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Credit: Qi Zhang, Ph.D. and Claire E. DelBove Worldwide, 50 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias....

Good mousekeeping: En suite bathroom makes for happier mice

Credit: UBC Media Relations Mice have a strong preference to nest away from their own waste and should be housed...

Dengue mosquito is Queensland’s biggest threat for spreading Zika virus

Credit: QIMR Berghofer Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that the dengue fever mosquito common...

Scientists define the role for a rare, influential set of bone marrow cells

Researchers have defined the roles of various cells in the bone marrow that are thought to control the fate of...

UTA engineering students build treadmill that helps athletes in wheelchairs work out

Treadmill for wheelchairsCredit: UT Arlington The eight-time national champion UTA Movin' Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to...

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational "framework" they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology...

How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide

Engineered surface treatment developed at MIT can reduce waste and improve efficiency in many processesCredit: Image courtesy of the researchers...

Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent

Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes...

With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’

April 22, 2019 - Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the...

The kids are alright

Family quarrels in seeds reveal the ways parents and offspring sometimes evolve in conflicting directions It's spring, finally -- and...

$17 million grant will explore immune cells in inaccessible tissues of the human body

Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejectionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama...

Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle

Mechanical 'training' produces strong, fatigue-resistant, yet soft hydrogels with possible uses in medicineCredit: Image: Ji Liu, Shaoting Lin, and Xinyue...

No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients

April 22, 2019 - "Tummy tuck" surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications...

Sugar entering the brain during septic shock causes memory loss

Research gives clear target for drug development and further study into memory lossCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- The...

Protecting damaged hearts with microRNAs

New research advances the possibility of regenerating cardiac tissue after a heart attackCredit: Wang Lab/Boston Children's Hospital and Nature Communications...

Microglia, immune cells of the central nervous system, shown to regulate neuroinflammation

New research identifies that microglia play a vital role in regulating neuroinflammation in autoimmune disease, which may one day lead...

One woman’s cancer fight: A case study in structural racism

Exposing the impact of racism -- not just race -- on health outcomes Despite the growing body of evidence showing...

Defying the laws of physics? Columbia engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand

New study is first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes...

Neurobiology and Chemistry of Pain and Addiction Symposium

World-renowned neurobiologists and leaders in chemistry will discuss the brain circuits underlying acute and chronic pain, reward, motivation and addiction,...

Lessons from Hurricane Maria: Doctors offer tips to better prepare clinics for catastrophe