The influence of romantic crushes on buying behavior
Have you ever felt the urge to increase the variety in your purchases at the grocery store or the mall rather than sticking to your...
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NTU Singapore and Tan Tock Seng Hospital team up to enhance doctor-patient communication
Credit: NTU Singapore A joint study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and clinicians at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has yielded...
Misconceptions about opioids affect pain control among cancer patients: a Malaysian survey
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Singapore, 21 November 2018 - Misconceptions about the use of strong opioids showed to undermine optimal pain control...
To predict the future, the brain uses two clocks
That moment when you step on the gas pedal a split second before the light changes, or when you tap your toes even before the...
Hungry ticks work harder to find you
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Ticks are hardy little brutes that can go as long as a year without a meal. Now scientists at...
Stand Up To Cancer grant funds UC San Diego health research in pancreatic cancer
Credit: UC San Diego Health Although pancreatic cancer comprises just 3 percent of cancer cases in the United States, it is the nation's third deadliest...
Clemson researchers reveal secrets of parasite that causes African sleeping sickness
Credit: Clemson College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina - A team of Clemson University researchers wants to protect humans and other mammals from the debilitating...
Gene testing doesn’t add much information for antidepressant or antipsychotic prescribing
November 20, 2018 - Pharmacogenetic tests are marketed as an aid to psychiatrists in selecting the antidepressant or antipsychotic medication that will work best in...
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition found by researchers
Credit: Imperial College London A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been discovered by Imperial College London...
Strong but uneven spending in medical and health R&D across sectors over five-year period
Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development (R&D) in the U.S. grew by 27% over the five-year period from 2013 to 2017,...
PCORI board approves $54 million to support comparative effectiveness research
WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2018) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $54 million to fund 12 new studies comparing...
Gut protein mutations shield against spikes in glucose
Why is it that, despite consuming the same number of calories, sodium and sugar, some people face little risk of diabetes or obesity while others...
Sugar-sweetened beverages are harmful to health and may be addictive, researchers suggest
Just as we might have guessed, those tasty, sugar-sweetened beverages that increase risk of diabetes and other chronic diseases may actually be addictive. Youth between...
A growing list of factors that impact CKD severity for kids
Credit: Children's National Health System Myriad biological and societal factors can impact the occurrence and accelerate progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for children of...
Stand Up to Cancer funds innovative approach to pancreatic cancer
Research on a new way of deploying the immune system against pancreatic cancer, an exceptionally lethal cancer that has so far resisted new immunotherapies, will...
