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At a glance: Some cancers express unusually high levels of a neural calcium channel known as the 'wasabi receptor,' which plays a role in detecting...

Credit: Manuela Baccarini Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) give rise to blood and immune cells of the body, and are therefore essential for our survival. The...

Credit: Intermountain Medical Center. National guidelines assume that all patients who're diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will be admitted to the hospital...

Children and adolescents who grow up with one or more of these environmental risk factors are likely to resort to violence, aggression and crime as...

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology LUGANO, Switzerland, 24 May 2018 - At the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland, (1) ESMO,...

(University of Bristol) A UK-wide trial into Parkinson's disease led by Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol is set...

Credit: University of Iowa Better educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the gap of cardiovascular health behaviors--including smoking, physical activity, and...

Bethesda, MD (May 24, 2018) -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the AGA Research Foundation are pleased to award 41 investigators with more than...

Following the positive assessment of the Life Sciences - Life Writing Research Training Group at Mainz University, the German Research Foundation (DFG) recently announced extension...

In-home rehabilitation, using a telehealth system and supervised by licensed occupational/physical therapists, is an effective means of improving arm motor status in stroke survivors, according...

(Harvard University) The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation have awarded a grant to Harvard scientists for the creation of a new research center,...

SEATTLE - While health care access and quality have improved generally over the past several years, advancements in many countries have been slow or nonexistent...

A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) article examines the past decade since the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group at the World Health Organization...

Credit: QUT Cyclists are being more seriously hurt in crashes with motor vehicles at intersections with 'Stop' or 'Give-way' signs than at intersections with traffic...

Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of the tumour, while another gene...