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Researchers assess role of physician in preventing intimate partner violence perpetration

Intimate partner violence is prevalent and has lasting impacts on the health and well-being of the entire family involved.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers find ATM protein that can trigger production of antioxidants

One reason we're supposed to eat a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables is because they contain nutritious compounds called antioxidants.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers develop 3D map of gene interactions that play key role in heart disease

Researchers have developed a 3D map of the gene interactions that play a key role in cardiovascular disease, a study in eLife reports.

11 Jul 2018

Study finds low developmental screening and surveillance rates in the U.S.

Only about one-third of young children in the U.S. receive recommended screenings or surveillance designed to catch developmental delays.

11 Jul 2018

New study tracks how the brain turns simple sensory inputs into meaningful categories

Here's the neuroscience of a neglected banana: whenever you look at its color - green in the store, then yellow, and eventually brown on your countertop - your mind categorizes it as unripe, ripe, and then spoiled.

11 Jul 2018

Targeting amino acid transporter may improve survival rates for non-small cell lung cancer patients

An amino acid transporter named xCT may affect the growth and progression of non-small cell lung cancer, a discovery that may predict the five-year survival rate of patients suffering from this cancer, now at 16 percent, researchers at Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have concluded.

11 Jul 2018

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

To work at all, the nervous system needs its cells, or neurons, to connect and converse in a language of electrical impulses and chemical neurotransmitters.

11 Jul 2018

Infants have less severe food-induced anaphylaxis unlike older children

Symptoms of food-induced anaphylaxis in infants are much less severe than in toddlers and older children, according to a study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

11 Jul 2018

Alcoholics have persistent difficulties with emotional communication after long-term abstinence

An important part of communication is non-verbal. Most people who engage in social interactions recognize a range of emotional states reflected in other people's facial expressions, body postures, and/or tone of voice.

11 Jul 2018

Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Increasingly, doctors are treating lung cancer based on the genetic rearrangements driving the disease. For example, cancers that are driven by changes in the genes ALK, EGFR, and ROS1 can now all be paired with drugs that target these specific changes.

10 Jul 2018

Male couples experience as much domestic violence as heterosexual couples

Nearly half of all men in a new study about intimate partner violence in male couples report being victims of abuse.

10 Jul 2018

Aspirin desensitization can help alleviate alcohol-induced allergies in patients with AERD

Patients who suffer from Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease often experience an additional allergic reaction when drinking alcohol, including nasal congestion, wheezing, and a runny nose.

10 Jul 2018

Neurotransmitter responsible for brain arousal plays vital role in early sensory perceptions

Being aware of our surroundings is a fundamental aspect of our existence. But what in our biological makeup determines how we access and interpret the endless stream of information around us?

10 Jul 2018

Study aims to assess whether mental health apps lead to overdiagnosis

There are tens of thousands of commercially available mental health apps on the market, many hugely popular. But how do these apps portray mental health and how does this suggest mental health problems should be managed?

10 Jul 2018

Researchers receive £2 million to study how to improve asthma in African children

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been awarded £2 million to study how to improve asthma in African children.

10 Jul 2018

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk of the chronic disease.

10 Jul 2018

Breakthrough finding may pave way for new COPD treatments

Permanent lung damage caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease starts much earlier than previously thought, even before patients are showing symptoms.

10 Jul 2018

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

An international team of leukemia scientists has discovered how to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive and often deadly blood cancer.

10 Jul 2018

PTSD may increase risk of stroke, heart attack in World Trade Center response crews

Post-traumatic stress disorder may increase the long-term risk for stroke and heart attack in blue-collar clean-up crews who worked in the aftermath of The World Trade Center plane attack on September 11, 2001, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Using genome editing to inactivate a protein called PCSK9 effectively reduces cholesterol levels in rhesus macaques, a species of monkey, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jul 2018

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Researchers assess role of physician in preventing intimate partner violence perpetration

Researchers find ATM protein that can trigger production of antioxidants

Researchers develop 3D map of gene interactions that play key role in heart disease

Study finds low developmental screening and surveillance rates in the U.S.

New study tracks how the brain turns simple sensory inputs into meaningful categories

Targeting amino acid transporter may improve survival rates for non-small cell lung cancer patients

Study could help explain how synapses may be made weaker or stronger

Infants have less severe food-induced anaphylaxis unlike older children

Alcoholics have persistent difficulties with emotional communication after long-term abstinence

Study explores occurrence and treatment of brain metastases in ROS1 lung cancer

Male couples experience as much domestic violence as heterosexual couples

Aspirin desensitization can help alleviate alcohol-induced allergies in patients with AERD

Neurotransmitter responsible for brain arousal plays vital role in early sensory perceptions

Study aims to assess whether mental health apps lead to overdiagnosis

Researchers receive £2 million to study how to improve asthma in African children

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Breakthrough finding may pave way for new COPD treatments

Scientists discover new way to predict healthy individuals at risk of developing AML

PTSD may increase risk of stroke, heart attack in World Trade Center response crews

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

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