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Women spend more time on their smartphones than men and are more likely to get addicted to the devices, a recent survey has found. Women also admit to feeling insecure when they can't use their smartphones.

Eye cancer took the life of author and neurologist Oliver Sacks last year, bringing attention to the rare and deadly disease. Scientists have tried to develop precision treatments against cancers like this one, but the m...

A promising new compound appears to impede a process that fuels breast cancer in mice, a discovery that could have implications in the treatment of a host of cancers.

FDA has released a draft guidance to help lower salt content of food products commonly sold in U.S. restaurants and supermarkets. The proposal aims to decrease Americans' salt consumption and subsequently improve their h...

Severely obese individuals who undergo coronary artery bypass are more at risk for post surgery infections. They also tend to stay longer in the hospital compared with patients who have normal weight.

Children with a family history of heart disease and diabetes were found to more likely have increased cardiometabolic risks. The study stressed on the impact of family history, which should motivate parents to change the...

A new modified virus designed to treat an aggressive form of brain tumor has been found to extend the survival of patients for years. The clinical trial has finished its phase 1 and will move on to the next phase.

Chemicals found in plastic food containers may damage children's teeth beyond repair. These chemicals were found to disrupt teeth enamel function, which provides dental protection.

A federal report has shown that more American are dying, marking the first time the mortality rates surged following the one in 2004-2005. Reasons remain unclear and experts need a thorough analysis of the data to conclu...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of Americans suffer throughout spring and summer when allergies are in full bloom, and for many people, that means loading up on over-the-counter allergy drugs. But, new...

(University of Michigan Health System) A group of scientists and dermatologists are now looking at the role sweat glands play in how aging skin recovers from wounds. It's a step to better learn about aging skin, in order...

(Mayo Clinic) Pten (short for phosphatase and tensin homolog) is a tumor suppressor that is defective in about 20-25 percent of all patients with cancers. Mayo Clinic researchers now have discovered that Pten safeguards ...

(University of British Columbia) Men who live outside major Canadian cities and have sex with other men are less likely to get an HIV test than their metropolitan counterparts, a UBC study shows.

(Washington University School of Medicine) A person's genetic makeup plays a role in autoimmune diseases that develop when the body is attacked by its own immune system. But little is known about how immune cells are pus...

(The Hastings Center) Implicit Cognition and Gifts: How Does Social Psychology Help Us Think Differently about Medical Practice?Nicolae Morar and Natalia WashingtonThis article examines in depth the negative effects of m...

(Rockefeller University) A new cancer treatment called CD40 inhibitor has yielded disappointing results when tested in clinical trials, failing to mobilize patients' immune system against tumors the way it was expected t...

(University of Maryland School of Medicine) Each year, influenza causes between 250,000 and half a million deaths around the world. Now a new study has shown that immunizing mothers against flu can decrease by 70 percent...

(Ruhr-University Bochum) Pioneering researchers provided proof of an odorant receptor in pigment-producing cells in the human skin, so-called melanocytes. The team demonstrated that the violet-like Beta-Ionone odorant ac...

(Babraham Institute) Use of a new technique developed at the Babraham Institute has allowed researchers to take an in-depth look at the gene shuffling process that is responsible for our body's ability to recognise a vas...

(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geograph...

(JCI Journals) In this issue of JCI Insight, a team led by Laura Fredenburgh of Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that alterations in pulmonary arterial stiffness occur early during disease and promote vascular remodeli...

(JCI Journals) In this issue of JCI Insight, Prasad Konkalmatt and colleagues at George Washington University and the University of Maryland Medical School demonstrate that expression of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) p...