Mice provide insight into genetics of autism spectrum disorders
Credit: Alex Nord/UC Davis While the definitive causes remain unclear, several genetic and environmental factors increase the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a...
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New book on Synthetic Biology from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Credit: Thomas Deerinck and Mark Ellisman, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research (NCMIR), and John Glass and J. Craig Venter, J. Craig Venter Institute....
Acupuncture may not be effective in treating infertility
Acupuncture, alone or with the medication clomiphene, does not appear to be effective in treating infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to...
Woodrats can’t stomach favorite foods at high temps
Credit: Kevin Kohl You'd think desert woodrats already had a lot of adversity. Besides the constant threat of coyotes and other predators and the scorching...
Dartmouth study finds legal cannabis laws impact teen use
HANOVER, NH -- A new study by researchers at Dartmouth has found that adolescents living in medical marijuana states with a plethora of dispensaries are...
Morgridge scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication
Credit: Ahlquist lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing and understanding the battleground is...
More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness
ANN ARBOR--Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety,...
Transcranial stimulation and/or physical therapy improves walking speed in Parkinson’s disease
June 27, 2017 - Noninvasive brain stimulation and physical therapy--alone or in combination--improve some measures of walking ability in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), concludes...
Older obese adults can benefit from moderate exercise
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 27, 2017 - Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to perform common daily activities and...
Expanded Medicaid helped people do better at their jobs or seek work, and improved health
NEW ORLEANS - Most low-income Michigan residents who signed up for the state's expanded Medicaid program say their new health insurance helped them do a...
US renews Brown University addiction center’s funding with emphasis on opioids
Credit: SAMHSA.gov PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a specific emphasis on stemming the growth of the opioid epidemic, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
New research into antibiotic treatment for killer sepsis
Credit: University of Warwick University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of the biggest public health threats...
Digital dating abuse especially bad for girls
ANN ARBOR--Teens expect to experience some digital forms of abuse in dating, but girls may be suffering more severe emotional consequences than boys, according to...
Physicists make quantum leap in understanding life’s nanoscale machinery
A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon. The possibility of an entirely new capability...
Shock report tells of system that turns people with learning disabilities into commodities
Credit: Lancaster University 'A trade in people' with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists, families and Lancaster University academics....
