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Why don’t Americans have a name for the color ‘light…
Credit: Angela Brown COLUMBUS, Ohio – If a Japanese woman were to compliment a friend on her flattering pale-blue blouse,...
New HSS study finds hope in understanding and better treating scleroderma
Credit: HSS Scleroderma is a terribly debilitating disease with no effective treatments and the mortality rates are still upwards of...
Uncovering the early origins of Huntington’s disease
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University With new findings, scientists may be poised...
Pennsylvania hospital neurosurgeons perform first focused ultrasound…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – John Lukens recently became the first patient in Pennsylvania to receive MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment...
Global task force tackles problem of untreatable cancers and disease…
Many cancer therapies are highly toxic, and even when they appear to work, a significant percentage of patients will experience...
Regions with stricter firearm laws experience fewer pediatric gun-related injuries
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO — Regions of the United States with stronger firearm legislation had lower rates of...
Researchers observe reduction in sexual violence among high school…
Credit: University of Kentucky Center for Research on Violence Against Women LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 8, 2017) — University of Kentucky...
Tailored sexual health messages urgently needed for young female tourists, expert says
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer With both tourism and casual "hookup" sex on the rise among college-age adults, there's...
Following Presidential action, AGS renews call for bipartisan collaboration
Credit: (C) 2017, American Geriatrics Society Presidential action to alter current law risks undermining progress made by Congress, the American...
Novel framework powered by 3-D MRI accurately predicts pregnancies…
Credit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON – During the millions of pregnancies that occur in the United States every year,...
Researchers find link between air pollution and heart disease
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a link between higher levels of a specific...
In autism, too many brain connections may be at root of condition
A defective gene linked to autism influences how neurons connect and communicate with each other in the brain, according to...
Juvie talk
Credit: Richard Ross With his legs outstretched, T. barely fits the diameter of the small animal pen that surrounds him....
Cancer cells use secret tunnels to communicate and smuggle cancer…
A new discovery published in the Nov. 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal shows that cancer cells use previously unknown...
Evidence suggests migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses
The H5 avian influenza A virus that devastated North American poultry farms in 2014-15 was initially spread by migratory waterfowl,...
A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure…
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Heart attacks provoke an acute immune response. Leukocytes rush to the heart muscle to remove...
MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives grant to study aging
Credit: MDI Biological Laboratory BAR HARBOR, MAINE — The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Aric Rogers, Ph.D., has received...
Future of legalized cannabis focus of expert panel discussion in…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, September 19, 2017–In the roundtable entitled "Expert Panel on Understanding Cannabis:...
UTSA researcher receives $670,000 grant to fight malaria
IMAGE: This is an immunofluorescence image of a mature Plasmodium berghei liver stage parasite in murine liver. Credit: Kirsten Hanson...
New boarding procedures, smaller cabin size may limit infection on…
Credit: n/a TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — During major epidemics, cramped airplane cabins are fertile ground for the spread of infection, but...
