In the current online issue of PLoS ONE, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say...
Newswise — (NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2012) —Maintaining the right level of sugar in the blood is the responsibility...
The new molecules could lead to unique treatments for obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and sleep disorders JUPITER, FL -- Scientists from...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 7, 2012 – Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have demonstrated that cancer of the...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that...
Men who took 400 international units (I.U.) of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took...
Release Date: 10/03/2011 Interactive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical...
BOSTON (September 22, 2011) -- Identifying the cellular origins of breast cancer might lead to earlier diagnosis and more efficient...
Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis...
Aggressive medical therapy could help prevent stroke To prevent a common type of stroke, intensive medical therapy could be better by...
Those at risk because of family history may soon obtain tests to detect the genetic error before symptoms emerge A new...
Injections of pegloticase, a modified porcine enzyme, can produce significant and sustained clinical improvements in 2 out of 5 patients...
A study conducted by VHIO researchers confirms that a lack of vitamin D increases the aggressiveness of colon cancer The indication...
August 11, 2011 (Aurora, CO)--In an article published online this week in Nature Genetics, a University of Colorado Cancer Center...
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity...
An international team of scientists has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the...
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have shown that new, or "de novo," protein-altering mutations—genetic errors that are present in patients...
ORLANDO, Fla. — August 3, 2011 — In their lifetime, women have more than a 12 percent risk of being...
SEATTLE – Using a "systems biology" approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to...
Study shows building muscle can lower person's risk of insulin resistance A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's...
In premenopausal women who have repeated urinary tract infections (UTIs), the antibiotic trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) appeared more effective than cranberry capsules...
STANFORD, Calif. — A naturally occurring substance shrank the size of stroke-induced lesions in the brains of experimental mice —...
A genome-wide association study published in the August issue of Nature Medicine has found two tiny genetic variations that can...