International study reveals new genetic clues to age-related macular degeneration
Between 2010 and 2050, the estimated number of people with AMD will more than double...
Ivorian returns resume from Liberia after Ebola outbreak
An Ivorian refugee woman in Liberia prepares her luggage ahead of repatriation.
Speeding up brain’s waste disposal may slow down neurodegenerative diseases
A study of mice shows how proteasomes, a cell’s waste disposal system, may break down during Alzheimer’s disease, creating a cycle in which increased levels of damaged proteins become toxic, clog proteasomes, and kill neurons. The study, suggests that...
Scientists manipulate consciousness in rats
Scientists showed that they could alter brain activity of rats and either wake them up or put them in an unconscious state by changing the firing rates of neurons in the central thalamus, a region known to regulate arousal.
Keytruda May Help Fight Tough-to-Treat Lung Cancer
Toxic Chemicals May Weaken Infants' Response to TB Vaccine
Exposure to toxic chemicals while in the womb or in early life may weaken a baby's immune system response to the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, researchers say.
Drug overdose deaths hit record numbers in the U.S. in 2014
From 2000 to 2014 nearly half a million Americans died from drug overdoses. Opioid overdose deaths, including both opioid pain relievers and heroin, hit record levels in 2014, with an alarming 14 percent increase in just one year, according to new...
Drug use trends remain stable or decline among teens
The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) shows decreasing use of a number of substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, prescription opioid pain relievers, and synthetic cannabinoids (“synthetic marijuana”). Other drug use remains stable, including...
Parliament rejects ‘unlawful’ proposal to import pesticide-resistant GM maize to the EU
Poverty may slightly increase childhood risk of neurological impairment, NIH study suggests
Children from low income environments appear to have a higher risk of neurological impairment than those from more economically secure circumstances, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. This...
