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Topical medications are applied directly to the body, most often the skin or a mucosal area. Examples of topical medications include inhalers, eye drops, and skin creams.
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APR 28, 2015Neuroscience
Pericles had it. Abraham Lincoln had it. So did Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Clarence Darrow, Mahatma Gandhi, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
Social comparison, the human behavior made unnaturally easy by social media apps like Facebook, is linked to depressive ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Cancer
Cancer cells often break free from their original locations and circulate through the bloodstream, allowing them to form ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Health & Medicine
The 14th annual IATI-Biomed 2015, the premier international biomed conference in Israel, will take place between May 12 ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
Aside from giving us the phrase "to play possum," it could be argued opossums haven't really contributed all that much t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 06, 2015Cardiology
While Twitter is known as an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds, researchers from ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 24, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1 percent of all women worldwide. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 03, 2014Health & Medicine
Programming electronic health records to make generic drugs the default choice when physicians write prescriptions can r ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 06, 2014Neuroscience
With high-quality reproductions available and the Google Art Project making great works accessible to everyone, what is ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 15, 2014Immunology
Itch, scratch, itch scratch. It can be a vicious cycle. Everyone's been bothered by some form of itch, but we usually kn ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAR 25, 2014Microbiology
Antibiotics have become increasingly less effective in the last few years, due in part to overuse and the subsequent res ...FEB 17, 2014Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O ...APR 28, 2015Neuroscience
Pericles had it. Abraham Lincoln had it. So did Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Clarence Darrow, Mahatma Gandhi, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Earth & The Environment
Take heart, science readers: one study shows science news makes a difference in at least some classic culture war conver ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Neuroscience
Social comparison, the human behavior made unnaturally easy by social media apps like Facebook, is linked to depressive ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Cancer
Cancer cells often break free from their original locations and circulate through the bloodstream, allowing them to form ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Health & Medicine
The 14th annual IATI-Biomed 2015, the premier international biomed conference in Israel, will take place between May 12 ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new study based in part on NASA satellite data has shown that an increase in large, well-organized thunderstorms is be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
Aside from giving us the phrase "to play possum," it could be argued opossums haven't really contributed all that much t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
The astronaut Scott Kelly is about to take off for the International Space Station, and if he is like some space travele ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 06, 2015Cardiology
While Twitter is known as an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds, researchers from ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 24, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), affects 1 percent of all women worldwide. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 03, 2014Health & Medicine
Programming electronic health records to make generic drugs the default choice when physicians write prescriptions can r ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 06, 2014Neuroscience
With high-quality reproductions available and the Google Art Project making great works accessible to everyone, what is ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 17, 2014Health & Medicine
The star of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) has long been on the rise. From diabetes, to cancer, to an obscure genetic ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 15, 2014Immunology
Itch, scratch, itch scratch. It can be a vicious cycle. Everyone's been bothered by some form of itch, but we usually kn ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAR 25, 2014Microbiology
Antibiotics have become increasingly less effective in the last few years, due in part to overuse and the subsequent res ...FEB 17, 2014Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O ...
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