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More than 30 million people in the United States wrongly believe they are allergic to penicillin.

Invasive procedures to biopsy tissue from cancer-tainted organs could be replaced by simply taking samples from a tiny 'decoy' implanted just beneath the skin, researchers have demonstrated in mice.

The longer immigrants live in the United States, the more likely they are to use prescription opioids -- a fact that contradicts popular views linking wealth and health, and suggests that American culture is uniquely fav...

Global warming may increase undernutrition through the effects of heat exposure on people, according to a new study.

In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling cerebral palsy and newborn brachial plexus injury, the most common causes of childhood paralys...

A safer and more sensitive contrast dye for MRI tests may provide the first effective, noninvasive method for detecting and diagnosing early-stage liver diseases, including liver fibrosis. Tests in animal models show the...

Investigators found race and poverty are not risk factors for total knee replacement revision or failure at a high-volume orthopedic hospital.

New study implicates a specific gene -- HDAC9 -- in the calcification of the human aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body.

Early retirement can accelerate cognitive decline among the elderly, according to new research.

Researchers have provided new insight into a mechanism behind the evolution of antibiotic resistance in a type of bacterium that causes severe infections in humans.

A pregnancy is not always a happy event and as many as 10-15% of pregnant women in Denmark have depressive symptoms. A new study now shows a significant decrease in the use of antidepressants by pregnant women -- with co...

Psychotic spectrum (PS) disorders are characterized by abnormalities in beliefs, perceptions and behavior, but how these disorders manifest themselves in earlier development stages is largely unknown. A new study reports...

In the course of their study, the scientists tried to control impulsivity. Their results are surprising.

Impaired information processing may prevent cells from perceiving their environment correctly; they then start acting in an uncontrolled way and this can lead to the development of cancer. To better understand how impair...

The high levels of environmental noise we are subjected to in large cities can increase both the severity and consequences of an ischaemic stroke. More precisely, researchers put the increased risk at 30% for people livi...

Researchers have identified a new therapeutic target for the treatment of gout, a common type of arthritis that causes episodes of painful and stiff joints. Their study suggests that blocking a signaling molecule known a...

Cycling is safer with more cyclists on the road, but injuries among older riders are on the rise.

Psychologists have studied in what way hormonal contraceptives affect the efficacy of anxiety therapy. They demonstrated that women who were on the pill benefited less from exposure therapy than women who didn't take any...

New insights into how the colon functions and actually expels its contents have been revealed for the first time following decades of study. It promises new diagnostics tools and treatments for gastrointestinal disorders...

Research suggests that we may have only begun to scratch the surface on the number of variations present in the genetic codes of all living organisms.

In work that could someday improve treatments for epilepsy, scientists have the first three-dimensional structure of a member of a large family of human proteins that carry charged particles -- ions -- across the cell me...

The number of Americans living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias will double to nearly 13 million over the next 20 years, according to the new report.