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Concussions in high school football had the highest average number of reported symptoms and high school football players had the highest proportion of concussions with a return-to-play time of at least 30 days compared w...

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research found that Hsp90 inhibitors were effective in treating aggressive prostate cancer. The drug could target a network of cancer cell signals simultaneously.

What's a better way to treat jellyfish stings: cold or hot water? For two Hawaiian researchers, the answer is the latter, and it has to do with the nature of jellyfish venom.

In recent years, hospitals have reported dramatic increases in the number of cases of the highly contagious, difficult-to-treat, and often deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE...

One third of kids diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders were found to wander more out of a safe place. The study call for more strategies to ensure safety of these kids at all times.

Obesity and type 2 diabetes have both been linked to psoriasis in a recent Danish twin study. Scientists have explored a potential genetic connection between psoriasis and obesity, possibly improving the skin disease's t...

Is your hairstyle causing you to be bald? Find out whether you have traction alopecia and learn how you can treat the condition.

Will Ferrell has backed out of a project on Ronald Reagan's Alzheimer's disease, as confirmed by his management. The Ronald Reagan comedy drew flak from the late U.S. president's family as well as non-profit Alzheimer's ...

A recovering addict suffers from extreme nausea and stomach cramps. But the most obvious explanation may not be the right one.

Insoles that could improve balance in seniors are inching closer to market.

Millions of nerve fibers connect the hemispheres of the cerebrum.

Is one better than the other, or should you use both?

Pregnant women and new moms continue to suffer an increasing amount of unfair treatment at work, a report by Citizens Advice revealed. This suggests that pregnancy discrimination is still prevalent.

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A tiny bone that you've probably never heard of can make a huge difference in your quality of life. The talus is the part ankle that allows the foot to move in all different direction...

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) Drug manufacturer deviated from the specifications of the comparator therapy in the direct comparison. The indirect comparison conducted by the manufacturer was unsui...

(Thomas Jefferson University) Statins and aspirin together are needed to keep lifesaving bypass grafts open, but Jefferson researchers found patients are not taking these medications long-term.

(DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases) In the brain, there is a delicate interplay of signaling substances and cellular activity. Scientists of the DZNE and the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have ...

(SUNY Downstate Medical Center) Research led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center has identified a brain receptor that appears to initiate adolescent synaptic pruning, a process believed necessary for learning, but one that ...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) People living with mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. Interventions to help this population, such as mental health courts, are becoming popular across the...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The cellular response to the lack of oxygen fans the flames of flare-ups in a rare bone disorder. In fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, a mutation triggers bone growth ...

(University of Vermont) Reuben Brough is running around a gym at a local youth center waving his hands in the air and screeching like a cheetah. A stream of children is in hot pursuit of him and four other students from ...

(Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an update to its first-of-its-kind 2012 paper outlining best practices in th...