An international research team is perfecting a method to predict the potential clinical implications of new drugs before clinical trials…
Medical News Today: How do superstitions affect our psychology and well-being?
This Friday the 13th, we take a look at the psychological mechanisms of superstitions and their effect on mental health…
‘Communities that Care’ prevention system helps to protect youth
Students in Pennsylvania school districts that participated in Communities that Care (CTC) coalitions were significantly less likely to use alcohol…
Slower growth in working memory linked to teen driving crashes
Research into why adolescent drivers are involved in motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause of injury and death among 16-…
Addressing serious illness with a serious question to clinicians
A question: ‘Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next month?’ — posed to elicit a clinician’s…
High social support associated with less violence among male teens in urban neighborhoods
Researchers find that the presence of adult social support is linked to less violence among at-risk teen boys.
Tiny bubbles in our body could fight cancer better than chemo
Healthy cells in our body release nano-sized bubbles that transfer genetic material such as DNA and RNA to other cells.…
Medical News Today: Calorie restriction plus exercise can make bones more fragile
New research in female mice reveals that exercising while on a low calorie diet can decrease quality and quantity of…
Parasitology: Mother cells as organelle donors
Microbiologists have discovered a recycling process in the eukaryotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii that plays a vital role in the organism’s…
Nanomaterial created that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time
A new nanomaterial could solve a conundrum faced by scientists probing some of the most promising types of future pharmaceuticals.