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Antidepressants Linked to Thicker Arteries: New Study Insights

Depression can heighten the risk for heart disease, but the effect of antidepressant use revealed by the study is separate and independent from depression…

Life & Chemistry

Novel Compounds Show Promise Against Parasitic Diseases

Trypanosomatid parasites cause diseases like African sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease and leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis affects about 12 million people…

Studies and Analyses

Antibiotic Use: Insights from Experts on Resistance and Solutions

WHAT: A special media phone briefing with leading infectious disease scientists and healthcare-associated infection experts who will headline the 2011 Society…

Health & Medicine

New Target for Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Unveiled

The findings are published in Cancer Discovery, the newest journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, debuting here at the AACR 102nd Annual…

Studies and Analyses

Controlling Diabetes: A Key to Lower Cancer Risk and Mortality

Previous epidemiologic studies have shown an association between diabetes and an increased risk for cancers including colorectal, liver and pancreas, according…

Life & Chemistry

Immune System Insights Could Enhance Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, demonstrated that the level of macrophages and CD8+ T-cells, two key components of the human immune…

Health & Medicine

Digoxin Shows Promise as Prostate Cancer Treatment

“Epidemiologists and basic scientists often do not understand each other, as we often are only clear on our own strengths and the other's weaknesses,” said…

Materials Sciences

Hidden Symmetries in Nature: A Breakthrough for Advanced Materials

The discovery by two Penn State University researchers is a new type of symmetry in the structure of materials, which the researchers say greatly expands the…

Health & Medicine

Nanoparticles Bring New Hope for Common Skin Allergies

Tiny particles only billionths of a meter in diameter—about two thousand would fit across the width of a human hair—could offer big hope in a small package to…

Life & Chemistry

Common 'chaperone' protein found to work in surprising way, say Scripps Research scientists

In the constantly morphing field of protein structure, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute offer yet another surprise: a common “chaperone” protein in…

Physics & Astronomy

Self-Cooling Breakthrough in Graphene Electronics Unveiled

Led by mechanical science and engineering professor William King and electrical and computer engineering professor Eric Pop, the team will publish its findings…

Health & Medicine

New Strategy Boosts Neurogenesis for Better Cognition and Mood

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new way to stimulate neuron production in the adult mouse brain, demonstrating that neurons…

Health & Medicine

UCSF Team Unveils New Method to Predict Breast Cancer Survival

Moreover, the UCSF team showed that they could use drugs to alter this immune profile in mice. Giving these drugs to mice, in combination with chemotherapy,…

Life & Chemistry

Newborn Neurons Boost Memory Skills in Mice

Adult mice engineered to have more newborn neurons in their brain memory hub excelled at accurately discriminating between similar experiences – an ability…

Health & Medicine

Vitamin D Levels Impact Blood Vessel Health and Hypertension

The results add to evidence that lack of vitamin D can lead to impaired vascular health, contributing to high blood pressure and the risk of cardiovascular…

Business and Finance

Twitter Analysis Boosts Stock Predictions and Insights

The share price of a stock reflects investor and analyst opinions about its prospects and indicates whether positive or negative developments are on the…

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