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(American College of Rheumatology) More than 100 of the nation's leading patient and provider organizations -- including the American College of Rheumatology -- are urging Congressional leaders to immediately reverse a n...

After a state agency illegally used her stock photo for an HIV campaign, the NY court ruled in favor of Avril Nolan. The model can now pursue a lawsuit demanding payment for the emotional distress caused by the ad.

The eye may not be the window to the soul in the conventional sense, but it is a window into the intricate workings of the mind. The pupil of the eye fluctuates and varies a lot in humans and many mammals. If tracked dur...

Product Announcement These new stopcocks are REACH and RoHS compliant, and feature low profiles, low pressure ratings and unique configurations that include build-in styles ... Contributed Author: Qosina

News Scientists have been figuring out ways to make stainless steel safer ... Staff Author: Lexie Metzler Topics: Implantables

A new recently published research found testing all women aged 30 and above for the 'Angelina Jolie gene' mutation, even when not at risk, may prevent cancer. Researchers say the approach is also cost-effective compared ...

News Our method can detect messenger RNA expression, which can provide additional insight than just the final protein concentration ... Contributed Author: University of Illinois College of Engineering

News Thia device could be great for micromanipulations in industrial pick-and-place processes and microscopic surgeries such as retinal microsurgeries ... Contributed Author: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engi...

News The innovative approach might one day be used with an endoscope to fabricate tiny biocompatible structures ... Contributed Author: The Optical Society Topics: Regenerative Medicine

A high-fat diet brings more than just extra weight. It has been found to accelerate the progression of serious conditions such as prostate cancer, turning it into a lethal disease.

(University of Maryland) It is easier to spread the influenza virus (flu) than previously thought, according to a new study released today. People commonly believe that they can catch the flu by exposure to droplets from...

(US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases) Scientists working to control a human outbreak of monkeypox virus (MXPV) in Nigeria performed genetic sequencing of patient samples, revealing that the outbreak...

(University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center) Ten physician-scientists are named 2018 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award recipients to support their discoveries in diverse research areas, including cancer, diabetes, os...

(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) In a new mouse study, scientists link changes in the gut caused by a high-salt diet to impaired blood flow in the brain. This reduced blood flow can eventuall...

(Weill Cornell Medicine) Cancer metastasis, the migration of cells from a primary tumor to form distant tumors in the body, can be triggered by a chronic leakage of DNA within tumor cells, according to a team led by Weil...

(Newcastle University) Researchers at Newcastle University, UK show that a collection of small adaptations in proteins that respond to stress, accumulated over millennia of human history, could help to explain our increa...

(University of California - Berkeley) Most of us put up with whiners, naggers, control freaks and other annoying people in our lives for good reason - we're related to them. While female kin are more likely to be viewed ...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Data collected during a long-term health study provides additional evidence for a link between increased risk of cancer in individuals with advanced gum disease, according to a new collaborative ...

(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Beneficial bacteria on the skin of lab mice work with the animals' immune systems to defend against disease-causing microbes and accelerate wound healing, accor...

(Springer) Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare fatal genetic disorder which causes sufferers to age prematurely. In a new study in the journal Pediatric Research, which is published by Spring...

(American Society for Radiation Oncology) A registry that tracks the quality of medical care provided to patients receiving cancer treatment launched this month as part of a collaboration between the American Society of ...

(Kellen Communications - NY) New research demonstrates that 100% fruit juice has no impact on blood sugar levels.