The remains of a medieval skeleton has shown the first physical evidence that a fern plant could have been used
Category: Health
Scientists propose panel to guide gene-editing decisions regarding conservation
An Oregon State University environmental ethicist and scientists from nine other universities say an international oversight panel is needed to
Does dietary restriction protect against age-related leaky gut?
Flies eating a Spartan diet are protected from leaky gut and the systemic inflammation associated with it as they
Music improves social communication in autistic children
Engaging in musical activities such as singing and playing instruments in one-on-one therapy can improve autistic children’s social communication skills,
Researchers use genetics to predict response to antipsychotic medications
Genetics can be used to predict a patient’s response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia, according to a recent study
Researchers discover potential antidote to botulism
Researchers have identified a compound that strongly inhibits botulinum neurotoxin, the most toxic compound known. That inhibiting compound, nitrophenyl psoralen
WSU researchers see cognitive changes in offspring of heavy cannabis-using rats
Washington State University researchers have seen cognitive changes in the offspring of rats exposed to heavy amounts of cannabis. Their
Many U.S. Parents Share Leftover Antibiotics: Survey
An “alarming” number of American parents save unused antibiotics and give them to family members and other people, a new
Men with prostate cancer willing to accept lower survival odds to avoid side effects
Men who have been newly diagnosed with prostate cancer say they would trade some improvement in their odds of survival
Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment
Thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning can be treated safely with a smaller amount