Prolonged exposure therapy found beneficial in treating adolescent girls with...
Researchers at Penn Medicine report in the December 25 issue of JAMA that a modified form of prolonged exposure therapy – in which patients revisit and recount aloud their trauma-related thoughts,...
View ArticleOver 40 genetic links to rheumatoid arthritis discovered
A meta-analysis identifying 42 new genetic links to rheumatoid arthritis opens the door to increasing the medical tool box for the autoimmune disorder.
View ArticleSystematic, genomic study of cervical cancer points to potential...
Researchers from the Boston area, Mexico, and Norway have completed a comprehensive genomic analysis of cervical cancer in two patient populations. The study identified recurrent genetic mutations not...
View ArticleStudy reveals new genetic risk factor for type 2 diabetes
An international team of researchers in Mexico and the United States has uncovered a new genetic clue that contributes to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, particularly the elevated risk...
View ArticleExtensive use of antibiotics in agriculture creating public health crisis,...
Citing an overabundance in the use of antibiotics by the agriculture and aquaculture industries that poses a threat to public health, economics professor Aidan Hollis has proposed a solution in the...
View ArticleHong Kong reports first H7N9 death
A Hong Kong man infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu died on Thursday, the first such death in the city since the virus emerged there this month.
View ArticleNew drug candidates show promise for cure for Chagas disease
A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard to kill in its chronic form. The research was published...
View ArticleRock And Rho: Proteins that help cancer cells groove
Biologists at The Johns Hopkins University have discovered that low oxygen conditions, which often persist inside tumors, are sufficient to initiate a molecular chain of events that transforms breast...
View ArticleWhat does compassion sound like?
"Good to see you. I'm sorry. It sounds like you've had a tough, tough, week." Spoken by a doctor to a cancer patient, that statement is an example of compassionate behavior observed by a University of...
View ArticleGene therapy for human skin disease produces long-term benefits
Stem cell-based gene therapy holds promise for the treatment of devastating genetic skin diseases, but the long-term clinical outcomes of this approach have been unclear. In a study online December...
View ArticleStudy identifies potential therapeutic target for incurable, rare type of...
A deadly, rare type of soft-tissue cancer may be completely eradicated simply by inhibiting a key protein involved in its growth, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report.
View ArticleTanning salons now outnumber McDonald's outlets in Florida
(HealthDay)—Skin cancer researchers report in a new study that in the sunny state of Florida, tanning salons now outnumber McDonald's fast-food restaurants.
View ArticleStudy questions value of common knee surgery
(HealthDay)—Improvements in knee pain following a common orthopedic procedure appear to be largely due to the placebo effect, a new Finnish study suggests.
View ArticleAntioxidant drug knocks down multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that an antioxidant designed more than a dozen years ago to fight damage within human cells significantly helps symptoms in mice...
View ArticleSurgery beats chemotherapy for tongue cancer, study finds
Patients with tongue cancer who started their treatment with a course of chemotherapy fared significantly worse than patients who received surgery first, according to a new study from researchers at...
View ArticleAre concussions related to Alzheimer's disease?
A new study suggests that a history of concussion involving at least a momentary loss of consciousness may be related to the buildup of Alzheimer's-associated plaques in the brain. The research is...
View ArticleBuilding a better malaria vaccine: Mixing the right cocktail
A safe and effective malaria vaccine is high on the wish list of most people concerned with global health. Results published on December 26 in PLOS Pathogens suggest how a leading vaccine candidate...
View ArticleResearchers point to digital gains in human recognition
Human beings are highly efficient at recognizing familiar faces, even from very poor quality images.
View ArticleDiscovering a 'THRIL' that correlates with severity of Kawasaki disease
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute scientists have discovered a new molecule that forms when certain white blood cells—macrophages—are stimulated in response to pathogens. The molecule, termed...
View ArticleHuman brain development is a symphony in three movements
(Medical Xpress)—The human brain develops with an exquisitely timed choreography marked by distinct patterns of gene activity at different stages from the womb to adulthood, Yale researchers report in...
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