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Polymer pioneer
Taking a transformative approach to functional materials, a UC Santa Barbara polymer chemist has created innovative results that feature new...
Olive oil nutrient linked to processes that prevent cancer in brain
A compound found in olive oil may help to prevent cancer developing in the brain, a study shows. Research into...
Follistatin is a key player in embryo implantation
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Looking to improve the success rate of assisted reproductive technologies, researchers at Baylor College of...
For older adults, antibiotics may not be appropriate treatment for some UTIs
In a new research paper published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Thomas E. Finucane, MD, of the...
Tumor induction from a distance
Credit: Graphics: Ralf Baumeister Current view is that cancer development is initiated from cells that acquire initial DNA mutations. These...
STD treatment for two?
ANN ARBOR, Mich.- In some states, patients who test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea leave the clinic with not only...
US National Academy of Medicine to establish its first intl. health policy fellowship
WASHINGTON - The U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that it will establish the National Academy of Medicine...
Fertility preservation for children with differences of sex development
Chicago...Children with differences of sex development (DSD) are born with reproductive organs that are not typically male or female. They...
Bone loss is another hidden pathology caused by malaria infection
Credit: Osaka University Osaka - Malaria caused by Plasmodium parasites is a life-threatening infectious disease that kills at least half...
Secukinumab and ixekizumab in psoriasis: Considerable added benefit for certain patients
Psoriasis is an incurable chronic disease with a hereditary component, in which the body's immune system attacks parts of the...
Low-dose THC can relieve stress; more does just the opposite
Cannabis smokers often report that they use the drug to relax or relieve stress, but few studies provide clinical evidence...
New mechanism behind Parkinson’s disease revealed
Credit: RCSB Protein Data Bank Parkinson's disease is a debilitating neurological illness that affects approximately 10 million people worldwide. It...
NIH scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes
Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS. In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Health explored how...
Details of Lassa virus structure could inform development of vaccines, therapies
Credit: Christina Corbaci, TSRI WHAT: A 10-year Lassa virus research project has yielded structural and functional details of a key...
Census shows which mammals survive in forests surrounded by sugarcane plantations
Credit: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil...
Study of kids with autism identifies hospitalization risk factors
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Children or teens with autism spectrum disorders often come to hospitals when behavioral episodes overwhelm the support...
Patients nearing end of life receptive to having cholesterol medicine ‘deprescribed’
PORTLAND, Ore. - New research suggests patients nearing the end of their lives because of a "life-limiting illness" such as...
Specific long-term therapy may not prevent fractures in older women
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts...
Herbs, spices on vegetables may increase their appeal to men, young adults
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Adults who don't routinely eat vegetables for lunch may be more...
New model deepens understanding of the dynamics of quark-gluon plasmas
Credit: Researcher's archive Quark-gluon plasmas are among the subjects that have been most extensively researched by physicists in recent times....
