Mental illness not to blame for gun violence study finds
GALVESTON, Texas - Counter to a lot of public opinion, having a mental illness does not necessarily make a person more likely to commit gun...
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Climate change poses greater risk of mental health challenges for children born to depressed mothers
The findings suggest a need for prenatal interventions in an era of growing environmental disasters New York, February 6, 2019 - Climate change poses an...
Heavy drinking in teens causes lasting changes in emotional center of brain
Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological...
Millions of tons of plastic waste could be turned into clean fuels, other products
Chemical conversion process developed at Purdue could transform polyolefin wasteCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation/Vincent Walter) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The United Nations estimates that more than...
Researchers investigate a billion years of coexistence between plants and fungi
Credit: Tom Wieboldt What can a billion years of coexistence tell us about the evolution of plants and fungi? Neither plants nor fungi existed on...
Interactive websites may cause antismoking messages to backfire
Health communicators should carefully choose interactive features for their websites because tools that can make some websites more engaging for some audiences could actually discourage...
Discovery may bolster chemotherapy potency while protecting the heart from side-effects
University of Alberta medical researchers take significant step toward improving cancer careCredit: Jordan Carson Researchers from the University of Alberta may have found a way...
Research explains how snakes lost their limbs
The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes Snakes and lizards are reptiles that...
Study links adult fibromyalgia to childhood sexual abuse
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions are an effective treatment, Tel Aviv University researchers say A new Tel Aviv University study finds that fibromyalgia syndrome -- a...
How one gene in a tiny fish may alter an aquatic ecosystem
Linking genomics to evolution to ecology, the work takes an unusual approach to reveal broad implications of how species adapt to their local environmentCredit: Seth...
High-need, high-cost patients offer solutions for improving their care and reducing costs
Dr. Rainu Kaushal and colleagues analyze much needed solutions for reduction in high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients By many estimates, only 5% of...
Escort service: The role of immune cells in the formation of metastases
Credit: University of Basel Tumor cells use a certain type of immune cells, the so-called neutrophils, to enhance their ability to form metastases. Scientists have...
Diffusing the methane bomb: We can still make a difference
The Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing carbon containing permafrost, frozen for thousands of years, to thaw and release methane...
NETRF announces $2.5 million in research to advance the treatment of rare cancer
Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) research supported by nonprofit foundationCredit: NETRF The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) continues its aggressive funding of neuroendocrine cancer research with eight...
A hidden route for fatty acids can make cancers resistant to therapy
Fatty acid metabolism is an essential process in tumor growth and proliferation. Despite different attempts to block fatty acid metabolism as a therapeutic strategy to...
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