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New hope for powdery mildew resistant barley
New research has opened the way for the development of new lines of barley with resistance to powdery mildew. "Powdery mildew is a significant problem wherever barley is grown around...
Cystic Fibrosis Letdown Explained
Drug Combo: Cell studies suggest way to boost clinical outcomes
'Uncontacted' Amazon People Treated for the Flu
A group of people who had been living in isolation may have contracted the flu, a disease they had never been exposed to before.
Placebos may be just as effective as acetaminophen for lower back pain
Acetaminophen, a painkiller universally recommended to treat people with acute low back pain, does not speed recovery or reduce pain from the condition, according to the results of a large...
Bird Intelligence May Be More Fact Than Fiction
In Aesop's fable about the crow and the pitcher, a thirsty bird happens upon a vessel of water, but when he tries to drink from it, he finds the water...
Newly Found Gut Virus CrAssphage In Half The World's Population
A newly discovered gut virus, crAssphage, probably isn't new at all, it was just discovered. But it's in half the world's population, according to estimates. A new paper in Nature Communications...
Detecting Salmonella in pork meat processing: New methods
Infections caused by foodborne microorganisms are an increasing public health burden. In a PhD project, new methods of characterizing and dectecting foodborne illness-causing Salmonella in pork meat processing and in...
National Institutes of Health Gives MTSU Nearly $400,000 for Treadmill Research
With a $388,894 grant from the federal agency, Drs. Don Morgan and Sandy Stevens will recruit, test and follow up with clients suitable for walking in MTSU's underwater treadmill laboratory...
Ottawa doctor faces disciplinary hearing over unsanitary work
An Ottawa internist is scheduled to face a disciplinary hearing Thursday for alleged unsanitary and unprofessional practices that could lead to a loss of her medical licence.
Crash Victims to Undergo Routine Tests, Experts Say
Some of the testing may help illuminate exactly what happened to the jetliner after it was hit by a surface-to-air missile.
Students use physics to unpack DNA, one molecule at a time
If two individuals have the same genetic predisposition for breast cancer, why does one person develop cancer while the other does not?
Deaf Montreal boy gains hearing after experimental surgery
Auguste Majkowski, 3, was born deaf, but after auditory brain stem implant surgery in California, the Montreal boy is now reacting to some sounds.
Risk of infecting surgery patients with CJD not taken seriously, say MPs
Ministers accused of complacency over hospital safeguards to prevent contamination of instruments with human form of BSE Continue reading...
Yoga may work better for lower back pain than conventional treatments
Patients with lower back pain who did yoga showed bigger improvements in their ability to perform everyday physical tasks Continue reading...
Gene inhibitor, salmon fibrin restore function lost in spinal cord injury
A therapy combining salmon fibrin injections into the spinal cord and injections of a gene inhibitor into the brain restored voluntary motor function impaired by spinal cord injury, scientists have...
FDA approves new opioid pain reliever designed to be hard to abuse
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new form of the powerful and controversial pain reliever OxyContin that is designed to be more resistant to abuse, but experts warned...
Childhood traumas more common in military members
CHICAGO (AP) -- Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say the results support...
Safety profile of blockbuster blood thinner comes under question
A new investigation has raised fresh questions about a bestselling prescription medication to reduce stroke risk in those with the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation.
Timing everything with NFL contracts
When renegotiating a contract in the NFL, timing is of the essence — the player can benefit financially the earlier in the offseason the contract is signed, while the team...
Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
Researchers argue that medicine focuses too much on fighting diseases individually instead of concentrating on interventions that prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespan. They call for moving forward...
Study: Robotic surgery no better than traditional surgery
Costly robotic surgery is rising in popularity, but researchers find it doesn't improve the patient's care
Study: Texas women wait longer, self-induce abortions after HB-2 closes clinics
JC SevcikAUSTIN, Texas, July 23 (UPI) -- Study finds Texas' new anti-abortion law has dramatically decreased the number of legal medical abortions due to restricted access to reproductive healthcare.
Trial begins for man who allegedly shot young woman on his porch
Frances BurnsDETROIT, July 23 (UPI) -- Lawyers gave their opening statements Wednesday in the trial of Theodore Wafer who allegedly shot a teen who banged on his door after a...
N.J. man put pig mask on dead wife's head after stabbing her 84 times
Matt BradwellMORRISVILLE, N.J., July 23 (UPI) -- A New Jersey man has been convicted of murder for stabbing his ex-wife 84 times and putting a pig mask on her dead...
National flu vaccine plant inspection finds 10 problems
A recent Health Canada inspection of the country's only flu vaccine production plant identified 10 problems that need to be addressed, a report from the federal regulatory agency reveals.
To Save the Whales, Shift the Shipping Lanes
The shipping lanes that lead to Los Angeles and San Francisco could be tweaked to reduce the risk to blue whales, researchers say.
100,000-Year-Old Case of Brain Damage Discovered
The skeleton of a child who lived 100,000 years ago shows signs of severe brain damage from a head trauma, new research suggests.
Snoop Dogg says he smoked marijuana in a White House bathroom
Veronica LinaresLOS ANGELES, July 23 (UPI) -- Snoop Dogg revealed he once used drugs at the White House in a new episode of his online show, "GGN: The Double G...