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Credit: Lehtonen Lab / University of Helsinki For decades, metformin has been the first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, lowering blood glucose...

We make judgements quite rationally or "by the gut". Not only experience and relevant information play an important role, but also our preferences. A study...

Munich, Germany, 21 October 2018 - Young cancer patients at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood seem to be stuck in a treatment impasse. A...

Results from a phase 3 clinical trial indicate that patients who have not benefited from standard therapy for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory disease...

CHICAGO, IL -- A bioelectronic medicine device was effective in reducing pain and fatigue in patients with lupus, according to Feinstein Institute for Medical Research...

There is new hope for people with an aggressive type of breast cancer, as an immunotherapy trial shows for the first time that lives can...

WHAT: 11th World Stroke Congress brings together leading international stroke experts and an unparalleled scientific program covering epidemiology, prevention, acute care, recovery and rehabilitation ..

New York, NY (October 19, 2018) -- Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a novel technology for simultaneously analyzing the functions of hundreds of genes...

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Just as species evolve, so do classes. Michigan State University researchers have improved an introductory biology class...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 19, 2018--Researchers have taken advantage of the benefits of DNA immunization over traditional protein-based immunization...

Credit: McGill University People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications....

Credit: FSU College of Medicine TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- While women have long been warned about the dangers of smoking during pregnancy, far less has been...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Adding highly refined fiber to processed foods could have negative effects on human health, such as promoting liver cancer, according to...

Credit: Jay Chen/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 18, 2018--Scientists studying a valuable, but vulnerable, species of poplar have...

Credit: University of Sussex Checking the heartbeat of babies in the womb is set to become more accurate and less stressful for expectant mothers thanks...