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People who suffer from major depression typically have a smaller hippocampus than healthier individuals, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney and other academic institutions.

Scientists discovered an antibody for the dengue virus stereotype DENV-2, almost completing the puzzle to developing an anti-dengue vaccine. The scientists are further studying the development of the vaccine which incorp...

A new study conducted by University of Pittsburg researchers suggests that bariatric surgery can benefit people suffering from type 2 diabetes more than simply undergoing a lifestyle change.

Experts found that the REM stage of sleep may help young brains turn waking experiences to lasting memories, as well as enhance brain development. Because of an enzyme released only during REM, these new findings surface...

Latest reports say that some people are more sensitive to poison ivy and that cases of allergic reactions are becoming more prevalent. According to dermatologists, the best way to help spread halt the irritations are pre...

The second case of MERS in the Philippines had been confirmed by the country's health authorities. The patient is currently admitted for quarantine and contact tracing had been started.

(The JAMA Network Journals) Cognitive behavioral therapy is a widely used nonpharmacologic treatment for insomnia disorders and an analysis of the medical literature suggests it also can work for patients whose insomnia ...

(Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair) Researchers transplanted mobilized dental pulp stem cells into laboratory rats with sciatic nerve defects to investigate the regenerative capabilitie...

(The JAMA Network Journals) Screening mammography was associated with increased diagnosis of small cancers in a study across US counties but not with significant changes in breast cancer deaths or a decreased incidence o...

(University of California - San Diego) Using human tumor samples and mouse models, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center discovered that cancer stem cell propertie...

(American Chemical Society) Carrying around a spare tire is a good thing -- you never know when you'll get a flat. Turns out we're all carrying around 'spare tires' in our genomes, too. Today, in ACS Central Science, res...

(Wiley) Researchers have found several key differences among people who receive hospice care -- which maintains or improves the quality of life for someone whose condition is unlikely to be cured -- in assisted-living fa...

(University of Virginia Health System) Doctors' efforts to battle the dangerous atherosclerotic plaques that build up in our arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes are built on several false beliefs about the funda...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Researchers have long had reason to hope that blocking the flow of calcium into the mitochondria of heart and brain cells could be one way to prevent damage caused by heart attacks and strokes. B...

(Wiley) Lyme disease is currently estimated to affect 300,000 people in the US every year, and blacklegged ticks, the disease's main vector, have recently flourished in areas previously thought to be devoid of this arach...

(Wiley) In a study of 1159 males who illicitly used amphetamines, half of participants said drug use had no impact on their sexual functions, while the other half reported impacts such as reduced erectile rigidity and se...

(The JAMA Network Journals) A small fraction of pregnancies occur in women with epilepsy but a new study suggests those women may be at higher risk for complications and death during delivery, according to an article pub...

(SUNY Downstate Medical Center) Mohamed Boutjdir, Ph.D., professor of medicine, cell biology, and physiology and pharmacology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has led a study with international collaborators identifying...

(Washington University School of Medicine) Studying brain scans and cerebrospinal fluid of healthy adults, scientists have shown that changes in key biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease during midlife may help identify thos...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) A clinical trial of a new investigational vaccine designed to protect against West Nile Virus infection will be sponsored by the NIAID. The experimental vaccine...

(Buck Institute for Age Research) Intermittent dosing with rapamycin breaks the inflammatory loop associated with senescence. Once disrupted, it takes time for the loop to reestablish itself -- providing proof-of-princip...

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) The VISSIT study confirms the assessment by IQWiG. If, after a stroke, patients also have stents inserted into blood vessels of the brain, new strokes occur considera...