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Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. - For most cancers, risk increases dramatically with age. But what about the ...

Researchers combine separate technologies to develop new digital stethoscope design

Researchers developed a new digital stethoscope that combines precision sensors, electrocardiogram technology and machine learning applications into one piece of ...

CU researchers provide resource for patient care in chemical and biological attacks

AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2018) - The neurologic effects and treatment options for exposure to biologic and chemical agents are ...

Diagnosing strokes is complicated by ‘mimics’ and ‘chameleons’

MAYWOOD, IL - Stroke specialists often see conditions known as stroke "mimics" and "chameleons" that can complicate accurate diagnoses, Loyola ...

Researchers in Barcelona awarded with one of the most prestigious EU grants to unravel CLL

Credit: idibaps The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the results of the 2018 Synergy Grants call for proposals. The ...

Easier treatment for blinding eye disease shows promise in clinical trial

CHICAGO - Oct. 26, 2018 - A new study shows that an implantable delivery system for a widely used medication ...

Gut microbiota products can favor diabetes

Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg A study published in the journal Cell shows that the gut microbiota has the ability ...

Novel insights into the heart health benefits of cocoa flavanols and procyanidins

Credit: Mars, Incorporated October 26, 2018 - A new study published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ...

Sex, drugs and estradiol: why cannabis affects women differently

Cannabis use is riding high on a decade-long wave of decriminalization, legalization and unregulated synthetic substitutes. As society examines the ...

New PsychOpen journal: Clinical Psychology in Europe

Credit: CPE CPE is the official academic journal of the European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment (EACLIPT) with ...

High on the highway — stoned-driving on the increase

Getting behind the wheel after cannabis use is on the rise in the US, and THC, not alcohol, is now ...

New data provides guidance for management of moderately dysplastic moles

Diagnosed more frequently in the United States than all other cancers combined, skin cancer will affect one in five Americans ...

Baby’s tears and mom’s libido

Credit: Image by Kazushige Touhara CC-BY-SA. A substance in young mice's tears makes female mice more likely to reject male ...

Genetic profiling may inform breast cancer risk in young childhood cancer survivors

Bottom Line: A combined evaluation of common variants with small effects and rare predisposing mutations among young female childhood cancer ...

Small risks may have big impact on breast cancer odds of childhood cancer survivors

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Oct. 26, 2018) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have evidence ...

When it comes to respiratory effects of wood smoke, sex matters

CHAPEL HILL, NC - Exposure to wood smoke can have different effects on the respiratory immune systems of men and ...

Biologists gain new insights into surface, acoustic behaviors of endangered right whales

Credit: Susan Parks, Syracuse University In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers in the College ...

Kent State biologist wins grant to study neurological roots of chronic stress and fear

Credit: Kent State University Kent State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear People who ...

IUPUI biologists use ‘mini retinas’ to better understand connection between eye and brain

Credit: Department of Biology, School of Science at IUPUI INDIANAPOLIS -- IUPUI biologists are growing 'mini retinas' in the lab ...

Rice U. scientists uncover relationship between tremors, water at the Cascadia margin