Hope for better lung cancer treatment on horizon

There is a better way to recruit the right participants for promising new anti-cancer drugs called…

Loneliness contributes to self-centeredness for sake of self-preservation

Loneliness increases self-centeredness, research conducted over more than a decade indicates, and, to a lesser extent,…

A SMARTer way to discover new stroke treatments

Researchers examined if a particular trial type could be successfully applied to stroke patients -- and…

‘Big Food’ companies have less power than you might think

'Big Food' companies are striving to make food more sustainable from farm to factory but have…

Spying on fish love calls could help protect them from overfishing

Scientists have discovered a way to use the incredibly loud, distinctive sounds that fish make when…

Mosquito-killing fungi engineered with spider and scorpion toxins could help fight malaria

A mosquito-killing fungus genetically engineered to produce spider and scorpion toxins could serve as a highly…

Why does an anesthetic make us lose consciousness?

Neuroscientists have now discovered that certain areas of the brain generate less information when under anesthesia.

Naltrexone: Injectable or oral?

Medications can help people who drink excessive amounts of alcohol. One medication that can reduce alcohol…

Screening for both genetic diseases, chromosomal defects with a single biopsy improves pregnancy rates, say researchers

Couples who are undergoing pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to avoid transmission of inherited diseases,…

Drug developed for arthritis could be first to stop heart valve calcification

About a quarter of Americans suffer hardening of the valves by age 65 and about half…