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(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of blood-making stem cells (hematopoietic...

Product Announcement The TekBox TBST120/60/60/2 Shielded Tent which provides an economical RF/EMI-attenuated environment for.... Contributed Author: TekBok Digital Solutions

News Scientists from Rockefeller University and several other institutions have made significant strides in understanding how nicotine maintains its powerful grip on... Contributed Author: Rockefeller University Topics: ...

News A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in Vietnam and Australia has found that introducing a strain of bacteria known to infect mosquitoes in the wild was more effective in reducing..... Contribu...

News New research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine highlights the pernicious effect of obesity on the long-term health of.... Contributed Author: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Topics: Med...

News Researchers have demonstrated that some bacteria inject a toxic cocktail into their competitors causing cell lysis and death. Then, by integrating the released genetic material, which may also carry drug resistance ...

News Researchers refine method of making bio-ink droplets stick to each other, enabling 3D printing of highly complex biological structures with.... Contributed Author: Osaka University Topics: Regenerative Medicine

A new analysis of previous studies suggests that taking supplements for calcium and vitamin D aren't associated with preventing bone fractures in adults. Should you stop taking them?

News Researchers have devised a biochemically formulated patch of dissolvable microneedles for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The biochemical formula of mineralized compounds in the patch responds to.... Contributed A...

The World Health Organization will soon classify video game addiction as a mental health condition. Here is how to determine if you have gaming disorder and what you should do next if you think you have it.

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania revealed that greater fish consumption among children resulted in higher IQ test scores and better sleep. The improvement is attributed to omega-3 fatty acids, which are fo...

In California, more than 300,000 pregnant women smoking weed were tested. What resulted from the study has caused alarm among physicians.

(Wolters Kluwer Health) Wolters Kluwer Health and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) are pleased to announce the 2017 winners of its annual AJN Book of the Year Awards honoring exceptional texts for advancing healthca...

(Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care) In their updated guideline, US oncologists recently recommended the MammaPrint test. Researchers from IQWiG have reacted in a letter to the editor in the Journal of C...

(University of Basel) Callous-unemotional traits are linked to differences in brain structure in boys, but not girls. This reports a European research team led by the University of Basel and University of Basel Psychiatr...

(American Academy of Neurology) Taking a higher dose of topiramate during the first three months of pregnancy may increase a baby's risk of cleft lip or cleft palate more than when taking a lower dose, according to a stu...

(American Academy of Neurology) Exercising twice a week may improve thinking ability and memory in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a guideline released by the American Academy of Neurology. The ...

(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) Providing internet-based testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) could increase the number of people being tested for syphilis, HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhoea, inc...

(Kessler Foundation) Kessler Foundation has been awarded a second two-year $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to support a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive rehabilitation research. Through this fund...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) For non-elderly Americans on disability, local prescribing of opioid pain medications is significantly related to county-level economic factors like unemployment and income level, reports a study ...

(Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) A multidisciplinary approach aimed at providing emergency physicians with a foundation of knowledge regarding ischemic stroke in young women and addressing the unique challenges ...

(Society for Academic Emergency Medicine) Peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) insertion in the emergency department can be reduced using a multimodal approach designed to support critical thinking and promote clinicall...