Even a shark’s electrical ‘sixth sense’ may be tuned to attack
Imagine having superhuman hearing. You're at a noisy, cocktail party and yet your ears can detect normally inaudible sounds made by your friends' muscles as...
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Free tax services in pediatrics clinics yield high returns
BOSTON-- During its first two years, StreetCred, a free tax preparation program developed at Boston Medical Center (BMC), helped 753 clients in pediatric clinics receive...
New Omega-3 trial for secondary liver cancer surgery
A new clinical trial from the University of Leeds is testing omega-3 capsules in patients who have bowel cancer which has spread to the liver,...
As colorectal cancer rises in young people, new guidelines recommend screening start at 45
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The American Cancer Society (ACS) and other preventive guideline organizations recommend that screening for colorectal cancer start for people...
Having an abortion does not lead to depression
Having an abortion does not increase a woman's risk for depression, according to a new study of nearly 400,000 women published today in JAMA Psychiatry....
Pigs digest fiber efficiently even at high inclusion rates, study finds
URBANA, Ill. - The use of high-fiber feed ingredients in swine diets is on the rise due to their wide availability and relatively low cost....
Controlled Release Society names Steve Little Young Investigator of 2018
Credit: Ric Evans/Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (May 30, 2018) ... The Controlled Release Society this week announced that University of Pittsburgh Professor Steven Little...
Queen Mary research forecasting the evolution of cancer
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a computer model that forecasts the changes that occur within tumours as they develop. The research,...
Workplace dress codes present barriers to people living with disabilities
Credit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - According to the U.S. Census, nearly 20 million people of working age live with a disability. While past...
From Haifa to Tokyo: Medical detectives team up on selenoprotein1/EPT1
Credit: Ayelet Eran and coauthors The baby looked healthy at first. But within two hours, he was having severe seizures. Hospital staff at the Rambam...
Hormone therapy may lead to improved cognitive function
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 30, 2018)--Hormones affect just about everything that goes on in a woman's body, from reproductive function and sexual libido to weight gain...
Prevalence of eating disorders taken from largest sample in the United States
Philadelphia, May 30, 2018 Biological Psychiatry has published a new study revising the outdated estimates of the prevalence of eating disorders in the United States...
UTSA researchers study stuttering and develop technology to enhance brain function
A team of researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) received a two-year, $387,000 grant, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),...
High protein diet slightly increases heart failure risk in middle-aged men
Credit: UEF/ Raija Törrönen For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those who...
Breaking good — Key discovery made for battling opioid epidemic
Making opioids from sugar instead of from field grown opium poppies has the potential to solve many of the problems associated with manufacturing strong pain...
