘groundbreaking’ research

ANN ARBOR--A new center for the study of concussions, an institute for global change biology, and a facility to advance...

Chimpanzees react faster to cooperate than make selfish choices

Credit: © the Jane Goodall Institute / By Fernando Turmo ANN ARBOR--When it comes to cooperation, there's no monkey business...

Mainz University is involved in the European Flagship on Quantum Technologies program

Credit: photo/©: QUANTUM, JGU The European Union has launched a Flagship on Quantum Technologies to promote research into and development...

NSU researcher part of team that conducted genome-wide study of tigers