Month: June 2017

Many people living with dementia reside in long-term care facilities, where the lack of stimulation can result in behaviors such ...

McLean researchers awarded allowance for a method to treat PTSD with xenon gas

Belmont, MA - Researchers from McLean Hospital have been issued a patent allowance for their invention involving the use of ...

Protein data takes significant step forward in medicine

Credit: Photo by Andrea Starr/PNNL The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is part of a nationwide effort to ...

Researchers document early, permananet human settlement in Andes

Credit: Lauren A. Hayes Using five different scientific approaches, a team including University of Wyoming researchers has given considerable support ...

Protein associated with Parkinson’s disease linked to human upper GI tract infections

WASHINGTON -- Acute and chronic infections in a person's upper gastrointestinal tract appear to be linked to Parkinson's disease, say ...

Study sheds light on how ovarian cancer spreads

Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- With 20,000 diagnoses each year, ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer and ...

Mount Sinai, Pfizer renew research collaboration, building on strong foundation

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Pfizer Inc.'s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation (CTI) recently announced the renewal ...

Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals

Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance, could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5-30 years, depending on emissions ...

The trouble with being a handsome bird

Male birds often use brightly coloured plumage to be attractive to females. However, such eye-catching trimmings may also attract unwanted ...

First Korean biomedical researcher to win IEEE-EMBS Early Career Achievement Award

Credit: Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Chulhong Kim, Associate Professor of Creative IT Engineering at Pohang University of ...

Leaping lizards!

Credit: William Stewart RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Many geckos inhabit trees, often living high in the canopy. Relying on their incredible ...

Scientists create better tools to study the processes of life

Credit: Avacta Life Sciences Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules - the building blocks of life ...

Cystic fibrosis alters the structure of mucus in airways

Credit: University of Iowa Pappajohn Biomedical Institute Mucus is important for maintaining healthy lungs. Inhaled particles, including bacteria and viruses, ...

A mouse’s view of the world, seen through its whiskers

Credit: Video by Evan Lyall and Hillel Adesnik, UC Berkeley. Mice, unlike cats and dogs, are able to move their ...

Genetic tests help identify relative risk of 25 cancer-associated mutations

No one wants to hear that they have a mutation in their DNA associated with the development of cancer. But ...

Shi-Jiang Li, Ph.D., receives 2017 Alzheimer Award

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to ...

With health care cuts looming, low-cost magnesium a welcome option for treating depression

Depression presents an enormous disease burden, with a reported 350 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, but traditional SSRI ...

Researchers ID network of neurons crucial for vocal learning

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - Researchers have identified a network of neurons that plays a vital role in learning vocalizations ...

Shi-Jiang Li, PhD, receives 2017 Alzheimer Award

Credit: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Amsterdam, NL, June 27, 2017 - The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD) is pleased to ...

What we can learn about global flu evolution from one person’s infection