Periconceptional folic acid prevents neural tube defects (NTDs), but it is uncertain whether there are benefits for offspring neurodevelopment arising…
Medical News Today: What to know about codeine withdrawal
Codeine is a prescription medication that can sometimes cause addiction. A person who is dependent on codeine may experience withdrawal…
The Enduring and Practical Power of Physical Examination: Carnett Sign
Bedside assessment of a new lesion that worried a patient, who believed it represented further spread of his pancreatic cancer,…
How will your thinking and memory change with age?
How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on…
Tumors turn gut ‘brain cells’ into tumor growth promoters
When enteric glial cells are exposed to secretions from colon tumors, the glial cells convert into promoters of tumor growth.…
Visible light and nanoparticle catalysts produce desirable bioactive molecules
Chemists have used visible light and extremely tiny nanoparticles to quickly and simply make molecules that are of the same…
Screening for drug-resistant E. coli in capsulized fecal transplants
Study recommends enhanced screening for drug-resistant E. coli in capsulized fecal transplants.
Bacterial arms race may shape gut microbiome
Researchers wanted to understand what forces drive the composition and ecology of microbes that live in people’s guts. The human…
Medical News Today: Why are my forearms itching?
Itchy forearms are not usually the result of a serious medical condition but can be very irritating. Read this article…
For teens, multitasking makes them feel better — and worse
Multitasking makes adolescents feel both more positively and more negatively about the main task they’re trying to accomplish, a new…