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Researchers have solved the genetic mystery of Indian white tigers. Their spectacular white coats are produced by a single change in a known pigment gene, according to the study, appearing on May 23 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. ...

A new UC Irvine study reveals that the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic was deadliest for people under the age of 65, while those 65 and over had greater immunity due to previous exposure to similar viruses. ...

How does the bacterium Shigelladetect that it's in a human host? Shigella is the cause of a deadly diarrheal disease. ...

Good clinical outcomes in routine clinical practice, with high rates of device success for all access approaches, valve sizes and delivery systems was shown by one year results from SOURCE XT – one of the largest, post-approval transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registries to-date. This was reported at EuroPCR 2013. ...

A common type of brain lesion that is usually harmless, but with a risk of rupture or bleeding is arachnoid cysts. ...

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) can be highly effective in helping clinicians spot tiny lung nodules which, in a small number of patients, may indicate the earliest stages of the disease, according to a study. ...

Phosphatidylserine - food supplement produced from beef, soy and oysters was found to improve cognition and slow memory. Phosphatidylserine helps fights degenerative brain disorders, including Parkinson's disease and Familial Dysautonomia (FD). ...

Potatoes deliver one of the most affordable source of potassium of the more frequently consumed vegetables and are one of the best nutritional values in the produce aisle, says study. ...

Extreme heat can affect medicines, say researchers. ...

Use of atorvastatin and simvastatin may boost the risk of developing diabetes, suggests study published in BMJ. ...

Genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis has been discovered by researchers. ...

New data links the Pandemrix flu vaccine to an increased risk of sleeping disorder narcolepsy. ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at an increased risk of melanoma, a form of skin cancer, say scientists. ...

The cornerstone of our efforts to alleviate food insecurity should be to encourage more people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) "because it works," according to a University of Illinois researcher. ...

High-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine, according to new research. These results, presented by addiction expert Francesco Leri, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Guelph, suggest food addiction could explain, at least partly, the current global obesity epidemic. ...

A woman is more likely to be prescribed pain-relieving drugs regardless of pain, social class or age. ...

France's lower house gives an approval to introduce more courses in English at universities despite criticism. A majority of lawmakers in the National Assembly approved the second article of a bill on higher education in a show-of-hands ...

After a vote in the annual meeting in Texas, the Boy Scouts of America proclaimed that they will allow gay youths to join the organisation. Sixty-one percent of the estimated 1,400 delegates of the BSA's National Council voted to end a ban ...

The Ukrainian court banned activists from holding their first gay pride march, creating a fear of violence. Kiev's district administrative court ruled that no events could be staged in the capital on Saturday because of City Day ...

UN official reveals the death of a second child that died after contracted polio due to the banning of polio vaccination by Taliban's there. The first polio case was detected in the North Waziristan region, also known as the strong bastion ...

A new discovery made in fishes could aid the research into motor neuron disease. Scientists have found that a key hormone allows young zebrafish to develop and...

A new novel method can help detect epigenetic modifications in the blood of pregnant women, thereby helping foretell post-partum depression and prevent it before the symptoms turn worse. ...

Family members of older individuals suffering from dementia show less stress and good moods on days when the dementia patients receive adult day services, new research suggests. "Caregivers who live with and care for someone with dementia ...

Lead author of a ground-breaking study that involved the conversion of human skin cells to embryonic stem cells, confessed that the study had errors. ...

Children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges, according to a study by UC Irvine neurobiologists. ...

Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, claim researchers. ...

According to a study, among patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI. ...

An Indian heart now beats for the 40-year old Moulana Mohammed Zubair Ashmi, a Pakistani, after undergoing a successful heart transplant surgery at the Fortis Hospital, Chennai. ...

According to a paper published online by JAMA, research into genetic features of pulmonary fibrosis by physicians and scientists at the University of Colorado School of Medicine may lead to improved treatment of this deadly lung disease. ...