Mapping of magnetic particles in the human brain
Many living organisms, such as migratory birds, are thought to possess a magnetotactic sense, which enables them to respond to ...
Month: July 2018
Predicting heart attack, stroke risk just got easier
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 30, 2018 - A team of researchers led by cardiologists at UT Southwestern Medical ...
Microbes in the Hong Kong subway system mix together by evening rush hour
Credit: Gianni Panagiotou Every day, the hundred-mile-long Hong Kong subway system serves nearly five million people commuting from as far ...
Long-term study of a boy’s lobectomy offers rare glimpse of plasticity in action
The boy suffered his first epileptic seizure at age four. Doctors tried medication and other treatments to control the seizures--the ...
Case study: Child’s lobectomy reveals brain’s ability to reorganize its visual system
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University A new study led by Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientists provides the first evidence of how the ...
Dental plaque is no match for catalytic nanoparticles
Combine a diet high in sugar with poor oral hygiene habits and dental cavities, or caries, will likely result. The ...
New research challenges common assumptions about people who use food shelves
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 31, 2018 - The first-ever statewide survey of Minnesota food-shelf users uncovered important information about a population ...
£2 Million for sepsis research in Africa
(Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) LSTM is to lead a new multinational project on sepsis following a £2 million award ...
Use of VA services impacted by external economic, policy changes
(Boston)--A new study has found that use of VA services is affected by economic and policy changes outside the VA, ...
Tufts Ramnath Subbaraman selected to receive Doris Duke Charitable Foundation award
Credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University BOSTON (July 31, 2018)--Ramnath Subbaraman, M.D., a Tufts University School of Medicine assistant professor of public ...
Turning off protein could boost immunotherapy effectiveness on cancer tumors
Credit: Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Researchers at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer ...
Penn cardiovascular disease and translational medicine expert elected to Italian Academy of Science
PHILADELPHIA--Garret FitzGerald, MD, FRS, a professor of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics in the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...
New cell lines produce NIST monoclonal antibody for improved biologic drugs
Credit: ©EnCor Biotechnology Inc. When the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the world's first standardized monoclonal antibody ...
ESC Congress 2018 — Hot Science tips from the programme chairperson
Covering a wide range of topics, from nutrition to late breaking clinical trials that will change practice, ESC Congress 2018 ...
Therapy for Rare Cancers receives FDA approval following trials at Penn’s Abramson Cancer
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for ...
Heat therapy boosts mitochondrial function in muscles
Rockville, Md. (July 31, 2018)--A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The ...
Survey of Sexual Medicine Society members reveals only half ask for patients’ sexual orientation
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say their small survey of nearly 100 health care practitioners who are members of the Sexual ...
Scientists discover potential therapy for human copper metabolism disorders
COLLEGE STATION - Individuals with defects in copper metabolism may soon have more targeted treatment options thanks to a discovery ...
Study: UVA heart failure program improves survival, reduces costs
Credit: UVA Health System A University of Virginia Health System program that provides follow-up care for heart failure patients after ...
Past experiences shape what we see more than what we are looking at now
Credit: NYU School of Medicine A rope coiled on dusty trail may trigger a frightened jump by hiker who recently ...
