Young drivers with autism spectrum disorder may need more time to learn basic driving skills
June 12, 2018 - When first learning to drive, young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more difficulty with...
Discovery shines light on the mystery of cell death in MS
Credit: Melissa Fabrizio Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a unique process of brain cell death that affects...
Study links content of service members’ art to their trauma levels
Credit: Courtesy of the BMJ Open When making visual art during their recovery from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), military service...
Scientists unravel molecular mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease
Credit: Mathew Horrocks Detailed brain cell analysis has helped researchers uncover new mechanisms thought to underlie Parkinson's disease. The study,...
Carrying stand-by-antibiotics encourages travelers to careless antibiotic use
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Dr. Robert Myerburg contributes editorial to JAMA on ECG screening and cardiac risks
Robert J. Myerburg, M.D., professor of medicine and physiology, and the American Heart Association Chair in Cardiovascular Research at the...
Video conferencing helps PCPs improve liver disease care, survival rates
Credit: Michigan Medicine/Manifest ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For patients who live in rural areas, driving to see a specialist in...
Researchers map the genome of testicular cancer
CHAPEL HILL - Testicular germ cell cancer, a disease that is rare but growing in incidence in men in the...
A new kind of vaccine based on spider silk
Credit: © Laboratoire Bourquin - UNIGE To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify...
Kessler Foundation awarded four grants by NJ Commission on Spinal Cord Research
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, N.J., June 12, 2018. The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Injury Research has awarded...
One-third of US adults may unknowingly use medications that can cause depression
Credit: UIC/Jenny Fontaine A new study from University of Illinois at Chicago researchers suggests that more than one-third of U.S....
Temple scientists eradicate cancer cells through dual targeting of DNA repair mechanisms
(Philadelphia, PA) - Proteins commonly known as BRCA - short for BReast CAncer susceptibility gene- serve a critical role in...
Recipe for perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer
Recipe for the perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer and brain ageing New...
Rheumatology leaders urge HHS to adopt drug policy principles that protect patient access
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Trump Administration's American Patients First drug pricing blueprint, the American College of Rheumatology...
Graphene carpets: So neurons communicate better
A work led by SISSA and published on Nature Nanotechnology reports for the first time experimentally the phenomenon of ion...
PCORI, AHA award $5 million to establish center to support more informed AFib treatment decisions
WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2018) -- A new research center will produce and test decision aids to help people with...
Potential new treatment for drug addiction relapse revealed
Research published in Addiction Biology by scientists at the University of Bath reveals a new potential mechanism for combatting drug...
Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion
Credit: Western University, Canada Neuroscientists at Western University's Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of...
Getting to the heart of congenital cardiac defects
Credit: UNC School of Medicine June 12, 2018 - CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Heart defects are the most common type...
People who deeply grasp pain or happiness of others, process music differently in brain
Credit: (SMU) People with higher empathy differ from others in the way their brains process music, according to a study...
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