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(Boston Children's Hospital) A toxin much like the one that causes botulism has unexpectedly turned up in a completely different type of bacteria -- Enterococcus. Where it came from is unclear, but the finding is concern...

Light smokers and those who smoke occasionally still carry substantial risk of suffering from heart disease and stroke. Experts recommend to stop smoking. Does this mean that smoking down is useless?

News Scientists would like to recreate this unique structure--they can imagine uses from medical implants to flexible electronics ... Contributed Author: Louise Lerner, University of Chicago Topics: Implantables

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Many parents give alcohol to their teenagers in the hope that this would teach them alcohol responsibility. Researchers followed nearly 2,000 teenagers to find out if the practice can indeed protect kids from binge drink...

News DEFUSE 3 was a large, multi-site study supported by NINDS' StrokeNet, which is a network of hospitals providing research infrastructure for multi-site clinical trials ... Contributed Author: NIH/National Institute o...

News The team focused on the damage in hyaluronan, which is the net's main structural component ...

News Studies have shown that conventional techniques can lead to false positives which in turn may lead to patients receiving more blood draws ... Contributed Author: Medical University of South Carolina

The influenza virus can cause more than just respiratory symptoms, a Canadian study found. Based on hospital records and flu test results, the infection puts a person at higher risk of having a heart attack.

(Saarland University) Kisspeptin has already been identified as the key molecule within the brain responsible for triggering puberty and controlling fertility. A new study reveals that a subset of neurons in an evolution...

(American Association for Cancer Research) Among men with prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP), those who were obese had a higher risk of biochemical recurrence, according to data presented at the Ame...

(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) Researchers from LSTM have investigated the possibility of utilising the Polio network of 145 labs set up around the world to help tackle neglected tropical diseases which impact o...

(Kanazawa University) Researchers from Kanazawa University and the National Centre for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo report, in Nature Communications, a new mechanism for regulating glucose uptake by the liver whic...

(Medical University of South Carolina) In an article published online ahead of print by The Journal of Pediatrics, physicians at the Medical University of South Carolina report that complications from botox therapy for n...

(American Geriatrics Society) Geriatrics experts have suggested that exercising can improve brain health in older adults. However, not all studies of exercise and older adults have proven the benefits of exercise. A team...

(University of Waterloo) A new source of the botulinum neurotoxin was discovered by Canadian and American scientists in a strain of animal gut bacteria known as Enterococcus faecium. The neurotoxic protein is known for i...

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) A specialized stenting system used to open blocked arteries in the brain resulted in a low complication rate among a specific group of patients with stroke histories, a study led by Cedars-S...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio) Exposing the gut to chlamydia protects against subsequent infection in the genital tract and other tissues, researchers from UT Health San Antonio discovered. Ch...

(American Society of Anesthesiologists) Colorectal and bariatric surgery patients benefited from an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program, leaving the hospital sooner and requiring fewer opioids to control pain,...

(Wolters Kluwer Health) A report of two young children with burns of the esophagus caused by swallowed button batteries from 'fidget spinners' highlights a risk of severe injuries involving these popular toys, according ...

(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers have identified an enzyme that is absent in healthy colon tissue but abundant in colon cancer cells, according to a report in the Jan. 26 issue of the...

(Drexel University) Research shows that addressing Welfare recipients' past and current trauma help them earn more at their jobs -- providing hope for an exit from the program.