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Credit: David Hunt/University of Rochester Teenage girls who were maltreated as children are more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts if the relationship with their mother...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 17, 2018 - UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen today was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Oct. 15, 2018 - UT Southwestern Professor Dr. Sean Morrison, Director of the Children's Medical Center Research Institute (CRI) at...

CHICAGO --- Much of the published medical research goes unread by the general public and medical community, despite being largely funded by the federal government...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) invites all journalists to attend its 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting -- the country's largest interdisciplinary conference in the field...

Credit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and UC San Diego have been awarded $ 4.5...

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively to the brain. The research...

Credit: Swanson School of Engineering PITTSBURGH (October 18, 2018) ... The National Science Foundation awarded $1,182,305 to the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering...

Frailty is a health condition that increases risks of poor health, falls, disability, and death in older adults. Signs of frailty include weakness, weight loss,...

Beijing, October 18, 2018: The September 2018 issue includes five original research articles, a commentary article and a China Focus article addressing various topics in...

Credit: Milena Razuk Reading, one of the most difficult activities for children with dyslexia, can be improved by the use of green filters. A study...

Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite differences in family income and health...

Credit: University of Michigan Despite years of warnings that older adults shouldn't take sedative drugs that put them at risk of injury and death, a...

Credit: Gavin Palowitch, Penn State Some bacterial pathogens, including those that cause strep throat and pneumonia, are able to create the components necessary to replicate...

Children who develop inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) have an increased risk of death, both in childhood and later in life, a...