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Simple new test could improve diagnosis of tuberculosis in developing…
Credit: Carolyn R. Bertozzi PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22, 2016 — In developing nations, the current test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) is...
Ringing in ears keeps brain more at attention, less at rest, study finds
Credit: Photo by Joyce Seay-Knoblauch CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical...
Humanitarian Intervention reduces ‘stress hormone’ in war-affected youth
Credit: Taghyeer Organization New Haven, Conn. — A new study shows that a humanitarian program to improve the mental health...
Media portrayals of pregnant women, new moms unrealistic, study says
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Whether it's a pregnant character on a TV show or a...
Novel nuclear medicine test can identify kidney transplant infection
Credit: T Derlin et al., Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany RESTON, Va. – German scientists have developed a novel nuclear...
CBD may protect against psychiatric risk from high-THC cannabis strains
Credit: Ben Mills BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A study reported Sept. 5 by neuroscientists at Indiana University finds that a non-psychoactive...
Do smart songbirds always get the girl?
Credit: Florida Atlantic University If the early bird catches the worm, then does the smart songbird get the girl? That's...
How singing your heart out could make you happier
Credit: Sing Your Heart Out Singing in groups could make you happier – according to new research from the University...
Proteins keep a grip on cells
Credit: Osaka University (Osaka, Japan) While you are what you eat, cells are what they touch. The cells with which...
Experts devise plan to slash unnecessary medical testing
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System Researchers at top hospitals in the U.S. and Canada have developed an ambitious...
Free articles on Aedes albopictus, mosquitoes that may transmit Zika
This week is National Mosquito Control Awareness Week, and the Entomological Society of America is supporting the effort with a...
Research makes leap with frog models
Credit: Katelin Schneider UC biologists have turned to amphibian sources — specifically frogs and tadpoles — to help shed light...
Study calls for action to help adolescents with diabetes transition to…
Credit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, Aug. 16, 2017 – Adolescence can be a turbulent period of life, with struggles...
Research into tumor cells begins at University of Warwick
Credit: University of Warwick Study will examine why some cells divide incorrectly and cause cancer Cause of genetic defects in...
Researchers detail novel underlying mechanism involved in PTSD and other anxiety disorders
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for...
The Down’s syndrome ‘super genome’
Credit: © Viktoria Polomoshnova Down's syndrome – also known as trisomy 21 – is a genetic disorder caused by an...
Resveratrol may be an effective intervention for lung aging
Credit: Children's Hospital Los Angeles In a study led by Barbara Driscoll, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's...
Potential treatment for pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia…
Credit: None Scientists in Japan and the US have found that vitamin B3 nicotinamide may help treat pregnant women who...
45 percent of parents experience depression, anxiety and stress when newborns leave NICU
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–Almost half of parents whose children were admitted to Children's National Health System's neonatal intensive...
Mutant gene found to fuel cancer-promoting effects of inflammation
Credit: UC San Diego A human gene called p53, which is commonly known as the "guardian of the genome," is...
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