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Unexpected death of a loved one linked to onset of psychiatric disorders
The sudden loss of a loved one can trigger a variety of psychiatric disorders in people with no history of mental illness. While previous studies have suggested there is a...
Mothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome have increased risk of early death
Mothers of daughters with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a significantly increased risk of death, particularly if they also have diabetes, when compared to the general population, according to new...
Systolic, diastolic blood pressures predict risk of different cardiovascular diseases
Raised systolic and diastolic blood pressures may have different effects on different types of cardiovascular diseases and at different ages, according to new research involving 1.25 million patients from primary...
Two brothers arrested for rape, murder of teenage girls in northern India
JC FinleyNEW DELHI, May 30 (UPI) -- Police have arrested two of the three men accused in the gang rape and murder of two teenage girls in northern India on...
Amber discovery indicates Lyme disease is older than human race
Lyme disease is a stealthy, often misdiagnosed disease that was […]
Melanoma of the eye caused by two gene mutations
A therapeutic target for treating the most common form of eye cancer in adults has been identified by researchers. They have also, in experiments with mice, been able to slow...
Unprecedented detail of intact neuronal receptor offers blueprint for drug developers
Biologists have succeeded in obtaining an unprecedented view of a type of brain-cell receptor that is implicated in a range of neurological illnesses, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression, schizophrenia,...
Keloid development: New genes identified may unlock its mystery
Previously unidentified genes that may be responsible for keloid scarring have been uncovered by researchers, a discovery that could unlock the mystery of keloid development and provide insight for more...
Improved identification of war wound infections promises more successful treatment
War wounds that heal successfully frequently contain different microbial species from those that heal poorly, according to a paper. These and other findings have important implications for improving wound healing,...
Tool to better screen, treat aneurysm patients
New research may help physicians better understand the chronological development of a brain aneurysm. Simplified, a cerebral aneurysm is a blood-filled bulge formed in response to a weakness in the...
Neural transplant reduces absence epilepsy seizures in mice
The areas of the cerebral cortex that are affected in mice with absence epilepsy have been pinpointed by research that also shows that transplanting embryonic neural cells into these areas...
New coronavirus inhibitor exhibits antiviral activity by blocking viral hijacking of host
Since the SARS epidemic in 2003, coronaviruses have been on the watch list for emerging pathogens, and the ongoing outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) confirmed that they...
Reduced Kidney Function Associated With Higher Risk Of Renal And Urothelial Cancer
OAKLAND, Calif. — A key measure of reduced kidney function and chronic kidney disease — reduced glomerular filtration rate — is an independent risk factor for renal and urothelial cancer,...
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Joins Autism BrainNet Tissue Bank
Consortium of premiere research institutions will provide critically needed brain tissue for autism research
FDA to require sunlamp products to carry label that minors are banned from use
Alex CukanWASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reclassified sunlamp products and ultraviolet lamps and now requires a warning that sunlamps should not used by minors.
Why the princes in the tower are staying six feet under
Correspondence shows Church of England has repeatedly refused to allow forensic tests on bones in Westminster Abbey Continue reading...
U.S. births up more than 4,700 last year, signaling baby recession may be over
Alex CukanATLANTA, May 29 (UPI) -- Last year's preliminary number of U.S. births was 3,957,577 -- an increase of 4,736 births from 2012 -- indicating the baby recession may be...
Polio could return after near eradication
Polio was considered eliminated in the United States by 1979, but since then vaccination rates have slipped, prompting concerns about reemergence.
Glow-in-the-dark tool lets scientists find diseased bats
Scientists working to understand the devastating bat disease known as white-nose syndrome (WNS) now have a new, non-lethal tool to identify bats with WNS lesions —ultraviolet, or UV, light.
BlackBerry CEO John Chen: We have an 80% chance of survival
BlackBerry CEO John Chen, who had previously said the smartphone maker had a 50/50 chance of survival, now says there is an 80/20 chance he'll 'be able to save the...
Judge, expert spar during Wisconsin abortion trial
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An unusual courtroom discussion between doctors in a federal trial to determine if Wisconsin's requirement that abortion providers have hospital admitting privileges...
House calls, without visits
This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. The man came into the emergency room of St. Louis’ Barnes-Jewish Hospital complaining of abdominal pain. Having no insurance,...
A decade of breakthroughs
It may be hard to fathom now, but just a decade ago, when today’s graduating college seniors were entering middle school, research using embryonic stem cells, building blocks that can become every cell...
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Win $13 Million Grant in AIDS Vaccine Effort
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has received a grant of more than $13 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to study...
New Test Measuring Cell Bioenergetic Health Could Become Key Tool in Personalized Medicine
Researchers at the UAB School of Medicine have created an experimental blood test that, for the first time, determines a Bioenergetic Health Index, by gauging the performance of mitochondria, the...
Gov't puts new age restriction on tanning beds
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tanning beds and sun lamps will carry new warnings that they should not be used by anyone under age 18 as the federal...
Study: Smoking status at age 16 predicts adult smoking
Alex CukanNEW HAVEN, Conn., May 29 (UPI) -- School policies, peers and expectations about the future measured at ages 13 to 15 predict smoking at ages 26 to 29, Yale...
Texas restaurant that wants 'men to act like men' tells gay couple 'we don't serve fags here'
Evan BleierPITTSBURG, Texas, May 29 (UPI) -- Big Earl's restaurant in Pittsburg has a policy requiring "men to act like men and for ladies to act like ladies" that also...