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The widespread belief that radiation from X rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clin...

About 30 percent of the general population have genetic risk for Alzheimer's. Researchers, however, found evidence that eating fish, regardless of mercury content, once a week can stave off the onset of dementia.

Researchers have found that a single dose of high blood pressure drug propranolol can improve the language and social skills of people with autism. The preliminary results of a new randomized, controlled study could lead...

A product called the OFF!® Clip-On™ repellent device could be an effective tool for preventing bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito -- the primary vector of Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever -- according to...

Millions of people are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) right now. Among military personnel who've been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, an estimated 31 percent are PTSD sufferers. An estimated 52 pe...

A team of researchers lauded a clip-on repellent that could actually kill or knock the Aedes aegypti mosquito down. This mosquito is the primary vector for the Zika virus, already declared by the WHO as an international ...

The Zika Virus has been around for 69 years but health experts only agreed that it may be linked to microcephaly Monday. What is microcephaly and why is the virus suddenly a high-level threat just by being associated wit...

Researchers found your DNA is the culprit for your preference between an early or late riser. A large genome sequencing study of almost 90,000 people found genes that play roles in waking us up early or keeping us awake ...

The American Red Cross urges potential blood donors who recently visited Zika outbreak countries to wait 28 days before giving blood. Donors who developed Zika-like symptoms within two weeks of donation are also urged to...

For the first time, Australia will administer medical marijuana to a small group of children with severe epilepsy in a clinical trial. The trial will take place starting this February.

Obama administration seeks to have $1.1 billion in budget to fight heroin and opioid addiction. The funds are intended to improve access to treatment and strengthen current efforts.

Although Bisphenol S (BPS) has been touted as a better alternative to Bisphenol A, a study using zebrafish found that low exposure to both chemicals speeds up embryonic growth and alters the reproductive system. The leve...

(The Gerontological Society of America) Protecting the wealth of older adults should be a high priority for banks, insurance companies, and others, according to the latest edition of Public Policy & Aging Report (PP&AR)....

(Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares) Two proteins, p38 gamma and p38 delta, control the accumulation of fat in the liver, a process linked to the development of insulin resistance and diabetes, which are...

(Dove Medical Press) Open Outlook will launch at the beginning of February with a program for librarians, Open Access in Action, developed in partnership with Library Journal. In tandem, there will also be a program that...

(Dove Medical Press) Open Access in Action will take an in-depth look at the practical aspects of supporting Open Access, as well as examine the changes on the horizon for publishing and in particular, the Open Access mo...

(University of California - Riverside) Critical for human development and health, neural crest cells arise early in the development of vertebrates. They migrate extensively inside the embryo, and differentiate to give ri...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) 'Rate your pain on a scale of zero to ten' -- for most adults and older children, it's a simple concept. But preschool-aged children generally lack the cognitive skills needed to make reliable pai...

(Northwestern University) Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and professor at Baylor College of Medicine known for her groundbreaking research on Rett syndrome and other neurological disorder...

(Loyola University Health System) The widespread belief that radiation from X rays, CT scans and other medical imaging can cause cancer is based on an unproven, decades-old theoretical model, according to a study publish...

(Duke University) Duke researchers have exploited the greedy metabolism of cancer cells to target kidney cell carcinomas, which kill more than 100,000 Americans each year. The team showed that the majority of renal cell ...

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) The percentage of HIV-infected adults who were obese-body mass index >30 kg/m2-when they began antiretroviral therapy (ART) doubled over a 12-year period. After three yea...