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Edible Flowers May Inhibit Chronic Diseases
Apr. 21, 2014 — Common edible flowers in China are rich in phenolics and have excellent antioxidant capacity, research has shown. Edible flowers, which have been used in the culinary arts in China for centuries, are ... full story -
Ginseng Can Treat, Prevent Influenza, RSV, Researcher Finds
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ginseng can help treat and prevent influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages, according to research findings. Seasonal influenza is ... full story -
Novel Function of Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Discovered
Apr. 21, 2014 — A novel function of the Amyloid Precursor Protein, one of the main pathogenic culprits of Alzheimer's disease, has been discovered by researchers. This discovery may help researchers understand ... full story -
Financial Incentives Help Economically-Disadvantaged Pregnant Smokers Quit, Improve Fetal Growth
Apr. 21, 2014 — Smoking prevalence varies by socioeconomic status -- particularly in terms of educational attainment -- putting economically-disadvantaged women at greater risk for smoking during pregnancy and ... full story -
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Launches Research Into Space
Apr. 21, 2014 — When an unmanned supply mission launched into space today, bound for the International Space Station, it meant something extraordinary to Dr. Peter Lee, a cardiothoracic surgeon. That’s because his ... full story -
Why Alcoholism Saps Muscle Strength
Apr. 21, 2014 — Researchers have found a common link between muscle weakness in alcoholics and mitochondrial disease: mitochondria that are unable to self-repair. The research could lead to both a new diagnostics ... full story -
Codeine Often Prescribed to Children, Despite Available Alternatives
Apr. 21, 2014 — Despite its potentially harmful effects in children, codeine continues to be prescribed in U.S. emergency rooms, according to new research. "Despite strong evidence against the use of codeine in ... full story -
Low Tolerance for Pain? The Reason May Be in Your Genes
Apr. 20, 2014 — Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a new study. Researchers found that nine percent of the participants had ... full story -
Source of Most Cases of Invasive Bladder Cancer Identified
Apr. 20, 2014 — A single type of cell in the lining of the bladder is responsible for most cases of invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers. The study, conducted in mice, is the first to pinpoint the ... full story -
Link Between Down Syndrome, Leukemia Uncovered
Apr. 20, 2014 — A connection between people with Down syndrome and having a heightened risk of developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia during childhood has been uncovered by researchers. "For 80 years, it ... full story -
Bulletproof Nuclei? Stem Cells Exhibit Unusual Absorption Property
Apr. 20, 2014 — Stem cells -- the body's master cells -- demonstrate a bizarre property never before seen at a cellular level, according to a study. The property -- known as auxeticity -- is one which may have ... full story -
Study of Gut Microbes, Antibiotics Offers Clues to Improving Immunity in Premature Babies
Apr. 20, 2014 — Mothers give a newborn baby a gift of germs -— germs that help to kick-start the infant’s immune system. But antibiotics, used to fight bacterial infection, may paradoxically interrupt a ... full story -
Cancer Stem Cells Linked to Drug Resistance
Apr. 20, 2014 — Most drugs used to treat lung, breast and pancreatic cancers also promote drug-resistance and ultimately spur tumor growth. Researchers have discovered a biomarker called CD61 on the surface of ... full story -
'Chaperone' Compounds Offer New Approach to Alzheimer's Treatment
Apr. 20, 2014 — A wholly new approach to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease involving the so-called retromer protein complex has been devised by researchers. Retromer plays a vital role in neurons, steering ... full story -
Immune Cells to Be Tested on the International Space Station
Apr. 19, 2014 — The human body is fine-tuned to Earth's gravity. Scientists are now conducting an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to study whether this also applies to human cells. We know ... full story -
Counterfeit Contraceptives Found in South America
Apr. 18, 2014 — A survey of emergency contraceptive pills in Peru found that 28 percent of the batches studied were either of substandard quality or falsified. Many pills released the active ingredient too slowly. ... full story -
Treating Depression in Parkinson's Disease Patients: New Research
Apr. 18, 2014 — Interesting new information has been found from a study on depression and neuropsychological function in Parkinson's disease. The study, which assessed cognitive function in depressed and ... full story -
Researchers Rethink 'Natural' Habitat for Wildlife
Apr. 18, 2014 — Protecting wildlife while feeding a world population predicted to reach nine billion by 2050 will require a holistic approach to conservation that considers human-altered landscapes such as farmland, ... full story -
MRI, on a Molecular Scale: System Could One Day Peer Into the Atomic Structure of Individual Molecules
Apr. 18, 2014 — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that can produce nano-scale images, and may one day allow researchers to peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules, has been developed by ... full story -
Finding Turns Neuroanatomy on Its Head: Researchers Present New View of Myelin
Apr. 18, 2014 — Neuroscientists have made a discovery that turns 160 years of neuroanatomy on its head. Myelin, the electrical insulating material long known to be essential for the fast transmission of impulses ... full story
- Edible flowers may inhibit chronic diseases
- Ginseng can treat, prevent influenza, RSV, researcher finds
- Novel function of protein linked to Alzheimer's disease discovered
- Financial incentives help economically-disadvantaged pregnant smokers quit, improve fetal growth
- Cardiothoracic surgeon launches research into space
- Why alcoholism saps muscle strength
- Codeine often prescribed to children, despite available alternatives
- Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes
- Source of most cases of invasive bladder cancer identified
- Link between Down syndrome, leukemia uncovered
- Bulletproof nuclei? Stem cells exhibit unusual absorption property
- Study of gut microbes, antibiotics offers clues to improving immunity in premature babies
- Cancer stem cells linked to drug resistance
- 'Chaperone' compounds offer new approach to Alzheimer's treatment
- Counterfeit contraceptives found in South America
- Treating depression in Parkinson's Disease patients: New research
- Researchers rethink 'natural' habitat for wildlife
- MRI, on a molecular scale: System could one day peer into the atomic structure of individual molecules
- Finding turns neuroanatomy on its head: Researchers present new view of myelin
- Proteins conspire to make breast cancer cells resistant to drug treatment
- Future heat waves pose risk for population of Greater London
- ADHD: Scientists discover brain's anti-distraction system
- Tissue scarring in scleroderma: New clues
- Better way to deal with bad memories suggested
- Innovative strategy to facilitate organ repair
- People think about their health early in the week, according to Google searches
- Mom's diet mirrors child's food allergies
- Chronic inflammation linked to 'high-grade' prostate cancer
- Boomers' dark secret: Booze; What their caregivers don’t know or don't ask could end up hurting aging patients
- Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
- Is UK shale gas extraction posing a risk to public health?
