In a new study, researchers challenge the established medical consensus that adenoids and tonsils shrink significantly during the teenage years.
MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users, study suggests
Long-term MDMA users have higher levels of empathy than cannabis and other drugs users, new research suggests. The findings contradict…
Complementary medicine use remains hidden from conventional medicine providers
Research reveals that 1 in 3 complementary medicine (CM) users do not disclose their CM use to their medical providers,…
How a fungus can cripple the immune system
Scientists have now discovered how the fungus knocks out the immune defenses, enabling a potentially fatal fungal infection to develop.
Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease
The bone marrow disease myelofibrosis is stimulated by excessive signaling from vitamin D and immune cells known as macrophages, reveals…
Researchers develop human cell-based model to study small cell lung cancer
Researchers have used human embryonic stem cells to create a new model system that allows them to study the initiation…
Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, study finds
‘Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine; wine before beer and you’ll feel queer’ goes the age-old aphorism. But scientists…
Does the presence of colleges and hospitals increase home prices?
Whether the presence of a college or hospital increases a home’s value has to do with the institution’s size and…
Sitting in front of the TV puts kids in the obesity hotseat
The simple act of switching on the TV for some downtime could be making a bigger contribution to childhood obesity…
Scientists discover genes that help harmful bacteria thwart treatment
A team has discovered two genes that make some strains of harmful Staphyloccocus bacteria resistant to treatment by copper, a…