Youths with gender dysphoria have higher rates of Asperger syndrome
IMAGE: LGBT Health, published bimonthly online with Open Access options and in print, brings together the LGBT research, health care, ...
Is childhood obesity a psychological disorder?
Credit: Bradley Peterson, M.D., Children’s Hospital Los Angeles A team of researchers, including senior investigator, Bradley Peterson, MD, director of ...
Researchers compose guidelines for handling CAR T cell side effects
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON — Immune-cell based therapies opening a new frontier for cancer treatment carry unique, potentially ...
Study: Risk of undetected cancer in gynecologic surgery higher than previously thought
BOSTON–Minimally invasive gynecologic surgeries have advantages for patients, including shorter hospital stays, quicker recoveries, and less pain. However, power morcellation, ...
NIH genome sequencing program targets the genomic bases of common, rare disease
IMAGE: The National Human Genome Research Institute and other institutes will fund genome sequencing centers to focus on understanding the ...
Beewolves have been successfully using the same antibiotics for 68 million years
Credit: Martin Kaltenpoth, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz; Germany The discovery of penicillin about 90 years ago and the widespread ...
A new ligand extends the half-life of peptide drugs from minutes to…
Credit: C. Heinis/EPFL Peptides are biological molecules, made up of short sequences of amino acids. Because they are easy to ...
A blood test for autism
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether ...
Clemson scientist receives $442,000 grant to study molecular causes of autism and epilepsy
Credit: Jim Melvin / Clemson University CLEMSON, South Carolina — Clemson University scientist David Feliciano recently received a three-year, $442,000 ...
Poaching of old forest elephant matriarchs threatens rainforests
Credit: (c)Thomas Breuer/WCS Scientists working for the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Stirling, and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants ...
Matthias Meier receives Consolidator Grant
Credit: Klaus Polkowski Dr. Matthias Meier's work is dedicated to creating chip technologies for cultivation and analysis of human stem ...
Inheritable bacterium controls Aedes mosquitoes’ ability to…
Aedes mosquitoes carrying the bacterium Wolbachia–found inside the cells of 60 percent of all insect species–are drastically less able to ...
Biologist awarded diabetes research prize for studies of fat cells
Credit: Charles LeDuc/Columbia University Medical Center NEW YORK, NY (November 23, 2016)–Columbia University has awarded the 2016 Naomi Berrie Award ...
Current climate date rescue activities in Australia
Credit: The State Library of Victoria Long-term weather data is the backbone of almost all research into climate change and ...
Study: Omega-3 fatty acids fight inflammation via cannabinoids
Credit: Photo by Steph Adams CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced ...
Scripps Florida scientists unveil ‘roadmap’ to aid osteoporosis treatment development
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – October 13, 2017 – Using advanced mass spectrometry technology, scientists from the ...
Building a better alligator: Researchers develop advanced 3-D models…
Credit: Casey Holliday COLUMBIA, Mo. – The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some ...
Key regulatory role for mysterious olfaction molecule OMP
PHILADELPHIA (March 31, 2016) – New research from the Monell Center reveals that olfactory marker protein (OMP), a molecule found ...
Chronic childhood illness linked with later life mental health…
Credit: University of Sussex A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental ...
New guidelines issued for diagnosis and care of LAM, a rare lung disease
Credit: ATS Nov. 15, 2017 — The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS) have published additional ...
