University of Iowa researchers have learned more about a genetic variation that is a small risk factor for a mild form of schizophrenia yet also is associated with improved overall survival.
Clinicians should carefully weigh the risks and benefits of when to administer platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Gp IIb/IIIa) inhibitors for patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing invasive treatment, according to a study in the February 14 issue of JAMA.
Parents and practitioners should know more about garlic before using it to treat children, according to a review of data conducted in part by the University of Alberta.
South Africa has one of the world?s highest rates of HIV infection. New research, led by Brown University professor Mark Lurie, shows that the movement of workers between urban and rural areas played a key role in the spread of the epidemic. Results are published in AIDS.
Genetic testing for eye disease is providing vital information about complex retinal diseases, especially when used to confirm a clinician?s diagnosis, according to a newly published study of such tests that were conducted over a five-year period.
A new type of protein discovered by Queen?s University researchers may be useful in developing treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as those that cause food poisoning and typhoid.
A CNRS team headed by Philippe Froguel (CNRS, University of Lille 2, Pasteur Institute, Imperial College London) and Rob Sladek (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) in a French-British-Canadian collaboration that accounts for about 70 percent of the genetic risk for patients with type two diabetes.
A new research laboratory at Rutgers University?Camden seeks to determine how children develop cognitive skills, how cultural heritage can shape psychological perspectives, and the role memory plays in making judgments.
People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who suffer a heart attack come to the emergency department more often, are less likely to be treated aggressively and have higher mortality rates a year after the attack, says new University of Alberta research that has important implications for access to cardiac care.
A large animal study has shown that certain microsecond electrical pulses can punch nanoscale holes in the membranes of target cells without harming tissue scaffolding, including that in the blood vessels – a potential breakthrough in minimally invasive surgical treatments of tumors.