Babies can learn their first lullabies in the womb The study focused on 24 women during the final trimester of their pregnancies. Half of the women played the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to their fetuses five days a week for the final stages ...

New SARS-like coronavirus discovered in Chinese horseshoe bats 10 years after SARS outbreak -- Ecohealth Alliance finds plausible evidence for direct bat to human transmission NEW YORK – October 30, 2013 – EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that ...

Mystery planet baffles astronomers Kepler-78b is a planet that shouldn't exist. This scorching lava world circles its star every eight and a half hours at a distance of less than one million miles - one of the tightest known orbits. ...

New multiple action intestinal hormone corrects diabetes Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen and the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, together with scientists in the USA, have ...

Public insurance fills the health coverage gap, new UCLA analysis shows In the years leading up to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the percentage of Californians who received their health insurance through public programs continued to rise, ...

New study compares provisional and two-stent strategies for coronary bifurcation lesions Results of the Nordic-Baltic Bifurcation IV trial presented at TCT 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 30, 2013 – A new clinical trial shows that a two-stent technique for treatment of ...

TGen-led research shows ability to do next-generation sequencing for patients with advanced cancers Faster analysis of genetic variations should uncover new drug targets and pathways even as cancers mutate beyond initial therapies SCOTTSDALE, ...

Stanford researchers show how universe's violent youth seeded cosmos with iron New evidence that iron is spread evenly between the galaxies in one of the largest galaxy clusters in the universe supports the theory that the universe underwent a turbulent and ...

Absence of the SMG1 protein could contribute to Parkinson's and other neurological disorders TGen-led study links lack of SMG1 to protein aggregates associated with Parkinson's disease, forms of dementia and multiple systems atrophy PHOENIX, ...

New study analyzes barriers to cancer research commercialization LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2013) — A new study led by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Assistant Director for Research Nathan Vanderford cites a combination of factors that prevent academic-based ...

Notre Dame research finding may help accelerate diabetic wound healing University of Notre Dame researchers have, for the first time, identified the enzymes that are detrimental to diabetic wound healing and those that are beneficial to repair the wound. There are ...

Medical students taught meditation techniques to prevent burnout and improve care WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Oct. 30, 2013 – Doctors commonly tell patients that stress can be harmful to their health. Yet when it comes to reducing their own stress levels, ...

The secret math of plants: UCLA biologists uncover rules that govern leaf design Life scientists from UCLA's College of Letters and Science have discovered fundamental rules of leaf design that underlie plants' ability to produce leaves that ...

Old drug may teach new tricks in treating infectious diseases, cancer COLLEGE STATION – Meclizine, an over-the-counter drug used for decades to treat nausea and motion sickness, has the potential for new uses to treat certain infectious diseases ...

6-month data of the LEVANT 2 trial presented at TCT 2013 New study examines safety and efficacy of drug coated baloon angioplasty for treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 30, 2013 – The first clinical trial in the United States to study ...

Procedural results from the RIBS V trial presented at TCT 2013 Good outcomes with both drug-eluting stents and drug-eluting balloons in treating patients with bare metal stent restenosis SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 30, 2013 – A clinical trial comparing the use of drug-eluting ...

Brain connectivity can predict epilepsy surgery outcomes Discovery from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic researchers may spare patients from disappointing results A discovery from Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic researchers could provide ...

Results of the SMART-CASE trial presented at TCT 2013 New study compares conservative and aggressive revascularization strategies for coronary stenting based upon angiography alone SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 30, 2013 – A new study shows that a conservative approach to ...

Too much texting can disconnect couples Couples shouldn't let their thumbs do the talking when it comes to serious conversations, disagreements or apologies. Brigham Young University researchers Lori Schade and Jonathan Sandberg studied 276 young adults around ...

Watching R-rated movies lessens importance of faith for young people, Baylor University study finds Viewing R-rated movies leads to decreased church attendance and lessens importance of faith among young people, according to a study by a Baylor University researcher ...

Results of the ADVISE II trial presented at TCT 2013 Trial examines benefits of using a new test to determine the severity of coronary artery disease SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 30, 2013 – A new study supports the use of instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR), to simplify ...

Tagging aquatic animals can disrupt natural behavior American and Canadian researchers have for the first time quantified the energy cost to aquatic animals when they carry satellite tags, video cameras and other research instruments. Studying fibreglass ...

Stress eaters may compensate by eating less when times are good When faced with stress, some people seem to lose their appetite while others reach for the nearest sweet, salty, or fatty snack. Conventional wisdom tells us that stress ...

Results of the SORT-OUT VI trial presented at TCT 2013 New study compares 2 newer generation drug-eluting stents with biocompatible and biodegradable polymers SAN FRANCISCO, CA – October 29, 2013 – A new study found that both drug-eluting stents (DES) with biocompatible ...

Researchers identify way to increase gene therapy success Scientists in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found a way to overcome one of the biggest obstacles to using viruses to deliver therapeutic ...