Researchers at UCLA have found a possible explanation for why autistic children act and think differently than their peers. For the first time, they've shown…
Frequent spitting up, irritability and unexplained crying in infants are often very distressing to parents. Physicians frequently prescribe acid-suppressing…
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center today announce findings published in the October 20 issue of Nature that show for the first time the inhibition of…
Fragrant essential oils, derived from plants, may release various VOCs into the air. VOC degradation caused by the reaction of these compounds with ozone…
There is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published on bmj.com today.In…
Marina Pollán, researcher at the Carlos III Institute of Health and one of the authors of the study explains that “biological and physiological changes in…
Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, University of Chicago scientists have gained new insights into…
Pediatricians often prescribe acid-suppressing drugs for these symptoms in an effort to treat infants for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); however, GERD…
Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about…
Taken together, these studies provide a new understanding of the unique intestinal environment and suggest new strategies for the prevention of inflammatory…
Boston, Mass. – Timing is everything when treating patients with both HIV and tuberculosis. Starting HIV therapy in such patients within two weeks of TB…
Calculations indicate that at least ten percent of all eight- and nine-year-olds in Sweden have so-called crossbite. This means that the children’s upper and…
More than half the subjects in the three-month research project showed small improvements in walking speed, balance and stride length. UCSF and Red Hill were…
The study is particularly relevant in light of the recent controversy about prostate cancer screening. Earlier this month a government health panel said that…
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in…
A study published online Oct. 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute provides some new but qualified support for the idea that the immune system’s…