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U.S. college athletes need to be better informed about sun exposure and melanoma, says one report. Another research effort notes a drop in melanoma in Israel.

A study reveals diabetic ketoacidiosis may cause temporary brain changes, including loss of memory, for about six months after Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Cancer-stricken refugees are being denied much needed treatment because of limited funds. UNCHR humanitarian aid workers have to choose who among the patients are eligible for treatment funding based on prognosis and cos...

A new study says obesity problem in the U.S. is rising not only because of lifestyle-related factors, but also because of the affordability and availability of all food types.

May 22, 2014 -- The way in which the sex of an organism is determined may require lifelong maintenance, finds new research. Sex-specific transcription factors perform lifelong work to maintain sexual determination ...

(University of Plymouth) A research team from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry has received funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council for research to better un...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) A new research study from Brigham and Women's Hospital that compares low-dose oral estrogen and low-dose non-hormonal venlafaxine hydrochloride extended release to placebo were both found e...

(Canadian Medical Association Journal) Employers planning to implement mandatory influenza vaccination policies for health-care workers need to understand the implications, according to an analysis published in CMAJ.

(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) A team of researchers, led by physicians from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, have found that infants with bronchiolitis who were treated with inhaled hypertonic saline in the emergency...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Penn Medicine researchers have discovered that cerebral blood flow levels decreased similarly in males and females before puberty, but saw them diverge sharply in puberty, ...

(Thomas Jefferson University) Calorie restriction during treatment for breast cancer changes cellular programming in a way that lowers the chance of metastases in mice.

(University of Cambridge) A study illustrates 'high conservation potential' of vaccines for endangered wild primates devastated by viral disease, but highlights need for access to captive chimpanzees so vaccines can be t...

(The JAMA Network Journals) Children with bronchiolitis (a common respiratory tract infection that can result in hospitalization) who were treated in the emergency department showed less clinical improvement after receiv...

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) The study in the cichlid fish model by evolutionary biologists at UMass Amherst is among the first to address how a single genetic change can influence both trait development and ...