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Depression is a significant predictor of five-year survival and recurrence in head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. These findings, published in P...

In a translational research article, which will be peer-reviewed after publication in F1000Research, the FERG Task Force on Chemicals in Food (which involved leading researchers from 18 research affiliations in 8 differe...

Children with significant congenital heart disease have a far better chance of surviving today than in decades past, thanks to major advances in surgery. But some infants who recover from repairs to their hearts later sh...

Researchers from the group T1D Exchange discovered that obese or overweight teenagers with type 1 diabetes may not receive the same health benefits as type 2 diabetics do when taking the antidiabetic drug metformin. The ...

Watching too much television and lack of physical activity in younger years may take a toll on cognitive function. Researchers said that this is an alarming finding because of the amount of time spent being sedentary amo...

Studies show a large population of refugees suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Health experts in Europe are focusing on new psychological therapies targeted for people who experience multiple traumas.

The death of another patient participating in the late-stage trial of Zafgen's obesity drug has prompted the FDA to order for the complete hold of the study. The drug beloranib is being tested in patients with the geneti...

A new sensor can detect low levels of E2, one of the primary estrogen hormones, in liquids. The device sends electronic signals once it finds estrogen, and is also projected to test the estrogen levels in bodily fluids l...

Examination room computers may hinder doctor-patient relationships. A study found that doctors who spend more time using the computer during a consultation are less likely to be rated excellent in terms of patient care.

New fruit-flavored tuberculosis drugs will be available in early 2016 to address the long-standing need for child-sized TB medications. Eliminating the risk of inaccurate doses, parents will no longer need to cut adult-s...

(Northwestern University) Northwestern University neuroscientists now can read the mind of a fly. In a study focused on three of the fruit fly's sensory systems, the researchers developed a new tool that uses fluorescent...

(Oregon Health & Science University) Beat AML initiative, led by the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, presents new research findings at the American Socie...

(University of Rochester Medical Center) More than 15 years of research led by neurologists at the University of Rochester Medical Centerhas culminated in the first approved treatment for individuals with a rare neuromus...

(National Academy of Sciences) Since the 2010 Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health was issued, significant progress has been made related to many of the report's recommenda...

(Stockholm University) By examining rocks at the bottom of ancient oceans, an international group of researchers have revealed that arsenic concentrations in the oceans have varied greatly over time. But also that in the...

PITTSBURGH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than four million Americans have emphysema, a chronic lung disease that makes it impossible to take a full breath. Major surgery to remove the damaged part of the lung or a lung tra...

(University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna) Dogs get cancer, just like humans. Scientists at the Vetmeduni Vienna are now exploring the molecular basis of cancer progression in canine cell lines. A research team led by...

(University of Basel) Researchers at the University of Basel took a close look at a signaling pathway present in most organisms and found that it suppresses the formation of specific types of brain tumor. Their results h...

(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) The Vestibular Disorders Association has recognized Steven D. Rauch, M.D., Director of the Vestibular Division at Mass. Eye and Ear and Professor of Otolaryngology at Harvard Medical...

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Food scientist and analytical chemist Lili He at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently received a three-year, $473,628 grant from the USDA National Institute for Food a...

(University of Copenhagen The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) There is increasing evidence that parents' lifestyle and the environment they inhabit even long before they have children may influence the health of ...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) The official opening of the IOF Regionals 3rd Middle East and Africa Osteoporosis Meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE will take place on Dec. 5, 2015. The program will feature the latest res...