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(Boston)--Researchers have identified a one-of-a kind mutation in the DNA of a patient who died of transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, a progressive condition characterized by the...

WASHINGTON--The Diabetes Emergency Relief Coalition, composed of the Endocrine Society and seven other leading diabetes care and research organizations, will receive the American Society of...

Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - While cholera rages across many regions of the world, a team of microbiologists and plant scientists has...

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 25, 2018) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $1.7 million to a Rice University-led team for...

A new study to be published online June 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine reports that hospital at home (HaH) care provides a shorter length of...

(Linköping University) An error in one of the most widely used methods in epigenetics, DIP-seq, can cause misleading results. This may have major significance in...

The number of Medicaid recipients receiving medication to treat opioid abuse increased sharply in the years after approval of a new drug, but the increase...

Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Seth Dixon A research team led by a St. Jude Children's Research Hospital epidemiologist has conducted the largest...

Credit: SM Cheal et al., Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. PHILADELPHIA - A novel nuclear medicine approach is showing great promise for...

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2018) -- Rapid advancements in the field of virtual reality are leading to new developments in cardiovascular treatment and improved outcomes for...

Credit: Bhushan, Kumar, Guerra COLUMBUS, Ohio - A mosquito can insert a needle-like probe into your skin and draw blood for several minutes without you...

Credit: KTU The group of researchers of Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) has developed several innovative applications of cuttlebone, natural biologically active material possessing bone...

Credit: Kononoff et al., eNeuro (2018) Activation of a receptor with no known function in the brain reduces excessive alcohol use and the pain of...

Credit: Cai et al., JNeurosci (2018) Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression that often accompanies chronic pain,...

Credit: Licheri et al., JNeurosci (2018) A study of rat brain slices published in JNeurosci demonstrates how nicotine interacts with cells that regulate the output...