Many Medical Students Have Anti-Fat Bias, Study Finds
A long-anticipated revision of an official diagnostic guide to mental illness, known as the DSM-5, was released this week. While the new manual is being welcomed by some doctors as reflecting advancements in the understanding and diagnosis of mental diso
A long-anticipated revision of an official diagnostic guide to mental illness, known as the DSM-5, was released this week. While the new manual is being welcomed by some doctors as reflecting advancements in the understanding and diagnosis of mental...
NIH scientists discover molecule triggers sensation of itch
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.
Global Leaders Push to Sustain Political Commitment for Maternal and Child Nutrition Efforts
Taming suspect gene reverses schizophrenia-like abnormalities in mice
Scientists have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble some features of schizophrenia by restoring normal expression to a suspect gene that is over-expressed in humans with the illness.
NIH researchers conduct first genomic survey of human skin fungal diversity
Image shows a hair follicle in the skin surrounded by bacteria and fungi under a fluorescent microscope. The samples were...
Bird Flu Costs in China set at $6.5 Billion
Scientists and economists say the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has cost that country's poultry industry $6.5 billion, as consumers shun chicken and health officials make gains in controlling the deadly virus.
Over 7 million people now receiving HIV treatment in Africa – UN report
UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa, with nearly 1 million...
A molecular explanation for age-related fertility decline in women
Healthy versions of BRCA1 are essential to fertility in women. Oocytes from young women (24 to 35...
Skin Cancer Remains the Most Common Cancer in US, Americans Urged to Take Action/EPA, CDC, FDA, National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention provide sun safety tips for 'Don’t Fry Day': May 24th
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is recognizing the Friday before Memorial Day...
