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UA clinical trial to repurpose ketamine for Parkinson’s patients
Credit: Photo by Nadia Whitehead / UA College of Medicine - Tucson. The best-known treatment for Parkinson's disease isn't perfect....
Study results may lead to improved diagnostics for breast cancer
A study in Molecular Oncology indicates that examining the protein and RNA in leftover materials from routine diagnostic tests for...
Link found between bitter-taste sensitivity and cancer risk
High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British women, according to researchers who...
Fish consumption may prolong life
Consumption of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids was associated with lower risks of early death in a Journal of...
HIV infection doubles risk of heart disease, global study finds
People infected with HIV are twice as likely to suffer from heart disease, research has found. Analysis of global figures...
When should emergency departments order imaging tests for epileptic seizures?
Patients who go to the emergency department (ED) with seizures often undergo neuroimaging, usually CT scans. Such imaging in adults...
Sugar improves memory in over-60s, helping them work smarter
Credit: University of Warwick Sugar improves memory in older adults - and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks...
CT scans may increase the risk of brain cancer
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging,...
Dementia could be detected via routinely collected data, new research shows
Improving dementia care through increased and timely diagnosis in the UK is a priority for the National Health Service (NHS),...
2018 ESA Regional Policy Award recognizes Representative Walter J. Leger III
Credit: Louisiana House of Representatives Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) will...
Study shows 5,000 percent increase in native trees on rat-free palmyra atoll
Credit: Island Conservation New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat...
$1.54 million NIH grant to identify ways to improve cardiac function in heart failure
Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Preventing heart failure is a major challenge in the management of cardiovascular...
Getting to a 75 percent sugar reduction: How researchers discovered sweet spot for Stevia
Credit: Dr. John Fry JULY 17, 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) -- A team of 27 scientists working with a major stevia...
Sap-sucking bugs manipulate their host plants’ metabolism for their own benefit
Credit: Christoph Bru?tting Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, show for the first time that free-living,...
Study: Childhood abuse linked to greater risk of endometriosis
Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (July 17, 2018) -- A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical...
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of...
Social isolation: Animals that break away from the pack can influence evolution
Credit: Nathan W. Bailey For some animals -- such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates -- short-term social isolation can...
New cost-effective instrument measures molecular dynamics on a picosecond timescale
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 17, 2018 -- Studying the photochemistry, or chemical results of light, has shown that ultraviolet radiation can...
Newly discovered shark species honors female pioneer
Credit: Video courtesy of MarAlliance Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating...
As we get parched, cognition can easily sputter, dehydration study says
Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore Anyone lost in a desert hallucinating mirages knows that extreme dehydration discombobulates the mind....
