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Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery An educational session on opioid abuse and new prescription guidelines led to a 45 percent decrease in opioids prescribed after...

Credit: A.J. Plumptre. A new study by scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups predicts that the effects of climate change will severely...

WHAT: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)--preparations of a specific type of antibody designed to bind to a single target--have shown promise in the fight against cancer and...

Credit: Antoine Snijders, Jian-Hua Mao, and Bo Hang/Berkeley Lab Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identified thirdhand smoke, the...

Credit: UC San Diego Health Through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report...

Credit: Marty Williams, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - With the rise of herbicide-resistant weeds in most grain and vegetable crops, farmers are looking for...

While most of biology and medicine focus on the key roles genes and chemicals play in the formation and control of living systems, the spatial...

Credit: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine WASHINGTON--The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine--a nonprofit with 12,000 doctor members--has released the third edition of its Nu..

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse University researchers are making strides in understanding the disease mechanism of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease....

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-Exposure to psychological stress in the form of social conflict alters gut bacteria in Syrian hamsters, according to a new study...

Credit: SFU Cardiovascular physiology researcher Victoria Claydon's latest study, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, focuses on the results of her multi-national study, which surveyed...

Credit: Sainsbury Wellcome Centre London, UK - March 9, 2018 - Our ability to navigate the world, and form episodic memories, relies on an accurate...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 8, 2018)-In recognition for his unwavering commitment to advance diversity in orthopaedics, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today presented...

Social issues such as hunger, inadequate housing, social isolation, and poverty are linked to poor health, especially as we age. When community organizations and healthcare...

New research published today in the journal Current Biology demonstrates how biological sex can modify communication between nerve cells and generate different responses in males...