New research discovers gene that reduces risk of stroke
Scientists have discovered a gene that protects people against one of the major causes of stroke in young and middle-aged adults and could hold the key to new treatments.
Nov 24, 2014
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47 dead as plague spreads to Madagascar capital (Update)
Madagascar said Monday it was trying to contain an outbreak of plague—similar to the Black Death that swept medieval Europe—that has killed 47 people and is spreading to the capital Antananarivo.
Nov 24, 2014
Cell therapy trial offers new hope to liver disease patients
Liver disease patients could be helped by a new cell therapy to treat the condition.
Nov 24, 2014
Threats of terrorism perceived differently depending on identification within a group
People who see their group as more homogenous - for instance, the more one thinks Americans are similar to each other - are less likely to be influenced by external terrorist threat alerts, according to research from NYU's ...
Nov 24, 2014
Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say University of Michigan researchers.
Nov 24, 2014
