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Drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may impact mental health by improving pain and stiffness and by targeting inflammatory processes common to arthritis and depression;...

Model examines pregnancy’s effects on opioid addiction treatment

Buprenorphine (BUP) is approved for the treatment of opioid addiction. The current dosing regimen of BUP in pregnant women is based on recommendations designed for...

‘Lipofilling’ technique found safe for reconstruction after breast cancer surgery

Autologous fat transfer, also known as "lipofilling", is a minimally invasive procedure in which the plastic surgeon uses the patient's own fat obtained by liposuction...

Combination drug therapy effectively treats male infertility

Two drugs that are commonly used off-label in the treatment of male infertility are clomiphene citrate (CC) and anastrozole (AZ); however, data are lacking on...

Optimal sleep linked to lower risks for dementia and early death

Short and long daily sleep duration were risk factors for dementia and premature death in a study of Japanese adults aged 60 years and older....

Different outdoor professions carry different risks for skin cancer

One of the main risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), the most common cancer worldwide, is solar ultraviolet radiation. A new Journal of the...

Urinary markers predict bone problems after hip replacement

In a study published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, investigators have identified urinary markers that differentiate total hip replacement patients who eventually develop bone...

Exposure to smoking before and after birth linked to hearing impairment in toddlers

Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of young children in Japan. In...

Imaging technology detects vascular disorders, brain injuries

Credit: (Image provided) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers have developed an analytical imaging technology based on functional MRI for detecting and monitoring cerebral...

Invasive species of coral boasts amazing capacity for regeneration

Detected for the first time in Brazil on the coast of the Southeast region in the late 1980s, when oil and gas prospecting began in...

Researchers want to give drones the ability to navigate like a bat

Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services To get drones to fly around complicated obstacles in the dark by themselves, University of Cincinnati researchers are turning...

Surprising recovery of red spruce shows value of Clean Air Act

Credit: Alexandra Kosiba Since the 1960s, scientists at the University of Vermont have been documenting the decline of red spruce trees, casualties of the damage...

Study in Fiji finds that removing sea cucumbers spells trouble for shallow coastal waters

Credit: Sangeeta Mangubhai/WCS. NEW YORK (June 5, 2018)--The lowly sea cucumber strikes observers as a simple sausage-like creature, one that is far less interesting than...

Fungi-produced pigment shows promise as semiconductor material

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University are looking at a highly durable organic pigment, used by humans in artwork for hundreds of years,...

Scientists reveal structure of amino acid transporter involved in cancer