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(Wiley) A new study indicates that survivors of the Holocaust have experienced a small but consistent increase in the risk of developing cancer.

A new study shows that having a purpose in life can help one sleep better at night. Here's how purpose translates to less insomnia, less sleep disturbances, and a good night's sleep.

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News Tissue engineering, also known as regenerative medicine, is a field aimed at integrating advances in stem cell biology and materials science to grow ... Contributed Author: Jade Boyd, Phys.org Topics: Regenerative M...

An Ohio woman is being accused of bad parenting for posting a photo of her child on social media with a 'pierced' cheek. However, the mother claims that it was really meant to protest the practice of having children pier...

News The probe--which does not require a power supply--directly records neural voltage changes by being able to interface with all regions of the brain ... Contributed Author: Stuart Mason Dambrot, Phys.org Topics: Neuro...

News Metallic nanomolecules capable of carrying drugs to exactly where they are needed could one day help to treat patients with a fatal lung condition ... Topics: Implantables

News The challenge was issued to accelerate the development of innovative approaches to single cell analysis that would enable scientists to detect ... Contributed Author: University of California, Santa Cruz Topics: STE...

WHO has warned of rising cases of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea amid declining use of condom and inadequate treatments. Who are the people most likely to get infected with this drug-resistant sexually transmitted infect...

Sen. Charles Schumer called for the FDA to investigate the health effects of Coco Loko amid its growing popularity. What are the potential dangers of inhaling the caffeinated cocoa powder?

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Many scientists are paying new attention to prebiotics, that is, molecules we eat but cannot digest, because some may promote the growth and health of beneficial microorganisms in...

(Wiley) Care farming -- using working farms and agricultural landscapes to promote mental and physical health -- helped improve veterans' well-being in a recent study.

(The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice) What exactly are the laws governing patient recordings? In an article recently published in the Journal of American Medicine (JAMA), investigators on The Da...

(American Academy of Family Physicians) This article appears in the July/August 2017 issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

(American Academy of Family Physicians) This article appears in the July/August 2017 Annals of Family Medicine. Article link goes live at 5 p.m. ET, July 10.

(Wiley) The Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) is to publish updated guidance on the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis.

(Washington University School of Medicine) Zika virus infects the fetus by manipulating the body's normal barrier to infection, according to a new study of pregnant mice by researchers at Washington University School of ...

(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria and certain autoimmune diseases in pregnant w...

(Weill Cornell Medicine) Like many surgeons, Dr. Jason Spector is often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring the intestines. If the process goes awry, there can be serious cons...

(Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine ) A Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine research team has published findings that show patients who recover from invasive pneumococcal pneumonia,...

(American Academy of Family Physicians) This article was published in the July/August 2017 issue of Annals of Family Medicine research journal.

(American Academy of Family Physicians) This article appears in the July/August 2017 Annals of Family Medicine. Link goes live at 5 p.m. ET, July 10.