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Slight brain zap during sleep could boost memory

August 1, 2016 Stimulating a targeted area of the brain with small doses of weak electricity while you sleep may enhance your ability to remember what you learned the night before.

New discovery: E-cigarettes emit toxic vapors

August 1, 2016 All electronic cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, and levels of those toxic compounds are affected by factors such as temperature, type and age of the device, a new study finds.

Human nose research reveals new class of antibiotic

July 30, 2016 Researchers in Germany have discovered a new class of antibiotic which they say is effective against multi-resistant pathogens.

Personal beliefs about diabetes affect South Asian's treatments

July 30, 2016 Researchers from The University of Manchester and Keele and Southampton Universities have published findings which shed light on the poor outcomes of South Asian people with diabetes in the UK.

Researchers found why antidepressants take so long to work

July 30, 2016 The drugs available to treat depression, which can affect one in six Americans, can take weeks or even months to start working.

Confronted with sepsis, key immune mechanism breaks

July 29, 2016 When the body encounters an infection, a molecular signaling system ramps up the body's infection-fighting system to produce more white blood cells to attack invading bacteria.

Cancer existed 1.7 million years ago, before modern lifestyle

July 29, 2016 An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute and the South African Centre for Excellence in PalaeoSciences announced the discovery of the most ancient evidence for cancer and bony tumors yet described in the human fossil record.

Stroke centers are life savers. In first 90 minutes

July 28, 2016 The odds of surviving a stroke are slightly better for patients treated at hospitals with a specialized stroke department, known as primary stroke centers, a new study finds.

FDA approves minimally invasive procedure for low back pain

July 28, 2016 According to the National Institutes of Health, 80 percent of adults will experience low back pain some time in their lives.

Unprecedented look at DNA damage and skin cancer

July 27, 2016 Washington State University researchers have mapped the damage of ultraviolet radiation on individual units of DNA, opening a new avenue in the search for how sunlight causes skin cancer and what might be done to prevent it.

Cautions against unnecessary use of antioxidant supplements

July 27, 2016 Thousands of nutritional products warn of oxygen radicals or oxidative stress and suggest taking so-called antioxidants to prevent or cure disease.

Nearly half of people with infertility do not get help

July 26, 2016 A new study found one in eight women, and one in ten men, experience infertility issues – with about half of them not getting or seeking medical assistance for it.