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People with tic disorders at increased suicide risk
Philadelphia, PA, July 5, 2017 - People with Tourette's disorder or chronic tic disorder are over four times more likely...
Sex now needs to be included as a biological variable in NIH-funded research, but how?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 5, 2017--The National Institutes of Health (NIH) instituted a policy...
CHLA Conducts satisfaction survey in the pediatric emergency department
Physician researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) surveyed caregivers to understand their expectations and satisfaction of urgent care in...
Personal neoantigen vaccine prompts strong anti-tumor response in patients, study shows
A personal cancer treatment vaccine that targets distinctive "neoantigens" on tumor cells has been shown to stimulate a potent, safe,...
Diabetes increasing at alarming rates in sub-Saharan Africa
Boston, MA - Sub-Saharan Africa is in the midst of a rapidly expanding diabetes epidemic that could have devastating health...
Mothers with history of herpes can protect their offspring from neurological infection
WASHINGTON, DC - July 5, 2017 - Pregnant women with a previous history of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)...
Deni Purwandana receives Arnold Berliner Award 2017
This year's Arnold Berliner Award goes to Deni Purwandana of the Komodo Survival Program in Bali, Indonesia. He receives the...
Improved risk recognition expected to enhance fertility preservation for cancer patients
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital About 11 percent of females who survive childhood cancer have an ovarian condition that...
Brain changes accompany development of metamemory from childhood to adolescence
Being able to assess our own memories helps us to avoid errors and prompts us to collect more information to...
Stand Up To Cancer and PBS LearningMedia program student searched for answers at TGen
PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 5, 2017 -- Teleia Taumanu, a senior at Mesa's Red Mountain High School, is doing something...
Training can improve athletes’ stereo vision
(IOS Press) Stereo vision allows individuals to perceive depth differences in their surroundings. Important to pedestrians and drivers, for example,...
How a few drops of blood led to a breakthrough in immunology
Credit: McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Montreal, July 5, 2017 - Scientists from the Research Institute of the McGill University...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2017
Credit: Illustration by Brett Hopwood, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy. Climate - Bridging human impacts A new integrated computational...
ASHG honors Nicholas Katsanis with 2017 Curt Stern Award
Credit: Duke University BETHESDA, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Director of...
Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories
Credit: Maria Mota Laboratory, iMM Lisboa University Park, PA -- The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher...
The Drosophila fly brings to light the role of morphogens in limb growth
Credit: Lara Barrio. Researchers working in the Development and Growth Control Lab at IRB Barcelona reveal that the Dpp gene...
Smelling your food makes you fat
Credit: Céline Riera & Andrew Dillin, UC Berkeley Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so...
The surprising trend in extramarital sex in America
America's generation gap is surfacing in a surprising statistic: rates of extramarital sex. Older Americans are cheating on their spouses...
Marine parasites: Different strokes for different folks
Credit: C. Nagler, LMU Munich The bigger the host, the better for its guests. That certainly holds for parasitic barnacles....
Reducing stress, optimizing coping strategies may diminish need for opioids following ankle surgery
ROSEMONT, Ill. (July 5, 2017)--Helping patients to better manage stress and improve coping strategies related to pain may minimize the...
