Scientists discovered a previously unknown trigger that turns run-of-the-mill strep infections into the flesh-eating disease childbed fever, which strikes postpartum…
Depression reversed in male mice by activating gene that helps excite neurons
Directly activating a gene important to exciting our excitatory neurons and associated with major depression may help turn around classic…
Advancing therapy by measuring the ‘games’ cancer cells play
Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue…
Heavy smoking can damage vision
Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, researchers find.
DNA variants significantly influence body fat distribution
Researchers have identified multiple genetic variants associated with how the body regulates and distributes body-fat tissue. The new findings broaden…
Febrile infants may not need painful tests, antibiotics, hospitalizations
A national research team has derived and validated a new protocol for emergency departments that can determine which infant patients…
More primary care physicians leads to longer life spans
New research shows us just how important primary care physicians are in prolonging our lives. Every 10 additional primary care…
Parents: Keep medical marijuana dispensaries away from kids
Seven in 10 parents think they should have a say in whether dispensaries are located near their child’s school or…
Hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk during gender transition
People receiving hormone therapy during gender transition had an elevated risk for cardiovascular events, such as strokes, blood clots and…
Saving the Bats, One Cave at a Time
Biologists are searching caves and abandoned mines in the West, hoping to spare many species of the winged creatures from…