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Patients who go to the emergency department (ED) with seizures often undergo neuroimaging, usually CT scans. Such imaging in adults presenting with new onset ('index')...

Consumption of fish and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids was associated with lower risks of early death in a Journal of Internal Medicine study. In the...

A study in Molecular Oncology indicates that examining the protein and RNA in leftover materials from routine diagnostic tests for breast cancer may lead to...

In addition to focusing on curing or prolonging the life of patients with cancer, it is important to also address mental health aspects of cancer...

Pancreatic cancer carries a very poor prognosis as most patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage. Now a new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study...

In an Addiction Biology study, the estimated prevalence of very high risk drinking level (VHRDL, defined as drinking >100 g of ethanol per day) in...

An Obesity Reviews analysis of published studies reveals strategies that can successfully reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in young children. Successful strategies included in-per..

Credit: Louisiana House of Representatives Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, the Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present its 11th annual Regional...

Credit: Island Conservation New research published in PLOS ONE this week demonstrates dramatic positive benefits for native trees following rat removal at Palmyra Atoll, a...

Credit: Julie O'Connor, Wayne State University DETROIT - Preventing heart failure is a major challenge in the management of cardiovascular diseases. β-adrenergic blockades -- or...

Credit: Dr. John Fry JULY 17, 2018 (Brussels, Belgium) -- A team of 27 scientists working with a major stevia supplier has created a systematic...

Credit: Christoph Bru?tting Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany, show for the first time that free-living, sap-sucking bugs can manipulate the...

Credit: Fred Hutch News Service SEATTLE (July 17, 2018) -- A large prospective study has found that sexual and physical abuse in childhood and adolescence...

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the U.S. federal government's principal agency that funds cancer research, has renewed the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center's...

Credit: Nathan W. Bailey For some animals -- such as beetles, ants, toads, and primates -- short-term social isolation can be just as vital as...