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Scientists used MRI scans to study the effect that reading to young children has on the brain. They observed activity in brain areas involved in both reading and verbal skills.

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that they have finished removing genetically altered ingredients from the menu Monday, making the restaurant the first major food chain to do so following growing questions from American ...

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Scientists develop a technique to edit mitochondrial DNA in mouse cells. The method could someday work on human diseases.

Drug substitutes, such as Spice, a synthetic pot option, are sending dozens to emergency rooms and some believe legalizing marijuana would stem the trend. It's also prompting medical professionals to seek ways to educate...

The cost of multiple sclerosis medicines continue to skyrocket in the past two decades despite the introduction of newer drugs on the market, according to a new study conducted by the Oregon State University and the Oreg...

(Elsevier Health Sciences) Over 3,000 children were treated in US emergency departments in 2012 for eye injuries related to paintball guns, airsoft guns, BB guns and pellet guns, which are popular nonpowder guns. A new r...

(Brown University) An apparently advantageous mechanism of conifer pollination has nevertheless been disappearing over millions of years, a new study finds. The mechanism works well, but because it depends on three trait...

(George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health) An interdisciplinary, city-wide consortium of researchers, led by Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chair, Department of Epidemiology a...

(University of Chicago Medical Center) Using a continuous positive airway pressure device for eight hours a night to treat sleep apnea can help people with prediabetes improve their blood sugar levels and may reduce the ...

(McGill University) An international team of scientists has discovered what amounts to a molecular reset button for our internal body clock. Their findings reveal a potential target to treat a range of disorders, from sl...

(American Gastroenterological Association) The editors of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, are pleased to announce the publication of this year's highly anticipated ...

(Georgetown University Medical Center) An interdisciplinary, city-wide consortium of institutions, including Georgetown University Medical Center, has received a significant National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to e...

(University of Maryland) Google searches could unveil patterns in Black mortality rates across the US, according to a new study. Researchers found that areas with greater levels of racism, as indexed by the proportion of...

(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) The peak time for seeking information on topics related to HIV, such as prevention and testing, is at the beginning of the week, while risky sexual behaviors t...

(Queen's University) New research out of Queen's University shows early benefits from the human papillomavirus vaccine in young girls.

(Wiley) A new analysis has found that, among patients with cancer, rates of health insurance coverage vary by patient demographics and by cancer type.

(The Helmsley Charitable Trust) As the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) rises worldwide, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust today announced the launch of an ambitious new T1D Prevention Initiative to i...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers looked at the frequency of nonmedical prescription opioid use and the risk of heroin-related behaviors and found that past-year heroin use rose among in...

(Cell Press) Three recent Cell Press studies are highlighted: Scientists generate a 3-D 'crystal structure' of the CRISPR/Cas system (Molecular Cell); a molecular explanation for why veins and arteries are close together...

(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) TCT 2015 (Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics) is the annual Scientific Symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation and the world's premier educational meeting specializ...

(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered that mitochondria, the major energy source for most cells, also play an important role in st...