Risperidone, a popular “atypical” antipsychotic medication, is used to treat mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.Jeffrey Bishop,…
Researchers in the UK and the United States have found that a drug composed of an antibody carrying a highly toxic anti-cancer agent is well tolerated by…
The study appearing in the November issue of the journal Science shows that the eating habits of an early human relative called Paranthropus robustus varied…
With things as they are, scientific work on the subject is almost non-existent. We have found an exception in the Higher Technical School of Civil Engineering…
The study found that patients recuperating from surgery on an old hospital ward were more stressed, needed more drugs and had slower recovery times than those…
A groundbreaking new paper in the December issue of the Journal of Consumer Research is the first to comprehensively outline “spillover effect” – that is, the…
“Radiation oncologists and urologists have been observing the PSA bounce for several years without knowing for sure if it had any clinical significance,”…
That is the result of the first study linking COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) with prostate cancer radiation treatment outcomes. The study, sponsored by the Radiation…
Advocates of low-carbohydrate diets, such as the popular Atkins diet, claim that those diets may help prevent obesity and coronary heart disease (CHD)….
Our eyes are constantly making saccades, or little jumps. Yet the world appears to us as a smooth whole. Somehow, the brain's visual system “knows” where the…
A new study led by a UC Irvine economist debunks a popular argument against urban sprawl – that living farther from neighbors decreases social interaction. In…
A fascinating new study from the December issue of the Journal of Consumer Research is the first to conceptualize sequels as the movie equivalent of brand…
The cause of muscle fatigue during intense exercise is linked directly to the muscle’s reliance on anaerobic metabolism for force production, according to a…
Scientists have discovered new details about the structural materials that form the horn and the role those materials play in the development of the horn’s…
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is one of many toxins associated with S. aureus infection. Because it can be found in virtually all CA-MRSA strains that…
“The study shows that patients base their treatment choice not only on technical information, but also on cultural and personal prejudices,” said Riccardo…