- Six-year-olds with squint less likely to be invited to birthday parties, study suggests
- A cure for HIV could be all in the 'mix'
- Stress in middle age could contribute to late-life dementia
- Study shows gene's role in developing and maintaining cells key for a lifetime of memories
- Why implant coatings detach: Nanocorrosion causes implants to fail
- Delaying fat digestion to curb appetite
- New biological find gives consequences for doping offence
- Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems in children
- Black women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) develop cardiovascular disease at early age
- Novel autoantibodies identified in patients with necrotizing myopathy
- Hispanics and Asians Less Likely to Receive Liver Transplants
- Factors which predict alcohol use after liver transplantation identified
- Maslow Updated: Reworking of the famous psychological pyramid of needs puts parenting at the top
- New research could impact treatment of autoimmune diseases
- With muscle-building treatment, mice live longer even as tumors grow
- Breast cancer survivors don't need to be afraid of air travel, study suggests
- New study finds new connection between yoga and mood
- Frozen flies may yield secrets for human organ transplants
- Human neural stem cells restore motor function in mice with chronic spinal cord injury
- Scientists pry new information from disease-causing, shellfish-borne bacterium
- Earliest steps of common form of muscular dystrophy pinpointed
- Secrets of 'magic' antidepressant revealed
- Stomach bacteria need vitamin to establish infection, research finds
- Proof that a gut-wrenching complaint -- irritable bowel syndrome -- is not in your head
- Smart fungus disarms plant, animal and human immunity
- Link between walking, cycling and health
- Fear of falling linked to future falls in older people
- Green leafy vegetables reduce diabetes risk, study finds
- Cervical cancer: Drug and radiotherapy treatment saves lives, researchers find
- Old drug holds promise against opportunistic lung bug
- AIDS virus changes in semen make it different than in blood
- Autism linked to multisensory integration
- Genetics underlie formation of body's back-up bypass vessels
- Natural lung material is promising scaffold for engineering lung tissue using embryonic stem cells
- Brothers of prostate cancer patients undergo more diagnostic activities
- Binge drinking increases death risk in men with high blood pressure
- Italian youths who drink with meals are less often adult problem-drinkers
- Common hypertension drugs can raise blood pressure in certain patients
- Cigarette smoke causes harmful changes in the lungs even at the lowest levels, study finds
- Physical model describes the distribution of nucleosome
- New Norwegian earplug solution to a deafening problem
- Blood pressure drugs could help fight frailty, experiments show
- Male menopause affects more than five million men
- Virus May Act as 'Evolution-Proof' Biopesticide Against Malaria
- New Compound May be Effective Against Chagas' Disease
- Avian influenza virus may persist on feathers fallen from domestic ducks
- Whole-body MRI may help detect suspected child abuse
- Virtual colonoscopies help identify additional cancers outside of the colon, study suggests
- Pay-for-performance programs improve radiology report turnaround times, study suggests
- Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction technique significantly reduces radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans
- Adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction technique reduces radiation dose associated with coronary CTA by 27 percent
- Electronic tracking system can improve follow-up after an abnormal Pap test
- New molecular signaling cascade increases glucose uptake
- 'Rotten eggs' gas and inflammation in arthritic joints
- Oxytocin: It’s a Mom and Pop Thing
- Researchers identify two FDA approved drugs that may fight HIV
- Researchers advance understanding of enzyme that regulates DNA
- Drug addicts get hooked via prescriptions, keep using 'to feel like a better person,' research shows
- Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care
- New understanding of the 'flight-or-fight' response
- Worldwide shortage of isotopes for medical imaging could threaten quality of patient care
- Gene scan finds link across array of childhood brain disorders
- Protein made by breast cancer gene purified
- Novel 'antisense' therapies protect primates from lethal Ebola and Marburg viruses
- Better way to grow stem cells developed
- Bottled tea beverages may contain fewer polyphenols than brewed tea
- Electrifying findings: New ways of boosting healthful antioxidant levels in potatoes
- Language as a window into sociability
- Rheumatoid arthritis signaling protein reverses Alzheimer's disease in mouse model
- HIV virus hides in the brain, Swedish study finds
- New technology may prolong the life of implanted devices, from pacemakers to chemotherapy ports
- Lifting the veil of secrecy surrounding development of new medicines
- Low bone mineral density common in children and teenagers with inflammatory bowel disease
- 'Legacy of Katrina' report details impact of stalled recovery on mental health status of children
- Rectal cancer rates are rising in young individuals, analysis finds
- Cost of prostate cancer care varies with initial treatment choice
- More than 20,000 sledding injuries each year, according to new study
- Disasters especially tough on people with disabilities, mental disorders
- Cluster bomb for cancer care: Nano-vehicle delivers chemotherapy treatments on target
