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Credit: Nicole Coufal LA JOLLA--Scientists have, for the first time, characterized the molecular markers that make the brain's front lines of immune defense--cells called microglia--unique....

Credit: University of Kansas | KU News Service LAWRENCE -- A doctoral student of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas and Kansas...

Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 31, 2017) - HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Analyzing millions of internet searches tied to major societal events offers a new way to understand public reaction to those events, according to...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 31, 2017--A new study of Muslim women in the U.S. found a significant association between...

Credit: Courtesy University of Miami CORAL GABLES, Fla. (May 31, 2017) - By the end of each academic semester, most college students struggle with a...

Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol-seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Scientific...

A new paper in the Journal of Molecular Cell Biology revealed that pig breeds such as Tibetan pigs and Min pigs use a unique method...

Credit: Swansea University Scientists and clinicians from Swansea and Milan have found that some people who use the internet a lot experience significant physiological changes...

Credit: RAND Corp. A new publication illustrates the burden that chronic illnesses impose on American society, demonstrating through charts and graphics how 60 percent of...

Credit: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., May 31, 2017 - A meta-analysis of previously published cancer research showed no difference in five-year...

Credit: Justin Kelley, University of Missouri Health High blood sugar, also known as hyperglycemia, occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin to turn...

Philadelphia, PA, May 31, 2017 - Many people have suggested that addiction hijacks the body's natural drives in the service of compulsive drug use. A...

Credit: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC The survey results suggest a wide variation in existing national testing policy and practice when it...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The American Society of Clinical Oncology has named University of Pennsylvania cancer and HIV gene therapy pioneer Carl June, MD,...