The 'painless woman' helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain Imagine a life without pain. No toothache. No period pain. No arthritis. Apr 5, 2019 0 11
Why do we mix up faces? Game of Thrones might help us find the answer In the Game of Thrones universe, confusing a photograph of actor Jack Gleeson, who played the popular HBO TV show's despised sadist Joffrey Baratheon, for one of Maisie Williams, the beloved Arya Stark, is an egregious case ... Apr 5, 2019 0 3
Drug interaction causes hypotension The commonly used muscle relaxant tizanidine can lower blood pressure. Tizanidine is metabolized by the enzyme CYP1A2, and concurrent use of tizanidine and a CYP1A2 inhibitor, such as ciprofloxacin, greatly increases tizanidine ... Apr 5, 2019 0 0
Multigene test predicts depression risk An international team led by Munich-based researchers has found a genetic score that reliably predicts which youths will have depression, the severity of the depression and the age of onset. Furthermore, an additive effect ... Apr 5, 2019 0 44
Polysulfide donors strongly suppress inflammatory responses Researchers from Japan have developed a new polysulfide donor: a chemical compound composed of chains of sulfur atoms that can artificially increase reactive sulfur species (chemically reactive molecules containing sulfur) ... Apr 5, 2019 0 0
The risks of infectious mononucleosis Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, sidelines high school athletes every year. Kids who play sports aren't more susceptible to the disease. Instead, adolescent competitors are at a greater risk for one of the illness's serious ... Apr 5, 2019 0 6
New advances to improve the genetic diagnosis of Opitz C syndrome Opitz C syndrome (OCS), an ultra-rare disease that causes serious physical and intellectual disabilities, has an heterogeneous genetic base that makes its medical diagnostic and therapeutic intervention difficult, according ... Apr 5, 2019 0 3
Old nuclear fallout study provides pancreatic promise A Rice University chemist's research conducted years ago to protect people from radiation poisoning due to nuclear fallout may now offer a glimmer of hope to patients with pancreatic cancer. Apr 5, 2019 0 111
Video: Fighting the opioid epidemic with data In an effort to stay a step ahead of the opioid epidemic, UConn Health is part of a collaboration with the state Department of Public Health (DPH) that aims to track crucial data and create an early warning system to alert ... Apr 5, 2019 0 0
Cardiac dysfunction in Duchenne's Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe muscle disease that causes progressive muscle weakening and degeneration. Apr 5, 2019 0 0
