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A team of researchers has developed an ultra long-acting oral drug delivery system that would help in the sustained release of drugs in the body. The system that can last up to two weeks in the stomach could be used in t...

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that addiction should not be treated as a character flaw. He said that substance abuse should be viewed and approached as a chronic illness like cancer and heart disease.

The next time you have a bad hair day, at least you can fix it. Be glad you don't suffer from "uncombable hair syndrome." The condition, which is usually present only in childhood, results in a tangled mess of frizzy hai...

News Replicons are segments of viral genome that can replicate on their own, independent of the cellular chromosome. Contributed Author: The University of Texas Medical Branch Topics: Regenerative Medicine

News Scientists imaged a biomolecule as it flipped an RNA "switch," a mechanism that controls the production of proteins. Contributed Author: UPI Topics: STEM

HeartFlow, Inc. has announced the approval of its HeartFlow® FFRct Analysis by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). The HeartFlow FFRct Analysis is the only non-invasive technology to deliver insi...

A British girl who suffered from terminal cancer asked for her body to be preserved through cryogenic freezing, hoping one day there will be a cure. However, the procedure is regarded with skepticism by specialists in th...

News The new Vaporflex® system is optimized for versatile use due to different lengths, diameters and probe tips to allow endoscopic transforaminal and interlaminar procedures. Contributed Author: joimax Topics: Surgica...

Fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus

Walking into the wilderness is always dangerous. That holds true in national parks, where the bounty of paved roads, groomed campsites and friendly rangers can make nature feel downright civilized. The great outdoors sti...

News The Xcede Patch is intended to be used during surgical procedures to stop bleeding (hemostasis). Contributed Author: Dynasil Corporation of America Topics: Surgical

News Isotopes known as radioisotopes emit radiation that can damage diseased tissue and can be traced in certain environments, making them useful for medical imaging and cancer therapy. Contributed Author: Argonne Nation...

News By squishing the tube away from being a perfect circle, the researchers showed that they can change the way that a solute reaches its target. Contributed Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Topics: S...

News The Rice lab's new enhancement will help researchers understand processes that occur at interfaces like adsorption and desorption of proteins. Contributed Author: Rice University Topics: STEM

News eHealth technology enables wide dispensation of specifically targeted information with significantly less staff effort Contributed Author: Indiana University Topics: Home Healthcare

Researchers have developed a new online IVF calculator to help couples calculate the success rate of the treatment before the first IVF cycle. The new model is applicable for calculating the success rate even when frozen...

(American Geriatrics Society) A team of researchers decided to examine whether palliative care could make life easier for older adults with serious illnesses who live in nursing homes, especially as they neared the end o...

(Bentham Science Publishers) New blood vessel growth, or angiogenesis, is critical for cancer to grow and spread throughout the body. Drugs that target vascular endothelial growth factor -- a key driver of angiogenesis -...

(Virginia Tech) Scientists have identified a naturally occurring molecule that has the potential for preserving sites of communication between nerves and muscles in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- as well as a molecule ...

(American Geriatrics Society) Recently, a group of researchers from the Nara Medical University in Japan examined whether or not participation in social activities could affect an older adult's ability to function. Their...

(American Society of Nephrology) Amit X. Garg, MD, PhD will be presented with the ASN-AHA Young Investigator Award during ASN Kidney Week 2016, the world's premier nephrology meeting where more than 13,000 kidney health ...

(University of New Mexico) College can be a stressful time for young adults as they figure out how to manage intense daily routines that include work, study and play. Eat well, exercise and get plenty of sleep is a famil...