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Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Compared to other medical settings, emergency patients who are prescribed opioids for the first time in the...

Credit: G.L. Kohuth, Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. — A chemical found in marijuana, known as tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, has been found to potentially...

Credit: Sangwoo Han, University of Iowa Research Assistant "A beautiful, lobular structure," is how Krystal Parker describes the cerebellum – a brain region located at...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The creation and sustainment of "safe spaces" may play a critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts by providing social support and...

PITTSBURGH, May 9, 2016 – A potential drug therapy developed at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) has proven effective against tough...

WHAT: A new study shows that the drug fenofibrate might reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes who have high...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (October 11, 2017)–As women age, sexual activity typically declines. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they are no longer interested in sex. The problem...

Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly half of the 13 million older adults hospitalized annually in the United States are unable to make their own...

Credit: Imbed Biosciences MADISON. Wis. — Imbed Biosciences today received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration to market its patented wound dressing for human...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 18, 2017) – Everybody wants a healthy life for their baby. Black babies are more likely to be born prematurely,...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 21, 2017–Radiation exposure during diagnostic imaging such as computed tomography (CT) contributes to a small,...

Credit: Carhart Harris, R et al. Scientific Reports 2017 Patients taking psilocybin to treat depression show reduced symptoms weeks after treatment following a ‘reset’ of...

IMAGE: Daniel Lucey, M.D., M.P.H., is Senior Scholar at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Credit: Georgetown University WASHINGTON – The World...

Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 18, 2017) – Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result...

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking is an authoritative peer-reviewed journal published monthly online with Open Access options and in print that explores the psychological and...