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A study suggests that the Fukushima nuclear disaster may have indeed significantly affected animals and wildlife in the region due to radiation exposure. The nuclear power plant was hit by an earthquake in 2011.

An FDA-approved pill for a form of bone marrow cancer shows promise as cure for baldness and hair loss problems. The pill restored hair growth in patients with alopecia areata in just five months.

(Neural Regeneration Research) Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is associated with neuronal apoptosis, which may result from post-surgery inflammation, the phosphorylation of tau protein and the accumulation of amyloi...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A study from UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that recently introduced cholesterol guidelines would significantly reduce new cardiovascular events, when compared to treatm...

(University of California - San Diego) In a new paper, published this week in the online early edition of PNAS, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine conclude that aspirin has a second...

(Springer) It's time to question the common belief that patients receiving intensive blood pressure treatment are prone to falling and breaking bones. A comprehensive study in people ages 40 to 79 with diabetes, led by K...

(University of California - Santa Cruz) UC Santa Cruz cancer researcher Seth Rubin has received a $350,000 grant to fund his work toward the development of a new class of drugs for treating breast cancer. The grant is a ...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Penn Medicine researchers caution that the rapid adoption of one or two studies as the basis for clinical practice, even if they are randomized controlled trials, can lead ...

(Rockefeller University Press) Researchers show that a specialized subset of lung cells can shake flu infection, yet they remain stamped with an inflammatory gene signature that wreaks havoc in the lung.

(MediaSource) For the first time in the United States, doctors surgically inserted a small neurostimulator behind the cheekbone of a patient in an attempt to treat cluster headaches, which are more painful than migraines...

(Lifespan) Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital, Veterans Affair Medical Center in Providence and University of Rhode Island have found that a free fatty acid, made up of compounds similar to those naturally made in the ...

(George Washington University) Researchers from ‪the George Washington University introduce a new model to demonstrate how faculty development programming can affect institutional behaviors, beyond the individual parti...

(Australian National University) DNA sequencing of a lupus patient has identified a specific genetic mutation that is causing the disease, opening the way for personalized treatments.

(Wiley) High-intensity exercise can help stable heart transplant patients reach higher levels of exercise capacity, and gain better control of their blood pressure than moderate intensity exercise, investigators report i...

(Indiana University) Social integration, including strong family ties, can protect one's wellbeing and even reduce the impact high-risk genes have on health. Scientists call this phenomenon a gene-environment interaction...

(Indiana University) In a study designed to formally look at the content of parent-targeted communications about the benefits of vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella, Indiana University School of Medicine investiga...

(University of Basel) In case of an inflammation the body releases substances that increase the immune defense. During chronic inflammation, this immune response gets out of control and can induce organ damage. Researche...

(American Sociological Association) While some suggest that flexible work arrangements have the potential to reduce workplace inequality, a new study finds these arrangements may exacerbate discrimination based on parent...

(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Men and women differ in obvious ways, and scientists have long known that genetic differences buried deep within our DNA underlie these distinctions. In the past, most research has focused...

(University of Kansas) Andrew Fry has earned a grant to join a research team that will explore the role of nitric oxide synthase, a dietary supplement in growing muscle. The results can help athletes, elderly, cancer pat...

(Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology) The Myc protein plays a key role in the development of several tumor types and its inhibition could therefore prove an effective therapy against many different cancers.Previous stud...

(Louisiana State University) Louisiana State University's Samuel Stroope is the lead author of a new study, 'Neighborhood Ethnic Composition and Problem Drinking among Older Mexican American Men,' that will appear in the...