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(Credit: SubstanceTproductions/Shutterstock) Some five ounces of clear fluid fills the spaces between your brain and your skull. This brain juice, or cerebrospinal fluid, cushions against injury, supplies nutrients and c...

Aspirin, commonly held to help heart health, also poses dangers for some people. (Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock) Many Americans have seen the television commercials from a leading Aspirin manufacturer saying their drug "ca...

(Northwestern University) Americans are overexposed to products that are high in energy, saturated fat, sugar and salt, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that reports the United States packaged food and beve...

(Osaka University) Researchers at Osaka University elucidated an interesting association between psychological stress and serum levels of α-Klotho (αKl).

(Frontiers) Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a new study shows that organic apples harbor a more diverse and balanced bacterial community -- which could make them healthier and tastier than conventional apples, as...

(Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center) Clinical trials are a critical tool for getting new treatments to people who need them, but research shows that difficulty finding the right volunteer subjects can undermin...

(Rockefeller University) For the brain to function smoothly, its cells must carefully regulate which proteins are produced and when. By studying gene regulation, researchers are now shedding light on complex brain condit...

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Atrial fibrillation is a common abnormal heart rhythm. It is treated either with medications or by applying heat or extreme cold to destroy small specific tissue areas in the atrium...

(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Researchers from the Human Nutrition Unit of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (Tarragona/Spain) have conducted the first nutritional intervention study with healthy participants of reproduc...

(Trinity College Dublin) Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have conducted the largest ever study involving 1117 people diagnosed with motor neurone disease to address the question of "nature versus nurture" in the ...

(University of Alaska Fairbanks) University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have linked specific chemical signatures found in human hair with a diet of traditional Yup'ik foods. The finding could help scientists make con...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A new study, led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, provides evidence that when circulating anti-inflammatory white blood cells known as monocytes fail to properly differentiate into macro...

(Kessler Foundation) Impairments in new learning and memory negatively affect the everyday lives of many individuals with multiple sclerosis, Few individuals receive treatment for these impairments because of the Lack of...

(Iowa State University) African American families not only share a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes, but many myths and misconceptions about the disease are often passed on from one generation to the next. A new Iowa Stat...

(University of Massachusetts at Amherst) The National Science Foundation this month announced that Lisa Komoroske of UMass Amherst will co-lead a four-year, $1.4 million, multi-institution grant to study how reproductive...

(American Heart Association) Former National Football League (NFL) players were nearly 6 times more likely to have atrial fibrillation (AF), a type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke.Former NFL athletes had l...

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) A new study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health identifies a link between proximity to hydraulic fracking activities and ment...

(University of Missouri-Columbia) A researcher from the University of Missouri has found that there is more to vocal issues than just feeling nervous and that stress-induced brain activations might be to blame.

(University of Queensland) A group of international doctors has uncovered the genes that contribute to the development of ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia.

(Florida Atlantic University) Although sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has been on the decline, a new study shows that infant deaths from accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have more than tripled between...

(Ohio State University) It's possible that a lock of hair could one day aid in the diagnosis of depression and in efforts to monitor the effects of treatment, said the author of a new study examining cortisol levels in t...

(University of Stirling) Just half of 11-19 year old drinkers recall seeing health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging -- despite being an important target market for this information, according to new research.