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Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, yet research has been stymied by imperfect animal models of the disease. Now, scientists have developed a new method to rapidly create much better mouse models fo...

The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food, according to new research.

Publicity surrounding the implementation of patient decision support interventions traditionally focuses on two areas of improvement: helping patients make better decisions AND lowering health care spending. The use of p...

A new study offers surprising insights into dietary influences on the growing skull.

Patients feel safer - and likely are safer - when they receive a surgical safety checklist and request that their health care providers use it, suggests a pilot study.

Implementing a system to ensure the surgical team uses the most effective practices resulted in significant improvements in operating room performance, suggests research.

Researchers say that high-intensity strength training produced significant improvements in quality of life, mood and motor function in older patients with Parkinson's disease.

By analyzing the genomes of thousands of patients' tumors, a research team has discovered many new cancer genes -- expanding the list of known genes tied to these cancers by 25 percent. The team's work, which lays a crit...

When physicians spend too much time looking at the computer screen in the exam room, nonverbal cues may get overlooked and affect doctors' ability to pay attention and communicate with patients, according to a study.

Increased inflammation following an infection impairs the brain's ability to form spatial memories, according to new research. The impairment results from a decrease in glucose metabolism in the brain's memory center, di...

New drugs being developed for the treatment of prostate cancer may not be targeting the root cause of the disease, according to research published.

There is more to seasonal allergies than a little congestion and sneezing. If you notice eating watermelon, cantaloupe or avocado make you cough and itch, it may be a symptom of ragweed allergy. But more help might be on...

Researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that Aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwannomas (also known as acoustic neuromas), a sometimes lethal intracranial tumor that typically cause...

Researchers identified two HIV-1 Envelope immunogens that elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies when introduced as a vaccine.

Biomedical engineers have found that epileptic activity can spread through a part of the brain in a new way, suggesting a possible novel target for seizure-blocking medicines. Evidence from a series of experiments and co...

Living in a household implies sharing duties and responsibilities but it could also imply sharing your diabetes. Medical researchers have shown, through combined analyses of several studies, evidence that spousal diabete...

Farms that use dramatically less water and fertilizer can operate in the desert using a high tech film developed by a company based in Dubai.

New insights into tree biology may be the start of a revolution in the maple syrup industry. At first, University of Vermont researchers Tim Perkins and Abby van den Berg were just trying to learn more about how sap flow...

Ancient Romans practiced infanticide, but unlike many societies, they did not seem to preferentially kill daughters over sons. A new ancient DNA analysis of infant remains finds that the sex ratio of those killed was rou...

Humans may be able to smell sickness, or at least detect a distinct odor in the sweat of people with highly active immune systems that are responding to infection, a new study from Sweden suggests.

MQ-1 Predator Drone, Weaponized and Awaiting Command Over Afghanistan USAF Here's a round-up of the week's top drone news, designed to capture the military, commercial, non-profit, and recreational applications of unmann...

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