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Fewer Under-21 Women Get Pap Tests
More women under age 21 are following national guidelines for cervical cancer screening.
4% of U.S. drivers admit to falling asleep while driving
About one in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving.
Seal pups cause traffic 'chaos'
Thousands of people visiting the beach at Horsey to see newborn seals are causing "chaos" on the roads, a seal warden claims.
Your brain on Big Bird: Sesame Street helps to reveal patterns of neural development
Using brain scans of children and adults watching Sesame Street, cognitive scientists are learning how children’s brains change as they develop intellectual abilities like reading and math. The novel use...
Scientists Discover New Mechanism for Antibiotic Resistance
Tuberculosis-like bacteria survive when not producing a certain protein, in seemingly random pulses.
Binge drinking: Stricter controls needed, experts say
A new study suggests that the UK's alcohol problem will continue to worsen until the availability and cultural presence of alcohol is subject to stricter controls.
Senator Claims Angels Visited Him in Hospital
The Illinois Republican was recovering from a stroke when his near-death experience occurred.
5 cases of potentially deadly E. coli confirmed
Five cases of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli have been confirmed in New Brunswick, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Cancer-specific killer T cells created from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)
Researchers in Japan report today that they have succeeded for the first time in creating cancer-specific immune system cells called killer T lymphocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells)....
Researchers use stem cells to pinpoint cause of common type of sudden cardiac death
When a young athlete dies unexpectedly on the basketball court or the football field, it's both shocking and tragic. Now researchers have, for the first time, identified the molecular basis...
New strategies needed to encourage male cancer survivors to consider future fertility
New strategies are needed to encourage men who have banked sperm prior to cancer treatment to engage with ongoing fertility monitoring programs, researchers in the UK have found.
New study links low wages with hypertension, especially for women and younger workers
Workers earning the lowest wages have a higher risk of hypertension than workers with the highest wages, according to new research.
International operation nabs 245 child porn suspects
An international police operation into child pornography led to the arrest of 245 people and the rescues of 123 children, mostly in the US, the US immigration enforcement agency announced...
A New Year's Recap: The Twelve Trends of Alzheimer's
Planning to cover dementia research this year? Before the 12 Days of Christmas are over, bone up on the most compelling research trends of 2012 by reading Alzforum's roundup. It...
New understanding of nerve damage caused by spinal cord injury could improve treatment design
More than half of traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) in humans are cervical lesions, resulting in chronic loss of limb function. A better understanding of the link between the neurologic...
Stem cell technology could help harness patients' own immune cells to fight disease
Researchers reporting in two separate recent articles used stem cell technology to successfully regenerate patients' immune cells, creating large numbers that were long-lived and could recognize their specified targets: HIV-infected...
Study suggests gene variation may shape bladder cancer treatment
Patients who have inherited a specific common genetic variant develop bladder cancer tumors that strongly express a protein known as prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA), which is also expressed in...
Quick detection of periodontitis pathogens
Millions upon millions of people suffer from periodontitis, an inflammation that can lead to the loss of teeth if left untreated. A new diagnostic platform enables the pathogens to be...
Cholesterol medicine affects energy production in muscles
Up to 75 percent of patients who take statins to treat elevated cholesterol levels may suffer from muscle pain. Scientists have now identified a possible mechanism underlying this unfortunate side...
No need for routine repeated CT scans after mild head trauma, study suggests
When initial computed tomography (CT) scans show bleeding within the brain after mild head injury, decisions about repeated CT scans should be based on the patient's neurological condition, according to...
Smile: Gingivitis bacteria manipulate your immune system so they can thrive in your gums
A new research report shows how the bacteria known for causing gum disease -- Porphyromonas gingivalis -- manipulates the body's immune system to disable normal processes that would otherwise destroy...
Are you convinced that GM food is both safe and beneficial? | Poll
In a speech, Conservative environment secretary Owen Paterson has made a renewed case for genetically modified food, while admitting that 'we owe a duty to the public to reassure them...
FDA Approves Rebif Rebidose Interferon Beta-1a For Multiple Sclerosis
Merck Serono, a division of Germany's Merck, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Rebif(R) Rebidose(R) (interferon beta-1a), a single-use auto-injector for the self-administration of Rebif, a...
People stigmatized by dementia say 'see me, not my disease'
When Elizabeth Allen was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, the reaction of many of those around her made the blow even more terrible to bear.
The New Old Age: On the Way to Hospice, Surprising Hurdles
Why aren't more terminal patients in hospice care? Many hospices have restrictive enrollment policies, a new study finds.
Use of disinfection cap is associated with fewer bloodstream infections, study finds
Patients can be better protected against potentially deadly infections. New research found that use of a disinfection cap on catheters and tubing reduced infection of central intravenous catheters by more...
Indian Science Congress tries to go inclusive in its 100th year
As the annual Indian Science Congress marks its centenary this month (3–7 January) the relevance of its present 'inclusive' form is being questioned, reports Archita Bhatta.
Updated tool now available to predict prostate cancer spread
Prostate cancer experts have developed an updated version of the Partin Tables, a tool to help men diagnosed with prostate cancer and their doctors to better assess their chance of...