Sleep duration varies by alcohol drinking patterns, race, and sex
A new study found that alcohol-sleep relationship differed importantly by race and sex.
Jun 13, 2016
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Possible psoriasis drug target identified
Psoriasis is one of the most common human skin diseases. People with severe cases sometimes resort to immunosuppressive treatment to quell the skin scaling, itching and joint arthritis that are hallmarks of the disorder. ...
Jun 13, 2016
Study identifies a potential therapeutic target for lung cancer
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the deadliest types of cancer, and it has been several decades since new treatment options have been approved for this disease. Although recent advances in cancer treatments have focused ...
Jun 13, 2016
Radiation and vaccination can magnify effects of immunotherapy
By combining local radiation therapy and anti-cancer vaccines with checkpoint inhibitors, researchers from the University of Chicago, working with mice, were able to increase the response rate for these new immunotherapy ...
Jun 13, 2016
Rolling on Molly: US high school seniors underreport ecstasy use when not asked about Molly
National surveys suggest ecstasy (the street name for the drug MDMA) use has decreased substantially among adolescents and young adults in the US since 2001; however, the recent phenomenon of "Molly" (ecstasy marketed as ...
Jun 13, 2016
Culture crash: How common pediatric diseases affect the healthy intestinal microbiome
Tracy C. Grikscheit, MD, pediatric surgeon and principal investigator at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, treats a large number of young patients who require surgery for various intestinal ...
Jun 13, 2016
