Luciferase speeds up disease detection
Luciferase is the bioluminescent chemical that makes fireflies glow. Kai Johnsson and colleagues at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne in Switzerland have developed...
Childhood should not be treated like a disease
Psychiatrists are so busy labeling every normal variation in the experiences of growing children as signs of mental illness it appears they have decided...
Triple whammy therapy combats deadly melanomas
Cancer research at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center continues at a blistering pace. The center’s latest breakthrough is the development of a triple combo...
New Research links air pollution exposure to adverse outcomes in pregnancy
A new study in mice by UCLA scientists reveals how exposure to traffic-related air pollutants causes cellular changes in the placenta that can lead...
New research identifies unique underlying molecular factors driving melanoma development
A new study reveals important molecular information that could help scientists develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies for a difficult-to-treat form of melanoma...
Religious beliefs may be associated with better health in cancer patients
An extensive review of previous studies regarding cancer patients reveals that there are significant associations between the state of their mental and physical health,...
Cardiomyopathy associated with mood disorders, say researchers
A recent study suggested that depression and anxiety are common among those with hyptertrophic cardiomyopathy, and undertreated among such people. Of 148 patients screened...
Acute stress can be caused by media exposure to traumatic events
Six or more hours of media exposure to a traumatic event can have long-term physical and psychological consequences that result from stress according to...
Panic disorder linked with interstitial cystitis, research suggests
Research suggests a potential genetic linkage between interstitial cystitis and panic disorder in certain families. In general, there is the possibility of a broad...
Metformin may be a cure for childhood obesity
Sadaf Farooqi of the University of Cambridge published new research, issue of the journal Cell that is the first to identify a genetic cause...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
