People who work outside of the normal 9-5 schedule or experience frequent jet lag have…
Month: July 2015
Inhaled cannabis shown effective for diabetic neuropathy pain
Inhaled cannabis reduces diabetic neuropathy and the analgesic effect is dose-dependent, new research suggests. Researchers…
Poverty’s most insidious damage is to a child’s brain
An alarming 22 percent of U.S. children live in poverty, which can have long-lasting negative…
State regulations linked to late cancer diagnoses
States’ regulations of health insurance and practitioners significantly influence when patients receive colorectal or breast…
Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia
Nearly one-third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving…
Solar events unlikely to trigger birth defects on Earth
A new investigation has found radiation from solar events is too weak to cause worry…
Rare form: Novel structures built from DNA emerge
Scientists have worked for many years to refine the technique of DNA origami. His aim…
A cause of mental retardation, autism discovered
The term intellectual disability covers a large number of clinical entities, some with known cause…
Novel glycoengineering technology gives qualitative leap for biologics drug research
Researchers have discovered a ground-breaking new technique of improving biotech drugs to offer better, cheaper…
‘Pill on a string’ could help spot early signs of cancer of the gullet
A ‘pill on a string’ could help doctors detect esophageal cancer — cancer of the…