“In this study, patients receiving lubiprostone were nearly twice as likely to achieve an overall response from symptoms of IBS-C compared to those receiving…
Scientists have long assumed that fungi exist mainly to decompose matter into chemicals that other organisms can then use. But researchers at the Albert…
It is known that depression is associated with cigarette smoking, but the nature of this association is discussed under various hypotheses. First, according to…
In a presentation at the NSTI Nanotech 2007 Conference, researchers describe work conducted at the NanoBiotechnology Center, Department of Radiation Medicine,…
In the animal kingdom, males more often than females can increase their reproductive success by being promiscuous. This in turn can result in males imposing…
The study, led by Virginia W. Tsai MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, showed that over a 10 year period…
By studying the genetic make-up of these creatures — which are often targeted as garden pests — scientists can trace their origins and find out how they…
Researchers in the University’s Young Carers Research Group (YCRG) used photographic methods to reveal new insight into the lives of children and young people…
Published today in PLoS Medicine, the study compares reproductive hormone levels of groups of Bangladeshi women who migrated at different periods of their…
Every year, we “invent” more than 2,000 new substances, most of them contaminants, which are emitted into the environment and which are consequently present in…
The causes of “broken heart syndrome” remain a mystery, but doctors will soon have an easier time recognizing and treating this rare, life-threatening…
Researchers from four organizations have identified more than 200 new proteins that bind to normal and mutant forms of the protein that causes Huntington’s…
Reovirus, a non-pathogenic virus under development at Calgary, Alberta-based Oncolytics Biotech, has shown powerful anti-cancer activity against cultured tumor…
From a survey of faculty physicians, resident physicians and medical students, researchers found that while nearly all respondents indicated that they would…
The study, forthcoming in the June issue of the Journal of Consumer Research, found that asking people questions, like how many times they expect to give in to…
Shailendra Pratap Jain (Indiana University), Charles Lindsey (SUNY Buffalo), Nidhi Agrawal (Northwestern University), and Durairaj Maheswaran (NYU) found that…
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