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Chicago, April 10, 2018 - "NIA-AA Research Framework: Towards a Biological Definition of Alzheimer's Disease" was published today in the...

Mimicking photosynthesis in plants, using light to convert stable and abundant molecules like water and CO2 into a high energy...

Credit: Houston Methodist A rare, inherited neurodegenerative disorder will soon be the focus of an international clinical research effort led...

Credit: Anne Hilborn Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top...

Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain...

Credit: NIA-AA Research Framework The research community now has a new framework toward developing a biologically-based definition of Alzheimer's disease....

Credit: University of Cordoba A University of Cordoba research group has designed a tool that enables detection of antidepressants in...

Leesburg, VA, April 9, 2018 - A test of contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging (SHI) has shown promise in detecting prostate cancers...

The emergence of mobile pastoralism on the Eurasian steppe five thousand years ago marked a wholly unique transformation in human...

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Targeted treatments have revolutionized care for lung cancer patients whose tumors harbor ALK or...

A legacy of social and political factors rather than bad parenting may be influencing people's decisions not to vaccinate their...

Artificially altering the climate system to limit global warming to 1.5C could increase the risks of wildfires in some areas,...

A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and...

Credit: CC0 Obesity is a growing issue in many countries, accelerated by easy access to calorie-dense foods that are pleasurable...

In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Kamal Henderson, MD, et al, assessed whether a practice's...

Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, April 9, 2018 - Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is essential...

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the recipients of its 2017 Advanced Grants, awarded to experienced male and female...

Credit: NIAID WHAT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease spread by ticks in the Middle East, Asia, Africa...

Credit: Sunil Agrawal/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--April 9, 2018--Spine deformities, such as idiopathic scoliosis and kyphosis (also known as "hunchback"),...

In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Aimee English, MD, et al, describe a cluster-randomized trial...