- Decade-long trial confirms benefts of steroid withdrawal for transplant patients
- Government urges universal flu vaccinations
- Math from the heart: Simulating stent design and coating
- Physiotherapy after surgery: The best solution for shoulder problems, Swedish study finds
- Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag
- Autism and mental retardation connected with APC protein
- Antibiotic may reduce stroke risk and injury in diabetics
- Drink water to curb weight gain? Clinical trial confirms effectiveness of simple appetite control method
- Promising target for developing treatments against Parkinson's disease
- Vitamin D found to influence over 200 genes, highlighting links to disease
- Health diagnosis made simpler: Bioengineers design device to help detect diseases quickly
- Polyphenol antioxidants inhibit iron absorption
- New approach for cancer medication discovered: Researchers demonstrate rocking movement in anti-stress protein Hsp90
- Eating berries may activate the brain's natural housekeeper for healthy aging
- Nicotine binding to receptor linked to breast cancer cell growth
- Alcohol-based hand disinfectants improve business productivity, study finds
- Stress of freshman year can trigger eating disorders for some young people
- Dogs may not be' man’s best friend' during hay fever season
- Genetic variation linked to lupus in Asian men identified
- Alcohol intake increases certain types of breast cancer, study finds
- Diabetes can cause a sugar coating that smothers body's immune defences, researchers find
- Function of proteins can enhance the progression of viruses and cancer cells
- Drugging the undruggable: Advances toward next generation of disease fighters
- Materials scientist seeks dwarfism clues in a cell’s membrane
- New evidence on how cranberry juice fights bacteria that cause urinary tract infections
- Reshaping the gut microbiome could herald new treatments for bowel diseases
- Regulation of cell proliferation is dependent on nucleocytoplasmic trafficking
- New nuclear breast imaging technologies associated with higher cancer risks, study finds
- Child abuse declines nationally in U.S. in spite of economic deterioration, study finds
- Radiologists call for national strategy to address medical imaging overuse
- Lipid peroxides: More sophisticated than their reputation
- Human umbilical cord blood cells aid lab animal brain cell survival after simulated stroke
- Widely used herbicide, atrazine, causes prostate inflammation in male rats and delays puberty
- Gene responsible for neurodegenerative disease in dogs, possibly in humans, discovered
- Mothers abused by partners see decline in mental health even after relationship ends
- Cinnamon extracts may reduce risk of diabetes and heart disease, study suggests
- Engineering shorter wait times in the ER
- Researchers zero in on protein that destroys HIV
- Salmon baby food? Babies need omega-3s and a taste for fish, scientist says
- Fat distribution plays a role in weight loss success in patients at risk of diabetes
- Double-therapy approach effectively inhibited brain cancer recurrence
- American women view STD vaccine positively, survey finds
- Painkilling system in brain: Too much of a good thing?
- Federal school lunches linked to childhood obesity
- New cardiac imaging device pioneered
- Study compares risk with two diabetes drugs
- Moderate drinking: Health benefits or not?
- Mumps vaccine coverage should be improved, study finds
- Heart transplant patients with common disorder have high survival rates
- People at 'intermediate risk' of heart disease with elevated hsCRP benefit from statin therapy, study suggests
- Placement of type of pump within the aorta prior to PCI not associated with improved outcomes
- Genetic variations linked with development of ESRD in Chinese patients with diabetes
- Use of certain antiviral drugs during pregnancy not linked with higher risk of major birth defects, study suggests
- Cognitive behavior therapy improves symptom control in adult ADHD
- Alcohol dependence damages both episodic memory and awareness of memory
- Chronic drinking can disrupt circadian rhythms
- Alcoholic liver disease is more aggressive than other chronic liver diseases
- IT can help CVD management, experts say
- Better interventions are needed to reduce HIV risk among men who have sex with men, experts say
- Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
- Antiviral gene helps suppress jumping of AIDS viruses between host species
- Exercising restores sensitivity of neurons that make one feel full
- 'Biosensors' on four feet detect animals infected with bird flu
- Migraine sufferers have higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, research finds
- Putting the squeeze on Alzheimer's
- Blood transfusions should not go ahead without informed consent, experts say
- Microneedle, quantum dot study opens door to new clinical cancer tools
- Up to one in four patients reports more physical problems a year after surgery than before
- Early diagnosis of degenerative brain disorders: Magnetic resonance spectroscopy can distinguish between neurological diseases in patients without cle
- Waiting for the right moment: Bacterial pathogens delay their entry into cells
- Researchers develop new laboratory cell lines to study treatment for anaplastic thyroid cancer
- Exposure to low doses of BPA alters gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary
- New test allows individualized profiles of cigarette smoking
- Use the common cold virus to target and disrupt cancer cells?
