Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Stem Cells Show Potential to Treat A Leading Cause of Blindness
Stem cells derived from body fat show great potential for treating and possibly even reversing the effects of diabetic retinopathy,…
U.Va. Discovery Points Way to New Treatments for Painful Circulation Problem
A discovery at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is opening up new avenues for treating peripheral arterial disease,…
Antihistamines may increase pregnancy risks for women with severe morning sickness
Women with a severe form of morning sickness who take antihistamines to help them sleep through their debilitating nausea are…
How similar are the gestures of apes and human infants? More than you might suspect
Psychologists who analyzed video of a female chimpanzee, a female bonobo and a female human infant in a study to…
USF researchers find far-reaching, mirovascular damage in uninjured side of brain after stroke
While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been…
Cancer’s many faces examined in new study
This year, according to the American Cancer Society, some 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in…
Diamonds, nanotubes find common ground in graphene
Rice University and the Honda Research Institute use single-layer graphene to grow forests of nanotubes on virtually anything. The image…
Organic polymers show sunny potential
Researchers at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities have created solar cells based on block copolymers, self-assembling organic materials that arrange…