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Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools--simpler, faster,...

Credit: Portrait photo: Eva Almqvist Professionally active doctors increasingly hesitate to take on the task of tutoring students from undergraduate medical education. Stress and pressure...

Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - The benefits of a "Mediterranean diet" (MD) are well-known when it comes to colorectal protection, but it's hard to...

Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2017 - A new study, to be presented at the ESMO 19th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, shows that so-called "liquid...

Credit: University of Konstanz The mere fact that Dr Maria Moreno-Villanueva's spontaneous application to NASA worked out should be regarded a huge success. A one-year...

Credit: Photo: Bielefeld University/CITEC Neuropsychologist Professor Dr. Johanna Kissler, of Bielefeld University's Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC), is leading t..

Credit: Foto: Peter van der Sluijs "Sport is too much like hard work." For many, that is reason enough to pass when it comes to...

PITTSBURGH, June 30, 2017 - The majority of reproductive-age and pregnant women who use opioids for non-medical purposes also use at least one other substance,...

Credit: (Beat Scheffold, Paleontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich) Grisons, 241 million years ago - Instead of amidst high mountains, a small reptile suns...

Credit: (Credits: Beat Scheffold; Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich, Switzerland). An exceptionally-preserved fossil from the Alps in eastern Switzerland has revealed the b..

WASHINGTON (June 30, 2017) -- A form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have a role in tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in...

TORONTO, Friday, June 30, 2017 - Beta blockers are commonly used world-wide to treat a variety of cardiovascular conditions, such as arrhythmias and heart failure....

Credit: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, MI - The majority of Americans over age 50 take two or more prescription medicines to prevent or treat...

Credit: Gregoire Dubois A University of Queensland-led international study published today urges the UNESCO World Heritage Convention to better conserve wilderness areas within Natural World...

Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's is a disease in which the cognitive abilities of afflicted persons continuously worsen. The reason is the increasing loss...