People are more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer
American teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in the summer, a new study shows. Led...
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Obstructive sleep apnea may be one reason depression treatment doesn’t work
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (July 23, 2019) - When someone is depressed and having suicidal thoughts or their depression treatment...
ELSI scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life
Chemists find simplest organic molecules can self-assemble to give cell-like structures under early Earth conditionsCredit: Nerissa Escanlar, ELSI Before life began on Earth, the environment...
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Study reveals importance of genomic surveillance for malaria control strategies Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly...
Research shows high prices of healthy foods contribute to malnutrition worldwide
First global examination of affordability of both healthy and unhealthy foods shows prices matter for diet and health outcomes Poor diets are the now the...
Gene test picks out prostate cancers that could respond to ‘search-and-destroy’ medicine
Testing for genetic weaknesses in repairing DNA could pick out men who may benefit from a new type of targeted nuclear medicine, a new study...
The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Rapidly spreading multidrug-resistant parasites render frontline malaria drug ineffective in southeast Asia
Preliminary data from multi-country randomised trial find that half of patients in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam not cured by first-line malaria treatment Preliminary data from...
Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer
Credit: UNC Lineberger CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive cell signal that contributes to...
UTA scientists part of $11 million study of precision therapy for heart failure patients
Nearly half of all heart failure patients do not have effective treatments for their condition, so three researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington...
How fat prawns can save lives
Small-scale farming of freshwater crustaceans could be a win-win for communities where schistosomiasis is commonCredit: Photo courtesy of Hilary Duff of the Planetary Health Alliance...
Critical heart drug too pricey for some Medicare patients
Researchers say cost may be more than $1,600 after insurance payments An effective drug to treat chronic heart failure may cost too much for senior...
Astronomers map vast void in our cosmic neighborhood
Credit: UH An astronomer from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy and an international team published a new study that reveals more of the...
Genes linked to death from sepsis ID'd in mice
Targeting such genes may help treat deadly condition Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune response to infection spirals out of...
Connection to HIV care helps hardly reached US populations suppress the virus
NIH-funded study evaluated strategies to identify and support men who have sex with men and transgender women with unsuppressed HIV Gay, bisexual and other men...
Adolescents who skip breakfast may develop obesity
This study investigated behaviors associated with weight gain and cardiometabolic risk in adolescents. Missing the first meal of the day can contribute to the development...