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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A heartbreaking phenomenon of addiction is that just a brief stressful episode can trigger relapse. In a detailed new cocaine addiction study...

Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO and NEW DELHI, April 11, 2017--Higher taxes on tobacco could reduce consumption in South Asia by at least...

Investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles have found that the gene PID1 enhances killing of medulloblastoma and glioblastoma cells. Medulloblastoma...

Eleven eminent scientists and exceptional early career researchers have been honoured in the annual Biochemical Society Awards. The Awards recognise excellence and achievement in both...

New approaches to the study of vision both from the neurobiological perspective and with a view to the technological development of artificial vision systems: that...

In response to policy efforts aimed at limiting individuals' intake of sugary drinks, businesses could enact various strategies that would allow them to comply with...

The precise mechanism used by Legionella bacteria to escape the body's defences has been unpicked in intricate detail and is described for the first time...

Hackers are able to decipher PINs and passwords just from the way we tilt our phone when we are typing in the information. Cyber experts...

Loading video... Credit: Credit: Joe Ryding Wild deer in Britain should be hunted for venison to drastically reduce their populations and support the re-emergence of...

Dry needling may be a viable treatment alternative to cortisone injection for patients with chronic, intermittent pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip,...

(Portland, Ore.) April 10, 2017 -- DesignMedix Inc., a drug development company targeting drug resistant infectious diseases, has entered into an agreement with the National...

Credit: S.A. Hein The social eating habits of fish may play a central role in protecting coral reefs, according to a study from the University...

Liver cancers are a major cause of cancer-related deaths. Large-scale genetic analyses have associated liver cancer with dysregulation of numerous molecular pathways, but disruptions in...

Credit: Ryan Owens, MU College of Engineering COLUMBIA, Mo. - The first laser treatments used to treat skin conditions such as benign vascular birthmarks and...

Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA Rapid Response Team Tropical Cyclone Cook formed in the Southern Pacific Ocean and on Sunday, April 9, 2017 and moved across the...