Researchers publish the first data on the treatment of an age-related disease with drugs called senolytics. The results in patients…
Introducing gun safety into health care providers’ checklists to prevent teen suicide
Mental health services researchers at UMass Amherst and elsewhere assessed the needs of stakeholders who would implement a new approach…
Human brain allocates attention based on known size of objects
Researchers have gained important insights into how the human brain processes information and allocates attention. Their study shows people pay…
Faulty immune receptor could be reason why many face HIV complications
Scientists have discovered SLAMF7, an immune receptor, has the ability to tone down the body’s immune response when activated on…
Opioids fueled a doubling of suicides and overdoses in the US
Suicides and drug overdoses kill American adults at twice the rate today as they did just 17 years ago, and…
Meds: Important discovery for ‘smart’ films and encapsulation
New study has found that the properties of a material commonly used to create conductive or protective films and encapsulate…
Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV
Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new study finds.
New approach may curb treatment-related skin fibrosis in cancer patients
A clinical-scientific team specializing in head-and-neck cancer has identified a way to manipulate metabolism to potentially curb skin fibrosis —…
Stem cell signal drives new bone building
In experiments in rats and human cells, researchers say they have added to evidence that a cellular protein signal that…
Free Trees? Many Detroit Residents Say No Thanks
It’s not that residents don’t like trees, a recent study found. They just don’t quite trust the city to take…