Inadequate post-release support drives up reincarceration rates, study finds
New research shows that people released from prison who sought help for their mental health or substance use problems were more likely to end up…
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Studies of autism tend to exclude women, researchers find
In recent years, researchers who study autism have made an effort to include more women and girls in their studies. However, despite these efforts, most…
‘Didn’t understand my suffering’: When children get migraines
Maiwenn Colleaux was 14 when she first started getting migraines, and they immediately turned her life upside down. “When I had an attack, I could…
Chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device identified
Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by use of a cloaking device. But Duke University…
Researchers develop gene therapy for rare ciliopathy
Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI) have developed a gene therapy that rescues cilia defects in retinal cells affected by a type of Leber…
Researchers discover potential treatment for Chagas disease
Researchers from the University of Georgia have discovered a potential treatment for Chagas disease, marking the first medication with promise to successfully and safely target…
Overcoming the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations
Clinical trial participants are predominantly white. Despite Black and Hispanic people respectively making up 12% and 16% of the U.S. population in 2011, together they…