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Self-Control Saps Memory
You’re driving on a busy road and you intend to switch lanes when you suddenly realize that there’s a car in your blind spot....
Few gay teen men getting tested for HIV
Young men who have sex with men have the highest risk for HIV infection, but only one in five has ever been tested for...
Scientists develop novel technique for kidney research
One in four patients treated with the widely used anti-cancer drug cisplatin develop chronic kidney disease. To better understand how the treatment leads to...
Hypertensive patients benefit from acupuncture treatments
Patients with hypertension treated with acupuncture experienced drops in their blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half, researchers with the...
Pelvic pain may be common among reproductive-age women
A high proportion of reproductive-age women may be experiencing pelvic pain that goes untreated, according to a study by researchers from the National Institutes...
PINK1 protein crucial for removing broken-down energy reactors
Cells are powered by tiny energy reactors called mitochondria. When damaged, they leak destructive molecules that can cause substantial harm and eventually kill brain...
Fetal ECG readings offer no advantage over heart rate monitoring during...
A new technology that tracks the electrical activity of the fetal heart offers no advantages over conventional technology in preventing birth complications, according to...
Large percentage of youth with HIV may lack immunity to measles,...
Between one-third and one-half of individuals in the United States who were infected with HIV around the time of birth may not have sufficient...
Could flu someday be prevented without a vaccine?
Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from the usual players – the virus...
Traitors in our midst: Bacteria use toxins to turn our own...
Researchers who have revealed a highly efficient way that bacteria use toxins to interrupt the immune response say that until now, the trickery of...
