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April 6, 2026

More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness

ANN ARBOR--Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders...

Study calls for urgent need for improved human-wildlife conflict management across India

Credit: Krithi Karanth Bengaluru, India (June 27, 2017) -- There is an urgent need to strengthen human-wildlife conflict management across...

Brain’s connectivity network may provide key insights into neurological disorders

A deeper understanding of the brain's connectivity network of neurons and its relationship to the organ's deep tissue could allow...

Study: Intracranial pathology not necessary for gadolinium deposition in brain tissues

OAK BROOK, Ill. - Minute traces of gadolinium, the contrast agent used to enhance MR images, are often retained in...

New knowledge about the dynamics of proteins can shape the future in drug development

Credit: Tobias Kromann-Hansen New research provides mechanistic insight into how protein dynamics control the activity of a group of enzymes...

Morgridge scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication

Credit: Ahlquist lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing...

How grassland management without the loss of species works

The intensive management of grasslands is bad for biodiversity. However, a study by the Terrestrial Ecology Research Group at the...

What we can learn about global flu evolution from one person’s infection

A new study has found that flu evolution within some individuals can hint at the virus's eventual evolutionary course worldwide....

Amber warning for the UK’s access to new medicines post Brexit

In an editorial to be published on Tuesday 27th June 2017 in the journal ecancermedicalscience, Anthony Hatswell of BresMed (an...

Nagoya University chemists turn metal catalysis on its head for a sustainable future

Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan -- The uncertain future of oil feedstocks and environmental pressure are forcing the chemical industry...

Dartmouth study finds legal cannabis laws impact teen use

HANOVER, NH -- A new study by researchers at Dartmouth has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with...

New photoacoustic technique detects gases at parts-per-quadrillion level

Credit: Gerald Diebold PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to...

Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, receives 2017 Alzheimer Award

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to...

Thwarting metastasis by breaking cancer’s legs with gold rods

Credit: NIH-funded image of apoptotic HeLa cell by the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research / Thomas Deerinck /...

Microscope can scan tumors during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D

Credit: University of Washington When women undergo lumpectomies to remove breast cancer, doctors try to remove all the cancerous tissue...

Cloning thousands of genes for massive protein libraries

Credit: Jennifer E. Fairman/Johns Hopkins University Discovering the function of a gene requires cloning a DNA sequence and expressing it....

Using ‘sticky’ nanoparticles, researchers develop strategy to boost body’s cancer defenses

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- After radiation treatment, dying cancer cells spit out mutated proteins into the body. Scientists now know...

Gays and lesbians who feel supported are more certain about retirement prospects

Gay men and Lesbians who don't feel socially supported feel less secure about their retirement than heterosexual adults, a study...

3-D printing with living tissues may help treat joint diseases

Degeneration of cartilage and other joint tissues is a major cause of disability. A new review highlights the recent developments...

Study describes changes to structural brain networks after radiotherapy for brain tumors