Brain’s connectivity network may provide key insights into neurological disorders
A deeper understanding of the brain's connectivity network of neurons and its relationship to the organ's deep tissue could allow ...
Month: June 2017
Brain signals deliver first targeted treatment for world’s most common movement disorder
Credit: University of Washington Essential tremor is the world's most common movement disorder, affecting an estimated 7 million people in ...
Giving birth multiple times has impact on stroke recovery, study shows
Stroke is an age-related disease that disproportionately affects women. Although experimental studies have identified several hormonal and genetic factors underlying ...
Harnessing cancer’s methylation footprint for more precise diagnosis and prognosis
In a new study, published online in the July 26 issue of PNAS, researchers at University of California San Diego ...
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Credit: Thierry Work, USGS Scientists recently reconstructed the skin of endangered green turtles, marking the first time that skin of ...
Wayne State to develop online parent-training program for addressing challenging behaviors
Credit: Wayne State University DETROIT - Wayne State University received a four-year, $533,151 award from the National Institute of Mental ...
Ingredient found in soap can alter ‘wettability’ of your skin
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY - It's possible to alter the wettability of your skin ...
NIH grant will fund research of cancer cell metastasis
Credit: Kathy Atkinson/ University of Delaware A University of Delaware researcher is part of a team that recently received a ...
UC biologist looks at butterflies to help solve human infertility
Credit: Nathan Morehouse When insects skip the light fandango their romantic foreplay often involves some pretty crazy things like hypnotic ...
New gene editing technique could drive out mosquito-borne disease
Scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside have demonstrated a way to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes that brings ...
Proteins linked to HIV transmission could actually be beneficial for reproduction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--June 27, 2017--Protein fragments found in semen, and previously only known for their ability to enhance HIV infection, ...
BUSM receives grant to create software prototype for sharing medical data
(Boston)--In an effort to securely share medical data between the U.S. and India, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has ...
Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew
Credit: Andrew Deines, Michigan State University Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12 ...
Three giants in the field of radiation oncology named 2017 ASTRO Gold Medalists
Credit: Soren M. Bentzen, DSc, PhD/American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ARLINGTON, Va., June 27, 2017 --The American Society for ...
New photoacoustic technique detects gases at parts-per-quadrillion level
Credit: Gerald Diebold PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A team of researchers has found a way to detect trace gases down to ...
How grassland management without the loss of species works
The intensive management of grasslands is bad for biodiversity. However, a study by the Terrestrial Ecology Research Group at the ...
Study calls for urgent need for improved human-wildlife conflict management across India
Credit: Krithi Karanth Bengaluru, India (June 27, 2017) -- There is an urgent need to strengthen human-wildlife conflict management across ...
Conducting shell for bacteria
Under anaerobic conditions, certain bacteria can produce electricity. This behavior can be exploited in microbial fuel cells, with a special ...
Older adults who take 5+ medications walk slower than those who take fewer medications
"Polypharmacy" is the term used when someone takes many (usually five or more) different medications. Experts suggest that, for most ...
Slow motion makes football referees more likely to give a red card
Video assistant refereeing in football has to be used with caution. Researchers at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have ...
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