A pilot study suggests the hallucinogen psilocybin may be feasible and safe to administer to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, with promising…
Sep 6, 2010
Patients with early-stage schizophrenia who receive a combination of medication and a psychosocial intervention appear less likely to discontinue treatment or…
Sep 6, 2010
Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have…
Sep 6, 2010
Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according…
Sep 6, 2010
STOCKHOLM (6 September 2010) -- Against a backdrop of extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, a new report warns that increasingly erratic rainfall…
Sep 5, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year.
Sep 5, 2010
One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new…
Sep 5, 2010
PHILADELPHIA -- - An international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and…
Sep 3, 2010
Ten years on, Martin McKee reflects on report placed health system performance rankings firmly on political agenda.
Sep 3, 2010
In 2005 an outbreak of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus in South East Asia led to widespread fear with predictions that the intercontinental migration of wild birds could lead to global pandemic.
Sep 3, 2010
DALLAS -- Sept. 3, 2010 -- UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified unique metabolic properties that allow a specific type of stem cell in the body to survive and replicate in low-oxygen environments.
Sep 2, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Cigarette smoke shuts off a key enzyme in airways that regulates the body's response to inflammation, according to findings from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online today at Science Express.
Sep 2, 2010
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 2, 2010 -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug.
Sep 2, 2010
LA JOLLA, CA -- September 2, 2010 -- Scripps Research Institute scientists have identified two proteins with potential to be important targets for research into a wide range of health problems, including pain, deafness, and cardiac and kidney dysfunction.
Sep 2, 2010