- Experts call for higher exam pass marks to close performance gap between international, UK medical graduates
- Recalculating costs of combination vaccines
- Multitarget TB drug could treat other diseases, evade resistance
- Target for treating dengue fever discovered
- How the immune system protects children from malaria
- Malaria pathogen's cellular skeleton under super-microscope
- Gene variant raises risk for aortic tear, rupture
- Novel stapled peptide nanoparticle combination prevents RSV infection, study finds
- Tracking flu levels with Wikipedia
- New pain relief targets discovered by researchers
- First genetic link discovered to difficult-to-diagnose breast cancer sub-type
- Deadly human pathogen Cryptococcus fully sequenced
- Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
- Gene variant increases risk of colorectal cancer from eating processed meat
- Progressive neurodegenerative disorder linked to R-loop formation
- Prenatal risk factors may put children at risk of developing kidney disease
- Building 'smart' cell-based therapies
- Influenza, bacterial superinfections reviewed in journal
- Weight gain in children occurs after tonsil removal, not linked to obesity
- Mutant enzyme RECQ4 connected to cancer's 'Warburg effect'
- New perspective on sepsis published
- Is Parkinson's an autoimmune disease?
- Loud talking, horseplay in car results in more serious incidents for teen drivers
- Fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers fail to cover all types of contaminants
- Connecting sleep deficits among young fruit flies to disruption in mating later in life
- Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma
- Boosting depression-causing mechanisms in brain increases resilience, surprisingly
- Re-emergence of Ebola focuses need for global surveillance strategies
- Anti-seizure drug may reduce alcohol consumption, study shows
- Trisomy 21: How an extra little chromosome throws entire genome off balance
- New cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke identified
- Proper stem cell function requires hydrogen sulfide
- Internet use may cut retirees' depression
- Unraveling the 'black ribbon' around lung cancer
- Adrenaline does little to increase patient's survival after cardiac arrest, study finds
- Public perceptions around newborn testing
- Refining language for chromosomes
- Discovery could lead to novel therapies for Fragile X syndrome
- Neurons in brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
- For resetting circadian rhythms, neural cooperation is key
- Common links between neurodegenerative diseases identified
- Rapid whole-brain imaging with single cell resolution
- 20 years of data shows treatment technique improvement for advanced abdominal cancer
- Pocket-sized anthrax detector created
- Dual role: Key cell division proteins also power up mitochondria
- Surprise: Lost stem cells naturally replaced by non-stem cells, fly research suggests
- Fighting malaria drug resistance: Scientists find new way
- Some immune cells defend only one organ
- Radiation therapy for cervical cancer increases risk for colorectal cancer
- Structure of sodium channels different than previously believed
- More effective kidney stone treatment, from macroscopic to nanoscale
- New technique detects microscopic diabetes-related eye damage
- Study finds adverse respiratory outcomes for older people with COPD taking benzodiazepines
- Sprifermin offers benefit for cartilage loss from knee osteoarthritis
- Key milestone for brown fat research with ground-breaking MRI scan
- Suicide epidemic among India's 'marginalized' farmers
- HIV and schistosomiasis coinfection in African children: More research needed
- 'Brain training' overcomes tics in Tourette syndrome, study finds
- Distracted driving among teens threatens public health and safety
- New MRSA superbug emerges in Brazil
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- At least one in 20 adult outpatients misdiagnosed in U.S. every year
- Bacteria survive longer in contact lens cleaning solution than previously thought, study shows
- Atypical brain connectivity associated with autism spectrum disorder
- Surprising consequences of banning chocolate milk
- Off-season doesn't allow brain to recover from football hits, study says
- Infectious diseases: High disease load at conception reduces mortality of children during epidemics
- World's first successful visualization of key coenzyme
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