As many as one in five women develop a mental health problem during pregnancy or in the first year after
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New link found between alcohol, genes and heart failure
The researchers investigated faulty versions of a gene called titin which are carried by one in 100 people or 600,000
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Goal conflict linked to psychological distress
Being torn about which personal goals to pursue is associated with symptoms of psychological distress, new research shows. A survey
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Study explains why opioid therapy may not always work well for chronic pain
Researchers have shown that pain-induced changes in the rat brain’s opioid receptor system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid
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Cell damage caused by the pesticide DDT is palliated
Since it was first synthesized almost 150 years ago, the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT, has been widely used
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Burosumab may benefit children with X-linked hypophosphatemia
(HealthDay)—For children with X-linked hypophosphatemia, subcutaneous burosumab is associated with decreases in rickets severity and with improved renal tubular phosphate
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Study finds gut microbiome can control antitumor immune function in liver
Scientists have found a connection between bacteria in the gut and antitumor immune responses in the liver. Their study, published
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By forming clots in tumors, immune cell aids lung cancer’s spread
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that by helping to form clots within tumors, immune
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Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress
Anyone who’s taken a bite of a sandwich with too much spicy mustard or a piece of sushi with too
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Research hones interventions for kids with developmental language disorder
In an average kindergarten class of 30 students, about two are experiencing developmental language disorder, meaning they learn language more
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