Disrupted sleep found to accelerate cancer growth in mice
Here’s another reason you might want to make sure you sleep well. Researchers from the University of Chicago and the University of Louisville have shown … Read more
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Female docs spend more time than males on parenting, household tasks
A new study finds gender differences in parenting and household labor persist among a group of highly motivated physician-researchers in the early stages of their … Read more
Genetic disorder causes strokes, vascular inflammation in kids
National Institutes of Health researchers have identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in … Read more
Understanding the basic biology of bipolar disorder
Scientists know there is a strong genetic component to bipolar disorder, but they have had an extremely difficult time identifying the genes that cause it. … Read more
Birch remedy finds credibility in clinical studies
Herbal and natural remedies for everything from the colds to dry skin often come with Grandma’s stamp of approval. But clinical studies are backing up some … Read more
NIH research network finds many youth have high levels of HIV
More than 30 percent of young males who had sex with other males and who were subsequently enrolled in a government treatment and research network … Read more
Teachers More Likely to Have Progressive Speech and Language Disorders
Mayo Clinic researchers have found a surprising occupational hazard for teachers: progressive speech and language disorders. The research found that people with speech and language … Read more
NIH launches first national Down syndrome registry
The National Institutes of Health has launched DS-Connect, a Web-based health registry that will serve as a national health resource for people with Down syndrome … Read more
Centers throughout the brain work together to make reading possible
A combination of brain scans and reading tests has revealed that several regions in the brain are responsible for allowing humans to read.The findings open … Read more
Soy does not reduce recurrence of prostate cancer
Adding soy to a diet does not reduce the recurrence of prostate cancer after prostatectomy, according to a University of Illinois at Chicago study. The … Read more
Growing drought-tolerant crops inching forward
A collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, has used the tools of structural biology to understand how a synthetic chemical mimics abscisic acid (ABA), a key stress hormone that helps plan…
