Medical News Today: Tours of Iraq and Afghanistan highlight those soldiers at highest suicide risk

An analysis of nearly 1,000 suicide attempts in the US Army from 2004 through 2009 has identified those soldiers who were at greater risk.

Medical News Today: Graphene coating on catheters may improve chemo effectiveness

Researchers show that the silver coating on catheters used to deliver chemotherapy treatments reacts with the drugs and suggest replacing it with a nonreactive graphene one.

Medical News Today: People with schizophrenia have more rare genetic mutations

Study that screened for 250,000 DNA coding variants in schizophrenia patients and unaffected people found a higher frequency of them in the schizophrenia patients.

Medical News Today: Unwanted side effects of cannabis isolated in new study

Scientists have discovered how to isolate cannabis's unwanted side effects from medical benefits, in what is considered to be an important development for medical marijuana.

Medical News Today: Scientists 'hack' common gut bacterium

Researchers have engineered a common gut bacterium called Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, which allowed the scientists to control gene expression in mice.

Medical News Today: Smoking and preterm birth combine to triple risk of maternal CVD

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that smoking and preterm birth interact to more than triple the risk of cardiovascular disease for mothers.

Medical News Today: Food container plastics linked to rising blood pressure

Plastic food containers and wraps containing phthalates were associated with hypertension and insulin resistance in two new studies investigating the chemicals.