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Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia have long been thought to be related, and a new study on aging shows some surprising similarities between the two diseases.

(Goethe University Frankfurt) Healthy cells reduce their growth when there is a lack of oxygen (hypoxia). This makes it even more surprising that hypoxia is a characteristic feature of malignant tumors. In two publicatio...

Laparoscopic power morcellators could spread cancer in women being treated for uterine fibroids, an updated warning from the Food and Drug Administration warns.

(NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DN...

(University of Edinburgh) Parasites use Trojan horse subterfuge to suppress the immunity of their victims when causing infection, according to a study.

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) Evidence now shows that Fracture Liaison Services are a practical and cost-effective means of preventing secondary fractures in patients who have suffered a fracture. These patient...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Testosterone (T) therapy is routinely used in men with hypogonadism, a condition in which diminished function of the gonads occurs. Although there is no evidence that T therapy increases the ri...

(American Chemical Society) Your beer may attract annoying fruit flies, but listen up before you give them a swat. Researchers found the yeast cells in beer are producing odor compounds -- acetate esters -- that lure fli...

(Emory Health Sciences) A higher surge of testosterone in competition, the so-called 'winner effect,' is not actually related to winning, suggests a new study of intercollegiate cross country runners.

(University of Colorado Denver) Experimental anti-cancer agents PF-04691502 and PD-0325901 excel in lab tests against colorectal cancer models and enter phase 1 trial.

Acromegaly complications worsen over time leading to death. The approval of the Novartis drug Signifor should help lessen mortality rates in the EU, with the rest of the world following suit eventually.

(Boston University Medical Center) In the largest study of the genetics of memory ever undertaken, an international researcher team including scientists from Boston University School of Medicine, have discovered two comm...

(Women & Infants Hospital) What are the risks and benefits of screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in the general adult population? Dr. Glenn Palomaki has published an invited commentary in Genetics in Medicine on thi...

You weren't imagining it--stress can indeed make you crazy, according to a study. Keep stress in check to protect both your physical and mental health.

(Drexel University) Ground zero for identifying ways to stop the rise in diabetes prevalence is Philadelphia, which has the highest diabetes rate among the nation's largest cities. Public health researchers at Drexel Uni...

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Barriers to the sharing of public health data hamper decision-making efforts on local, national and global levels, and stymie attempts to contain emerging global ...

(University of Gothenburg) A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, has found that epilepsy surgery is a safe, effective and low-risk procedure. Nevertheless, few Swedes have the operation, and those who...

According to two studies, both have pros and cons. However, both don't have enough points to win over the other.

The Food and Drug Administration will require restaurants to show the calorie counts of the items on their menu, following the practice started by Panera Bread in 2010.

Individuals who consume an average of 18 ounces of yogurt per day were associated with reduced risks for Type 2 diabetes. Researchers said the benefit may be attributed to the probiotics present in the dairy product.

(Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz) The Gutenberg Research College (GRC) of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has awarded the coveted GRC fellowship to Professor Krishnaraj Rajalingam. In the upcoming years, he wil...

(Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America) New research shows providing detainees wash cloths treated with a skin cleanser could reduce the prevalence of S. aureus bacteria in US jails. Researchers looked at the ef...