Philadelphia, September 12, 2018 A study in cocaine-addicted rats reports long-lasting increases in the number of neurons that produce orexin--a chemical messenger important for sleep...
People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and...
Credit: LumaCyte Could we finally have a faster, more objective analytical tool to rapidly measure viral infectivity for vaccine development and production? Scientists and bioengineers...
Credit: University of British Columbia The internet is rife with ads for health products, from weight-loss systems to arthritis cures--but whether they actually work can...
Credit: European Journal of Public Health Recent trends show that primary reason for the measles outbreak, affecting several European countries, is the decline in vaccination...
Credit: University of Utah Health While about 11 percent of children (4-17 years old) nationwide have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the long-term...
Credit: Gil Costa, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Though it has been many millennia since human lives were regularly threatened by predatory wild animals, the...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which are new to science. The...
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Dopamine, a signaling molecule used throughout the brain, plays a major role in regulating our mood, as well as controlling movement. Many...
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections, targets...
A new study in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation indicates that consuming more caffeine may help reduce the risk of death for people with chronic kidney disease....
PHILADELPHIA -- The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) today released its annual Cancer Progress Report highlighting how federally funded research discoveries are fueling the...
A clinical trial to find a better treatment for severe or chronic cases of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in Africa has begun in Dooka,...
Credit: Brian Ach/AP Images for HHMI The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced today that Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator Joan A. Steitz of...
Credit: Photo by Leslie Saul-Gershenz) A beetle that tricks bees into carrying it into their nests where it can live off their pollen, nectar and...
