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Cognitive remediation can be implemented in large systems of psychiatric care
New York, NY (May 3, 2018)--Cognitive remediation, an evidence-based, recovery-oriented behavioral intervention for patients with mental illness, can feasibly be...
Marmoset monkey model of Zika virus infection offers new insights into the human condition
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A novel marmoset model of human Zika virus infection offers new opportunities for better understanding...
Mix of natural cures, biomedical devices prompts bone health, growth
Credit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. - A WSU research team is bringing together natural medical cures with modern biomedical...
Brain stimulation reduces suicidal thinking in people with hard-to-treat depression
TORONTO, MAY 3, 2018 - A specific kind of brain stimulation is effective in reducing suicidal thinking in a significant...
Study: Transgender people who are denied mental health care at higher risk of self-harm
A study co-authored by Dr. Michael A. Lindsey, Executive Director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy & Research at...
Walnuts impact gut microbiome and improve health
URBANA, Ill. - Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health...
Engineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency
Credit: Credit: Huaxiu Chen BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify water...
Bacterial toxins wreak havoc by crippling cellular infrastructure
Credit: Ohio State COLUMBUS, Ohio - Bacterial toxins can wreak mass havoc within cells by shutting down multiple essential functions...
Anti-alcoholism drug shows promise in animal models
Credit: James Sahn/University of Texas at Austin Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully tested in animals...
Even brief maternal deprivation early in life alters adult brain function and cognition
Credit: School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief...
Purdue researchers create instrument to rapidly test if drugs contain trace crystallinity
Credit: (Image provided) Researchers at Purdue University have created a device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether new pharmaceutical...
Daily aspirin linked to higher risk in men
CHICAGO --- Men who take once-daily aspirin have nearly double the risk of melanoma compared to men who are not...
Newly discovered anti-inflammatory substances may potentially treat variety of diseases
Inflammation, and in particular chronic inflammation, are major contributors to a large number of diseases, such as cancer, acute pancreatic...
Pitt and UPMC join NIH in launching nationwide precision medicine effort
PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2018 - On May 6, the National Institutes of Health will open national enrollment for the All...
Mercury rising: Are the fish we eat toxic?
Credit: Université de Montréal The amount of mercury extracted from the sea by industrial fishing has grown steadily since the...
Untangling DNA knots
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Just like any long polymer chain, DNA tends to form knots. Using technology that allows them to...
Increased nerve activity may raise blood pressure in anxiety
Bethesda, Md. (May 3, 2018)--Sympathetic nerve activity to skeletal muscle blood vessels--a function of the nervous system that helps regulate...
COPD-associated inflammation halted in model experiment
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, is believed...
Decoding the brain’s learning machine
In studies with monkeys, Johns Hopkins researchers report that they have uncovered significant new details about how the cerebellum --...
Study: Maternal placenta consumption causes no harm to newborns
The largest study of its kind found mothers who consumed their placenta passed on no harm to their newborn babies...
