Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Reported symptoms of anxiety and hearing voices most common reasons for misdiagnosis by non-specialty physicians In a small study of patients referred to the Johns...
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Smart nanoparticles help improve treatment of peritoneal tumors
Research carried out at the University of Tartu Faculty of Medicine used nanoparticles for the development of new imaging and treatment methods for peritoneal cancers....
Study highlights global burden of emergency diseases and conditions
Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher develops method to measure the impact of conditions requiring emergency care around the world In 2015, about half of the world's...
Survey shows half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs
Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global...
How does wildlife fare after fires?
La Trobe research in Wildlife Research journal looks at how wildlife recolonises burnt land Fire ecologists and wildlife specialists at La Trobe University have made...
FEFU scientists are developing brand-new method to heal brain cancer
The results of the study can be brought into clinical practice in the near futureCredit: FEFU, press office Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU)...
Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the ‘Fasciola hepatica’
Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that causes on average 3.2 million in losses in the agricultural sector every year worldwide. It is a two-centimeter-long worm...
DNA is managed like climbers’ rope to help keep tangles at bay
Credit: Davide Michieletto A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA - resembling a method used to control climbing ropes - has...
Mixing grass varieties may reduce insect infestations in lawns
Study shows fall armyworms prefer single-variety plantings of St. Augustine grassCredit: Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US Annapolis, MD; April 22,...
Hole-forming protein may suppress tumor growth
Gasdermin E could be a useful target for improving cancer therapy PHILADELPHIA -- Sometimes cells need to die. The process of cell death is encoded...
Rewriting the textbook on fossil fuels: New technologies help unravel nature’s methane recipes
Not all methane originated in buried, decayed remains of ancient life; some deep hydrocarbons aren't conventional 'fossil fuels' as popularly defined; Abiotic methane: catalyst and...
Catalyst renders nerve agents harmless
Scientists used a multimodal approach to understand how a catalyst decomposes nerve agents in real-life environmentsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory A team of scientists including researchers...
Medical University of South Carolina graduate wins NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
The $1.25 million award will enable Jasper Heinsbroek, Ph.D., a recent graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina, to jumpstart his career as a...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team up and skate through a...
Magnet vs. freon
Scientists invent a magnetic refrigerator, which is 30-40% more efficient than usCredit: © Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS A fundamentally new refrigerator has been developed by researchers...
