Physical pain — often “self-medicated” without help from healthcare professionals — is an important contributor…
Month: May 2017
Friendship group influences dating violence risk for early-maturing girls
A new study has found that early-maturing girls are more likely to be the victim…
Blue and purple corn: Not just for tortilla chips anymore
Consumers today insist on all-natural everything, and food dyes are no exception. Even if food…
Shedding light on Earth’s first animals
More than 550 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with flat, soft-bodied creatures that…
Cutting down on cancer surgeries
Engineers have combined light and sound in a microscopy technique that could allow surgeons to…
Early MRI may lower costs for prostate cancer treatment
A diagnostic MRI followed by one of three MRI-guided biopsy strategies is a cost-effective method…
Cancer-cardiac connection illuminates promising new drug for heart failure
A team of researchers has uncovered a new strategy to treat heart failure, a leading…
Myanmar’s extensive forests are declining rapidly due to political and economic change
The loss of intact forest cover in Myanmar has accelerated over the last decade, according…
Microbes seen controlling action of host’s genes
Microbes can control their animal hosts by manipulating the molecular machinery of their cells, triggering…
Exposure to BPA potentially induces permanent reprogramming of painted turtles’ brains
BPA is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as…