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Insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline above and beyond other causes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from... Read More »

Research led by Linnaeus University has taken an important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic tool for autism. Through advanced mass... Read More »

Researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have discovered that deficiency of the protein, Mitofusin 2, in muscle and hepatic cells of... Read More »

Preliminary results of a Mayo Clinic - Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) collaborative study shows the testosterone receptor may be a potential target... Read More »

More women die of heart disease than men, yet it is still thought of has a predominantly male disease and cardiovascular research has long focused on men. In this TED... Read More »

Here's your weekly collection of medical stories making headlines this week! Somatic stem cells obtained from skin cells for first time Scientists have... Read More »

The use of ultrasound-guided surgery to remove tumors from women who have palpable breast cancer is much more successful than standard surgery in excising all the... Read More »

People with kidney failure may think that they're better off getting a new kidney from a young donor, but a recent study indicates that for those over 39, the age ... Read More »

Photoacoustic tomography can 'see' in color and detail several inches beneath the skin, using a combination of light and sound waves. Photographing inside the ... Read More »

Scientists have produced somatic stem cells from fully differentiated somatic cells. Stem cell researcher Hans Schöler and his team took skin cells from mice... Read More »

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and IBM have agreed to collaborate on the development of a physician support tool built upon the IBM Watson computing... Read More »

In the effort to control health care spending, one suggested solution is to reduce services that don’t actually deliver a value to patients. A new study from... Read More »

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a protein called Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) which occurs at elevated levels in the bald scalp areas of men... Read More »

Anesthesia professionals presence during colonoscopies and other outpatient gastroenterology procedures more than doubled from 2003 to 2009 in the United States, with ... Read More »

New research shows, for the first time, that it is safe for women who have been diagnosed with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer to be pregnant, despite... Read More »

An innovative way to directly reward bicycle commuting is underway in the Twin Cities. As University of Minnesota alternative transportation manager Steve Sanders... Read More »

Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other "enduring effects on behavior," Vanderbilt ... Read More »

Among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing living-related kidney transplants, using bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (cells that can... Read More »

For the past 40 years, radiation has been the most effective method for treating deadly brain tumors called glioblastomas. Unfortunately, beams of radiation still... Read More »

Sanofi to purchase Pluromed - Pharmaceutical Business Review Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire Pluromed, a medical device company based in Woburn... Read More »