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February 8, 2026

Investigators examine the relationship between pain and opioid abuse

The drug overdose epidemic is largely driven by opioids, which continue to be prescribed for chronic pain despite recommendations to...

Neuro-receptor PET could provide an early warning for alcoholic relapse

Credit: UZ/KU Leuven, Belgium DENVER, Colo. - Alcohol abuse disorder is a devastating and complicated disease affecting millions of people...

Lianas stifle tree fruit and seed production in tropical forests

Credit: STRI archives Woody vines, known as lianas, compete intensely with trees and their numbers are on the rise in...

A changing climate affects plankton populations

Fasting glucose as a marker for greater weight loss on a high-fiber, low-glycemic diet

SAN DIEGO and BOSTON (June 11, 2017, 3:00 ET) -- Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center...

Joanna S. Fowler, PhD, receives SNMMI 2017 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award

Credit: SNMMI DENVER, Colo. - Joanna S. Fowler, PhD, senior chemist emeritus of the Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory...

New grants for traumatic brain injury research announced by Julian Bailes, MD, at SNMMI17

Credit: SNMMI DENVER, Colo. - At the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting, Julian E. Bailes,...

Worldwide consensus on the terminology that supports research into sedentary behavior

OTTAWA, ON - June 10, 2017 - A worldwide network of scientists examining the links between sedentary lifestyles and health...

Three-year study says new contact lens therapy slows myopia progression in children by 59 percent

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, 10 June 2017 -- A pioneering contact lens therapy has considerable potential to impact the rising prevalence of...

Mass. General study finds potential mechanism for BCG vaccine reversal of type 1 diabetes

Interim results from a FDA-approved clinical trial testing the generic vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes...

Is the finger-stick blood test necessary for type 2 diabetes treatment?

Credit: Christ-claude Mowandza-ndinga, UNC Health Care Chapel Hill, NC - In a landmark study, UNC School of Medicine researchers have...

Home monitoring of blood sugar did not improve glycemic control after 1 year

Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin did not improve...

Journal AAS publishes first data description paper: Data collection and sharing

Credit: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Scientific data isn't useful in isolation. So Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) is helping bridge...

Flaws in a tumor’s genetic mending kit drive treatment response to immunotherapy

Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health In an expanded, three-year...

New blood test uses nanotechnology to predict aggressive prostate cancer accurately

Credit: University of Alberta A new diagnostic developed by Alberta scientists will allow men to bypass painful biopsies to test...

Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers

Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University Rice University chemists can thank the mussel for putting the muscle into their new macroscale...

Kathy Albain, MD, receives endowed chair to fund oncology research

Credit: Loyola University Chicago MAYWOOD, IL - Grateful for the life-saving care they received at Loyola Medicine, Peter and Heidi...

Chemists brought mixed folded proteins to life

Scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg and Hebrew University in Jerusalem have found a way to recover a protein...

Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air

PRESS RELEASE: Finnish demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air The unique Soletair demo plant...

Hawai’i researchers receive funds to forecast coral disease across Pacific Ocean