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A new study of dysfunctional use of smart technology finds that the most addictive smartphone functions all share a common...

Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice University in collaboration with...

March 7, 2018 - Cognitive therapies should be considered when addressing the harmful psychological consequences of trauma in victims of...

Peter Ruben and his team of researchers have spent years studying why seemingly healthy patients with inherited cardiac arrhythmias can...

DALLAS, March 7, 2018 - When heart failure patients receive a heart pumping device known as a left ventricular assist...

A new study shows that when participants are taught an effective strategy for a working memory training task, they quickly...

An international research team has found strong evidence that passerine birds near the equator live longer than their higher latitude...

Credit: Dr Huiqin Ma Scientists described two species of previously unknown stone centipedes from China. Now housed at the Hengshui...

Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON - (March 7, 2018) - In a rare move, a Houston Methodist researcher is sharing his...

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has a secret life. Though anti-retroviral therapy can reduce its numbers, the virus can...

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Berkeley Lights, Inc. today announced the launch of Optera Therapeutics Corp,...

In a step toward better diagnosis and treatment of digestive conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, scientists report in ACS...

Credit: University of British Columbia Precancerous lesions in the mouths of non-smokers are more likely to progress to cancer than...

Much of the global wildlife trade originates in nations with rich biodiversity and high levels of poverty as the act...

Credit: Orygen The increasing use of therapy animals in Australia has prompted researchers from Orygen, the National Centre of Excellence...

Credit: Oliver Day, Oregon State University Twenty-five years after the first 'scientists' warning to humanity', a new report is continuing...

Every day across the United States, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers triage and safely transport myocardial infarction (MI) patients to...

PHILADELPHIA -- Medicare's experimental mandatory bundled payment model for knee and hip replacements is more likely to yield cost savings...

Credit: Alvarez-Buylla lab / UCSF One of the liveliest debates in neuroscience over the past half century surrounds whether the...

Many households can claim at least one four-legged friend as part of the family. But pets that primarily stay indoors...