European researchers set out priorities for dealing with problem internet use
European Union funded researchers have launched the first international network to identify and understand problems associated with Internet use, such ...
First genetic risk factor for erectile dysfunction identified
For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a ...
Scientists pinpoint pathway that impacts features of autism
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be ...
AFib patients with cancer history less likely to see cardiologist, fill prescriptions
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients with a history of cancer are less likely to see a cardiologist or fill anticoagulant prescriptions ...
Small-brained female guppies aren’t drawn to attractive males
Credit: Dr Jake Morris (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) Female guppies with smaller brains can distinguish attractive males, but they ...
Researchers demonstrate first example of a bioelectronic medicine
Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- Researchers at Northwestern University and Washington University School of Medicine have developed the first ...
Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats
Car accidents, sports injuries, even too much typing and texting can injure the peripheral nerves, leaving people with numbness, tingling ...
A new method to pinpoint genetic differences between species could benefit human health
Why do naked mole rats live up to 31 years, when distantly related lab mice are lucky to make it ...
Hispanic individuals benefit from skills-based stroke prevention intervention
A culturally tailored program used when discharging stroke patients from the hospital helped to lower blood pressure among Hispanic individuals ...
USC scientists create new map of brain region linked to Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Tyler Ard, USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute Curing some of the most vexing diseases first ...
Risk of attempted suicide among sexual minority adolescents
Bottom Line: Adolescents who don't identify as heterosexual appear to have a greater risk of attempted suicide. Why The Research ...
Study examines changes made at home after unintentional injuries to children
Bottom Line: A research letter looked at how parents made changes at home after unintentional injuries sent children to emergency ...
Genetic disease healed using genome editing
Credit: colourbox Parents of newborns may be familiar with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria: in Switzerland, all newborn babies are screened ...
Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing shows proof-of-concept in treating disease before birth
For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in laboratory animals, offering ...
Guided by CRISPR, prenatal gene editing used in treating congenital disease before birth
Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 2018--For the first time, scientists have performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a lethal metabolic disorder in ...
There’s a better way to decipher DNA’s epigenetic code to identify disease
Credit: Rahul Kohli, Univeristy of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - A new method for sequencing the chemical groups attached to the surface ...
Neoadjuvant combination checkpoint blockade trial yields high response rates for patients with high-risk stage three melanoma
Combination checkpoint blockade before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) produced a high response rate among patients with high-risk stage 3 melanoma, with ...
Research shows club drug GHB associated with brain and cognitive changes
Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with ...
Out like a light: Researchers id brain’s ‘sleep switch’
BOSTON - Two decades ago, Clifford B. Saper, MD/PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ...
Global sea level could rise 50 feet by 2300, study says
Credit: NOAA Sea Level Rise Viewer Global average sea-level could rise by nearly 8 feet by 2100 and 50 feet ...
