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A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of DNA - resembling a method used to control climbing ropes - has been uncovered by scientists.

Kids and young adults who drink no water throughout the day may consume twice the amount of calories from sugary drinks than those who drink water.

The targeted cancer drug olaparib has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for women and men with advanced breast cancer who have inherited BRCA gene mutations.

In a small study of patients referred to the Johns Hopkins Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC), researchers report that about half the people referred to the clinic with a schizophrenia diagnosis didn’t actually have schizophrenia. People who reported hearing voices or having anxiety were the ones more likely to be misdiagnosed.

A specially designed computer program can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans by analyzing their voices with 89 % accuracy.

The loss of memory and cognitive function known to afflict survivors of septic shock is the result of a sugar that is released into the blood stream and enters the brain during the life-threatening condition. This finding explains the premature mental aging that follows septic shock and may shed light on memory loss in other diseases.

Scientists have advanced the understanding of lignin biosynthesis which will improve the efficiency of biomass conversion into biofuels and increase the quality of forage and silage.

A research team developed a microfluidic-based drug screening chip that identifies synergistic interactions between two antibiotics in eight hours. This chip can be a cell-based drug screening platform for exploring critical pharmacological patterns of antibiotic interactions, along with potential applications in screening other cell-type agents and guidance for clinical therapies.

Even when feeling empathy for others isn't financially costly or emotionally draining, people will still avoid it because they think empathy requires too much mental effort, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Scientists could help match cancer patients with no other treatment options to clinical trials with experimental medicines, by analyzing the genetic faults in a sample of their blood, according to newly published research.