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California coffee shops could be forced to display warnings that a chemical found in coffee may pose a cancer risk. The chemical is called acrylamide and is created during the process of roasting coffee beans.

Traumatic brain injury patients still face a greater risk of dementia decades after the accident. Experts offered advice on how those with TBI can reduce their risk of developing the neurological disorder.

(University of Connecticut) University of Connecticut researchers have found that when one member of a couple commits to losing weight, the chances are good their partner will lose some weight too, even if they are not a...

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) A powerful protein inside the body helps naturally repair bone injuries. Increasing it in some patients could jump-start the process, a new rodent study finds.

A study has determined which non-dairy milk is the best substitute for cow's milk. Researchers compared the nutritional values of soy, rice, coconut, as well as almond milk and this is what they concluded.

News A test capable of detecting HIV early using more efficient, robust methods has been developed by researchers at Imperial College in London.The test could also be adapted to be used in other infectious diseases such ...

News Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice can eliminate all traces of cancer in the animals, including distant, untreated metastases, according to... Contributed Au...

The recent allegations that researchers funded by the German car industry tested the effects of diesel fumes on humans and monkeys has raised serious questions about research ethics in the corporate world. These tests we...

News Using a new technique they call 'in-air microfluidics', University of Twente scientists succeed in printing 3D structures with living cells. This special technique enable the fast and 'in-flight' production of micro...

A pilot study performed deep brain stimulation of the frontal lobe of Alzheimer's patients. This approach will determine the efficacy of using brain pacemakers to slow the progress of Alzheimer's.

A 'cancer vaccine' developed by researchers from Stanford University eliminated tumors in mice during experiments. The treatment, made up of a combination of molecules, will now undergo human trials to confirm if they ar...

When her son came home scratching from school, a Nebraska mom had no idea that her son's hives were already an indicator of a flu infection. She immediately took to social media to spread this important warning.

(Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine) In a study presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, researchers unveiled findings that suggest that induction of labor at 39 weeks of gesta...

(Mayo Clinic) An international group of clinicians and scientists representing the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) published the first-ever clinical practice guideline for using CYP2D6 genotype...

(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) A nuclear medicine scan may locate prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy early after disease recurrence and could help guide salvage radiotherapy, acco...

(University of Oxford) A major initiative to help teenagers, parents and caregivers in disadvantaged communities to form stronger relationships and improve teenagers' safety has been shown to succeed, according to trial ...

(University of Sheffield) Adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia living in deprived areas of England have poorer survival rates, a new study has found.

(Louisiana State University) Antioxidant compounds found in red wine are advancing the treatment of heart disease -- the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US Researchers have developed drug-eluting ste...

(Columbia University Medical Center) In a new study, published Feb. 1 in Neuron, Zhang, Wichterle, and their team determined that loss of Rbfox genes results in an 'embryonic like' splicing program

(Université Laval) Platelets play a much bigger role in our immune system than previously thought, according to Université Laval researchers. In addition to their role in coagulation and healing, platelets also act as ...

(University of Helsinki) The risk of death by suicide among patients with depression who have undergone psychiatric inpatient treatment has significantly decreased since 1991, according a large Finnish study. The study s...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a study of 61 people treated for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude that fatigue, pain, insomnia and depression do indeed persist over long periods of ti...