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Abnormal vision in childhood can affect brain functions
A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for things such as attention.
The...
U.S. health officials have issued more than 700 warnings about the sale of dietary...
U.S. health officials have issued more than 700 warnings during the last decade about the sale of dietary supplements that contain unapproved and potentially...
Medical products derived from marijuana might have a mild benefit in treating symptoms of...
Medical products derived from marijuana might have a mild benefit in treating symptoms of multiple sclerosis, based on reports from patients.
Drugs containing the major...
Study shows that two cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs aimed at correcting the defected CFTR...
A new UNC School of Medicine study shows that two cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs aimed at correcting the defected CFTR protein seem to be...
investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug ketamine that appear to...
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators identifies two subanesthetic dosage levels of the anesthetic drug ketamine that appear to provide significant...
Light-active version of heme may help people infected with MRSA
Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of heme, the molecule responsible for transporting oxygen in blood circulation, may help people infected...
Triple-negative breast cancer : Immune cells offer potential therapeutic target
About 15 percent of breast cancers are classified as triple-negative, lacking receptors for estrogen, progesterone, and Her2.
These cancers do not respond to targeted hormonal...
Researchers has isolated an enzyme that triggers an autoimmune response from T-cells in patients...
A team of researchers from Switzerland, the U.S. and Spain has isolated an enzyme that triggers an autoimmune response from T-cells in patients with...
New ways to measure obesity
The link between obesity and health problems may seem apparent.
People who are obese are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes, liver disease, cancer,...
Nice people may be at greater risk of bankruptcy and other financial hardships
Nice people may be at greater risk of bankruptcy and other financial hardships compared with their less agreeable peers, not because they are more...
It is possible to reprogram one mature neuron type into another without first reverting...
Attempting to make dopamine-producing neurons out of glial cells in mouse brains, a group of researchers instead converted mature inhibitory neurons into dopaminergic cells.
Their...
DNA searching consumer websites – DNA profiles of just 2 percent of a population...
About 60 percent of the U.S. population with European heritage may be identifiable from their DNA by searching consumer websites, even if they've never...
Contrary to popular belief – the orgasm face is not the same as the...
A team of researchers from the UK and Spain has found evidence showing that contrary to popular belief, the orgasm face is not the...
Researchers suggests Jewish men who practice wearing tefillin may receive cardiovascular health benefits
A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine suggests Jewish men who practice wearing tefillin, which involves...
LSD’s potential medical benefits
Lysergic acid diethylamide was labelled a "problem child" by the man who discovered its hallucinogenic properties in 1943: as it turns 75, the drug...
