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Does weight loss before surgery provide benefits?
For obese and overweight patients, it is common for various surgical procedures to be deferred until they have lost weight...
Going to bed with your ex might not be as bad you think
Conventional wisdom holds that people set themselves up for even greater heartache when they jump into bed with their ex-partner...
UC researchers recommend universal screening to tackle rise in Hepatitis C
Credit: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Physicians are encountering a growing number of younger patients who are testing positive...
Study examines factors linked with opioid misuse among university students
In a survey-based study of 9,449 university students at a large, public Midwestern university, misusers of prescription opioid medications were...
Breakthrough Prize to CSHL professor for SMA research
Credit: CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY -- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer today received the 2019 Breakthrough...
Breastfeeding protects infants from antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A recent study completed at the University of Helsinki investigated the amount and quality of bacteria resistant to antibiotics in...
A 150-year-old drug might improve radiation therapy for cancer
Columbus, Ohio - A drug first identified 150 years ago and used as a smooth-muscle relaxant might make tumors more...
Novel antidepressant may improve sleep in patients with depression
In a study of 15 patients affected by major depressive disorder and complaining of insomnia, initiating treatment with vortioxetine for...
Regulating microglial activity may reduce inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases
A group of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators is proposing that targeting immune checkpoints - molecules that regulate the activity...
New imaging tool captures how sound moves through the chinchilla ear
Credit: Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a new device that can be used...
Eliminating emissions in India and China could add years to people’s lives
The 2.7 billion people who live in China and India -- more than a third of the world's population --...
Childhood abuse linked to increased arthritis risk in adulthood
In a survey-based study of 21,889 adults in Canada, severe and/or frequent physical abuse during childhood and frequent childhood exposure...
Sleeping beauty helps identify genes involved in a fatty liver-associated liver cancer
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - With an estimated twenty-thousand protein-coding genes in the human genome, pinpointing a specific gene...
Selfish people have fewer children and earn less money
Credit: Photo: Jonas Bilberg What happens to those who behave unselfishly and make sacrifices for the sake of others? According...
Thanks to $1.72 million federal grant: UA researchers using green light for HIV-related pain
Credit: Photo: Bob Demers/UANews After proving surprisingly beneficial in human clinical trials at the University of Arizona for the treatment...
African-American men’s health disparities: Research, practice, and policy implications
Ann Arbor, October 17, 2018 - The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men...
New method uses just a drop of blood to monitor lung cancer treatment
Credit: Osaka University Dr Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the immune T-cell...
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 67th Annual Meeting
Fighting the Latest Ebola Scare, Tackling Disease Outbreaks, Pandemic Flu Concerns, Probing Tick Spit for Cures, Diseases in the Aftermath...
Just how blind are bats? Color vision gene study examines key sensory tradeoffs
Credit: Emma Teeling Could bats' cave-dwelling nocturnal habits over eons enhanced their echolocation acoustic abilities, but also spurred their loss...
UMBC researchers develop new method to address deep-seated biases in science
New UMBC research is helping dismantle gender and publication biases in science. A team of researchers working across disciplines has...
