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High bitter-taste sensitivity is associated with a significantly increased risk of cancer in older British women, according to researchers who...

Irvine, Calif., July 17, 2018 - In a first of its kind randomized trial, researchers from the UCI School of...

Patients who go to the emergency department (ED) with seizures often undergo neuroimaging, usually CT scans. Such imaging in adults...

People infected with HIV are twice as likely to suffer from heart disease, research has found. Analysis of global figures...

July 18, 2018 - Patients who take prescription opioids for more than 60 days before total knee or hip replacement...

A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that CT scans, commonly used in medical imaging,...

Credit: University of Warwick Sugar improves memory in older adults - and makes them more motivated to perform difficult tasks...

Credit: TGen PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 18, 2018 -- DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies...

Previous research has shown that cannabinoids can help lessen side effects of anti-cancer therapies. Now a new British Journal of...

Improving dementia care through increased and timely diagnosis in the UK is a priority for the National Health Service (NHS),...

(Boston)-- When resident physicians visit the homes of their former hospital patients they are better able to assess patient needs...

Credit: Dr Moliner-Urdiales A new Acta Paediatrica study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may improve adolescents' academic performance, and...

Alzheimer's protease curates neuron surfaces The brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain many protein aggregates outside of cells, known...

An innovative University of Liverpool research project that will investigate whether compounds used to treat snake venom and bee stings...

New research in pregnant women suggests that practicing yoga activates the parasympathetic nervous system (which is responsible for bodily functions...

WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2018)--A new blueprint produced by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), "Science Breakthroughs...

Credit: University of Warwick A clinical trial of the use of adrenaline in cardiac arrests has found that its use...

The question of whether alcohol intake affects male reproductive function is controversial. In a new Andrology study, moderate alcohol intake...

Credit: Alexandra N. Angelich | University of Virginia Communications The mother's microbiome, the collection of microscopic organisms that live inside...

A world-first study led by University of Sydney has found that Australians aged 18-40 years who were regular users of...