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Tiny spiders, big color
There's plenty that's striking about Phoroncidia rubroargentea, a species of spider native to Madagascar, starting with their size - at...
How signals get inside cancer cells and spur aggressive growth
Credit: Michigan Medicine ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- The outside of a cancer cell is bombarded by signals. They come from...
Study upends conventional view of opioid mechanism of action
Credit: Courtesy: Drs. Miriam Stoeber and Damien Jullié. A new discovery shows that opioids used to treat pain, such as...
Reducing tapeworm infection could improve academic performance, reduce poverty
Credit: Rob Jordan and Ian Fitzgerald A Stanford-led study in China has revealed for the first time high levels of...
Noninvasive brain stimulation leads to fine motor improvement after stroke
Stroke is common and accompanied by complex disabilities--such as lower and upper limb disability, speech impairment, and chronic post-stroke pain....
Is colonialism creating inappropriate regulation of traditional medicine practitioners?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 11, 2018--Two commentaries in JACM (The Journal of Alternative and...
Multi-drug resistant infections rising in children
Antibiotic-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections, one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in children across the United States, are on the...
Many patients with rectal cancer may not need chemoradiotherapy
It's unclear whether all patients with advanced rectal cancer need chemoradiotherapy, or whether some can forego the treatment and therefore...
British Ecological Society launches new journal: People and Nature
The journal will be led by Kevin J Gaston, Professor of Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Exeter. Gaston...
UCI-Harvard research may help combat the deadly gastrointestinal infection C. diff
Credit: Rongsheng Jin, University of California, Irvine Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and Harvard University have discovered how...
Many older adults discharged from the hospital receive inappropriate prescriptions
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of 259 older adults discharged from a general medical hospital, more than...
Osteoporosis drug may benefit heart health
The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal...
Beyond killing tuberculosis
Credit: DU CANE MEDICAL IMAGING LTD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Montreal, May 11 2018 -- Historically, our view of host defense against...
Chronic medical conditions are common in women with urinary incontinence
New research published in BJU International indicates that women with urinary incontinence often have other chronic conditions. The findings have...
Older Americans are rarely evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea, yet many are at risk
In a study of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older who were asked about sleep disturbances, 56% were estimated...
AGS deeply troubled by news of possible nursing home evictions following cuts to Medicaid
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today voiced concern over recent reports that budget cuts in Louisiana could terminate Medicaid benefits...
Oral drug treatment helps protect cancer patients from potentially deadly blood clots
Credit: University of warwick Oral drug treatment helps protect cancer patients from potentially deadly DVT and pulmonary embolism Cancer patients...
Study reveals obesity link between grandmothers and grandchildren
Obesity is known to cluster in families, but most studies to date are limited to two generations. A new Pediatric...
Should patients in remission stop taking expensive Rheumatoid Arthritis drugs?
Stopping expensive biological drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis in patients who are in remission or who have low disease...
Where are HIV diagnoses made?
In the first study to comprehensively describe where people are diagnosed with HIV in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, investigators...
