A new study has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders.
Immunotherapy could work against bowel cancers resistant to important targeted treatment
Patients with bowel cancer who have stopped responding to a widely used targeted drug could benefit from immunotherapy, a major…
Knowing BRCA status associated with better breast cancer outcomes even without surgery
Women who knew their BRCA+ status were diagnosed with earlier stage breast cancer, needed less chemotherapy, less extensive surgery, and…
Evolutionary coupling analysis identifies the impact of disease-associated variants
Predicting the impact of DNA sequence variants is important for sorting disease-associated variants (DVs) from neutral variants. Researchers report the…
Medical News Today: Is there a link between back pain and incontinence?
Back pain and incontinence can occur at the same time due to a single underlying condition, such as cauda equina…
Gene-editing enzymes in action
For the first time, scientists have captured high-resolution, three-dimensional images of an enzyme in the process of precisely cutting DNA…
Composition of human skin microbiome can be modulated
Scientists have demonstrated the use of living bacteria to modulate skin microbiome composition. Mixtures of different skin microbial components have…
Medical News Today: Could targeting this heart hormone help control blood pressure?
The heart releases a hormone that has a key role in blood pressure. Now, a study of rats shows that…
Teens abusing painkillers are more likely to later use heroin
A new study shows that teens who use prescription opioids to get high are more likely to start using heroin…
Yearlong birth control supply would cut unintended pregnancies, costs
By dispensing a year’s worth of birth control pills up front, the VA could prevent 583 unintended pregnancies and save…