Washington, DC -- The probiotic yogurt-like drink DanActive reduced the rate of common sicknesses such as ear infections, sinusitis, the flu and diarrhea in…
May 18, 2010
DALLAS -- May 19, 2010 -- Heavy alcohol use and binge drinking could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer in men, research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests.
May 18, 2010
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew's top propagation 'code-breaker', horticulturist Carlos Magdalena, has cracked the enigma of growing a rare species of African…
May 18, 2010
Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by tics like grimacing, blinking and vocalizations, is normally treated in children and teens with one of several antipsychotic medications.
May 18, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Prostate cancer treatments that target the hormone androgen and its receptor may be going after the wrong source, according to a new study.
May 18, 2010
Troy, N.Y. -- Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of…
May 18, 2010
LA JOLLA, CA -- May 17, 2010 -- An international team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute in California and the National Research Institute for…
May 18, 2010
People who become focused on how to achieve a goal may have a harder time achieving their aims than people who think abstractly about why they want to do something, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
May 18, 2010
Specific dioxins derived from the antibacterial agent triclosan, used in many hand soaps, deodorants, dishwashing liquids and other consumer products, account…
May 18, 2010
By the age of 5, Rachel, who lives on a farm near a small town in Iowa, had been struggling with seizures brought on by intractable epilepsy for nearly three years.
May 18, 2010
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Two popular procedures for female stress incontinence were found to be equivalent in efficacy but differed in side effects, according to data…
May 18, 2010
The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genetic imbalances at the heart of childhood brain tumors known as high-grade gliomas (HGGs) identified a cancer gene that is unusually active in some tumors and is now the focus of a St.
May 17, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Physical Society (APS), a leading organization of physicists, today called for swift action on the U.S.
May 17, 2010
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May 17, 2010 -- Although caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug worldwide, its potential beneficial effect for maintenance of proper brain functioning has only recently begun to be adequately appreciated.
May 17, 2010