- New mechanism of memory formation discovered
- How chemical repellents trip up insects
- Freeze or run? Not that simple: Scientists discover neural switch that controls fear
- Cold salt water reduces damage in heart attack patients
- Seeing the world with new eyes: Biosynthetic corneas restore vision in humans
- First 3D atomic view of key genetic processes
- Liver cells created from patients' skin cells
- Applying stem cell technology to liver diseases
- Neuron-damaging mechanism discovered in mouse model of inherited ALS
- New genetic risk factor for Lou Gehrig's disease identified
- Gene therapy to treat epilepsy a step closer
- Advanced melanoma: New targeted therapy successful in more than 80 percent of patients
- Gene involved in Fuchs corneal dystrophy is found
- Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes linked to plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease
- Hyperspectral imaging speeds detection of Campylobacter
- Banana plantain fibers could treat Crohn's disease, research suggests
- Doctors' religious beliefs strongly influence end-of-life decisions, study finds
- BPA and testosterone levels: First evidence for small changes in men
- Copy number variation found to cause rare kidney disease
- Structural basis for autism disorders
- Grapefruit's bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy
- Sad mothers have small babies, rural Bangladesh study finds
- How the brain shifts between sleep/awake states under anesthesia
- Supplement produces a 'striking' endurance boost
- Healthy ears hear the first sound, ignoring the echoes, barn owl study finds
- Nerve cell production linked to memory in humans
- Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
- US hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records
- Toward safer foods for human consumption with anthrax protection
- Medicine reaches the target with the help of magnets
- UK's first cochlear implant operation to give sound in both ears
- More research needed on cardiovascular disease in Asian-Americans, experts say
- A moment on the lips, a year on the hips
- Secondhand smoke may provoke inflammatory response in lungs
- Experimental treatments for cocaine addiction may prevent relapse
- Fat serves as cells' built-in pH sensor
- Victimized children involved with disasters more likely to have mental health issues
- Analysis of Ashkenazi Jewish genomes reveals diversity, history
- Attention, couch potatoes! Walking boosts brain connectivity, function
- Macrophages: The 'defense' cells that help throughout the body
- Scientists unveil structure of adenovirus, the largest high-resolution complex ever found
- Genetic rarity found: A mutation that restores health
- Artificial enzyme removes natural poison
- Adherence to practice guidelines may reduce bleeding in cirrhosis patients
- Autism and schizophrenia: Family history may not always be a good indicator
- Stress protein Hsp12 provides a novel cellular survival mechanism: Protein folds to protect cell membranes against leaks and ruptures
- Researchers closer to development of drug to prevent deadly immune response
- Vitamin A increases the presence of HIV in breast milk, studies suggest
- Researchers urge reclassification of traumatic brain injury as chronic disease
- Common blood changes not independent predictor of adverse outcomes for kidney disease patients, study finds
- Adulteration of milk products and pet food with melamine underscores weaknesses of traditional methods, experts say
- Surgical robot could be used for long-distance regional anesthesia
- Fluoride in water prevents adult tooth loss, study suggests
- Moms who don't breastfeed more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, study finds
- 10-fold rise in obesity surgery in England since 2000
- Baby's first full diaper can reveal mother's smoking
- Smoking can increase depressive symptoms in teens, study finds
- How information is coded in the brain: New theory about signal propagation
- Vaccine has cut child cases of bacterial pneumonia, says study
- Diabetes impairs but does not halt sex among older adults, survey finds
- Step toward a new sunscreen? Plant agents show promise in preventing skin cancer
- Sodium MRI gives new insights into detecting osteoarthritis
- Tuning into cell signals that tell where sensory organs will form inside the ear
- Body mass index and thrombogenic factors in newly menopausal women
- First genetic link to common migraine exposed
- Study contradicts reports of problems with blood-thinner
- Tests to assess Down syndrome created
- New method for genome analysis identifies the genetic effect of a rare form of mental retardation
- Medical cannabis beneficial as treatment for chronic pain, study suggests
- Decongestant use in pregnant women linked to lower risk of preterm birth
- Hurts so good: Neural clues to the calming effects of self-harm
- 'Toolbox of MiniPromoters' for gene research and therapy created
- Older adults experience “destination amnesia” and over-confidence with false beliefs
- Improved tool developed for cycling fitness
- How disease-causing parasite gets around human innate immunity
- 'Co-conspirator' cells could hold key to melanoma prediction, prevention
- Multiple sclerosis activity changes with the seasons, research finds
- Workers rate safety most important workplace issue in new Labor Day study
- Why proper nutrition is so vital in fighting infection
- Devastating psychological effects of BP Gulf disaster explored
- Adult mammary stem cells in mice identified and isolated for first time
- African-Americans have higher risk for blood clots after receiving drug-coated stent, study finds
- Social isolation worsens cardiac arrest effects on heart regulation
- Microfluidic device allows collection, analysis of hard-to-handle immune cells
- School-based intervention successfully lowers drinking rates in at risk children
- Hybrid protein tools developed for gene cutting and editing
- Study points to key genetic driver of severe allergic asthma
- Structural defects precede functional decline in heart muscle
- Could an anti-cancer gene be activated?
- Live, beating heart captured with magnetic resonance imaging
- Concussions in young athletes on the rise, especially in hockey and football players
- Asking about pregnancy coercion and intimate-partner violence can reduce their incidence, study finds
- Risk factors for cardiovascular events in patients with atherothrombosis
- New genomic marker for tuberculosis may help identify patients who will develop the disease
- Widespread parental misuse of medicines puts children at risk, experts argue
- Neuronal diversity makes a difference, research finds
- Better treatment of atrial fibrillation and its risks