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Combination of ginger and chili peppers could help reduce cancer risk

For many people, there's nothing more satisfying than a hot, spicy meal. But some research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick, might cause cancer.

7 Sep 2016

College degree linked to use of ENDS with intention to quit cigarette smoking

Users of both electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and cigarettes may be more intent on quitting tobacco, but that intention seems to drop off among less educated smokers, according to a study by Georgia State University researchers published in the journal Addictive Behaviors.

7 Sep 2016

Intervention to address family social needs improves overall health status of pediatric patients

An intervention that paired caregivers with a navigator to help address the social needs of families of pediatric patients was associated with decreased needs reported by the families and improved overall child health status, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

7 Sep 2016

Scientists outline criteria for assessing vascular cognitive impairment in post-mortem brain tissue

New research, led by academics at the University of Bristol, has outlined the first validated set of pathological criteria for assessing the likelihood that cognitive impairment was caused by vascular disease.

7 Sep 2016

$Researchers discover risk factors that contribute to fracture nonunion in adults$

Researchers discover risk factors that contribute to fracture nonunion in adults

Dr. Robert Zura, the Robert D'Ambrosia Professor and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, was part of a research team that identified risk factors which may help orthopaedic surgeons better predict a serious complication of bone fractures.

7 Sep 2016

UBC research reveals pregnancy rates of transgender youth similar to other young people

Sexually active transgender youth have pregnancy rates similar to their non-transgender peers--dispelling the notion that trans youth are less at risk for pregnancy, according to new UBC research.

7 Sep 2016

Strong social support may lead to shorter stay in rehab facility, better recovery of patients

Sometimes the best medicine is the care of family and friends. A recent study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed that patients with strong social support from family and friends spend less time in an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

7 Sep 2016

Montreal-based researchers get closer to achieving healthy longevity

Hearing loss, brittle bones, sagging skin, a deteriorating mind: these are just some of the issues associated with growing old.

7 Sep 2016

Researchers unlock genetic code that disrupts response to breast cancer therapy

Scientists may have unlocked the genetic code that determines why many patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer fail to respond to the widely used drug tamoxifen.

7 Sep 2016

RIT and Rochester Regional Health team up to advance thermal imaging for breast cancer detection

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology and physicians at Rochester Regional Health are advancing thermal imaging techniques as a potentially safer and less invasive diagnostic tool for the detection of early-stage breast cancer.

7 Sep 2016

School-based exercises may benefit bone mass, strength in growing children

Moderate to high impact sports such as gymnastics, basketball, or football have been shown to benefit bone mass, structure and strength - with benefits particularly apparent during pre-and early adolescence.

7 Sep 2016

Beta-blockers can help treat bone loss caused by antidepressants in mice

The antidepressant fluoxetine causes bone loss by instructing the brain to send out signals that increase bone breakdown, but a beta-blocker can intercept the signals, a new study in mice has found.

7 Sep 2016

New computer program can predict underlying genomics of ER+ breast cancer

The number of tubules in tumors may predict which women with estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer will benefit from hormone therapy alone and which require chemotherapy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found.

7 Sep 2016

Psychopharmacological intervention shows promise in treating children with dyslexia

A new study shows significant improvement in critical components of reading, including decoding and vocabulary, among children treated with atomoxetine compared to placebo.

7 Sep 2016

Study looks at criminal element of performance enhancing drug market among bodybuilders

Many bodybuilders illegally sell steroids to help fund their own use of performance and image enhancing drugs and maintain their social status in the weightlifting community, a new academic study has found.

7 Sep 2016

Schizophrenia drug slows pancreatic tumor growth in mice

A receptor for the dopamine neurotransmitter promotes growth and spread of pancreatic cancer -- and schizophrenia drugs, which block the function of this receptor, slowed tumor growth and metastatic spread in mice, according to researchers at McGill University and the German Cancer Research Center.

7 Sep 2016

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Combination of ginger and chili peppers could help reduce cancer risk

College degree linked to use of ENDS with intention to quit cigarette smoking

Intervention to address family social needs improves overall health status of pediatric patients

Scientists outline criteria for assessing vascular cognitive impairment in post-mortem brain tissue

Researchers discover risk factors that contribute to fracture nonunion in adults

UBC research reveals pregnancy rates of transgender youth similar to other young people

Strong social support may lead to shorter stay in rehab facility, better recovery of patients

Montreal-based researchers get closer to achieving healthy longevity

Researchers unlock genetic code that disrupts response to breast cancer therapy

RIT and Rochester Regional Health team up to advance thermal imaging for breast cancer detection

School-based exercises may benefit bone mass, strength in growing children

Beta-blockers can help treat bone loss caused by antidepressants in mice

New computer program can predict underlying genomics of ER+ breast cancer

Psychopharmacological intervention shows promise in treating children with dyslexia

Study looks at criminal element of performance enhancing drug market among bodybuilders

Schizophrenia drug slows pancreatic tumor growth in mice

Scientists find link between antimicrobial chemicals and antibiotic-resistance genes in microbes

Researchers develop novel label-free method for detecting real-time DNA amplification

Unhappy relationships may increase likelihood of suicidal thoughts

Fraunhofer researchers plan to use electron beams to remove germs from tissue transplants

Scaling organ‑chip technology for human‑relevant drug discovery

Unlocking drug amorphization: Continuous, solvent-free twin screw granulation

How can super-resolution technology help study neurotransmission?

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