New technology to empower Parkinson’s patients
People with Parkinson's could see their care transformed thanks to a new service in the UK involving wearable technologyCredit: Global...
GARDP announces multi-actor partnerships in search of new antibiotics
Discovery efforts will focus on World Health Organization's (WHO) priority pathogens Multi-actor partnership tests natural products and compound libraries for...
Experimental PET scan detects abnormal tau protein in brains of living former NFL players
(Boston)--Using an experimental positron emission tomography (PET) scan, researchers have found elevated amounts of abnormal tau protein in brain regions...
Biochemical switches identified that could be triggered to treat muscle, brain disorders
Credit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have found that the enzymes ULK1 and ULK2...
Research reveals how the most common ALS mutation dooms cells
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists offer insight into the toxicity at the heart of devastating neurological disordersCredit: St. Jude...
Online virtual world training, interactions empowers kids with social learning deficits
Charisma(TM) shows strong results for children with autism, ADHD, self-worth challengesCredit: Dr. Lara Ashmore After five years of proven success...
Where will flooded fields best replenish groundwater?
A new model based on remote sensing data could help zero in on where water managers can replenish aquifers by...
Is maternal vaccination safe during breastfeeding?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 10, 2019--In light of the continuing anti-vaccination movement, a provocative...
Living transplant donors need long-term monitoring, too
UCSF researchers recommend creation of national donor registry While organ transplant recipients receive continual care as the end-stage treatment to...
ASHG launches Human Genetics Scholars Initiative
Program to increase, network, mentor, and retain diverse early-career researchers ROCKVILLE, Md. - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)...
Physical activity prepares neurons to regenerate in case of spinal cord injury
A study carried out in mice and rats has identified a molecular pathway related to physical activity that stimulates nerve...
New species of early human found in the Philippines
Credit: Lannon Harley, ANU An international team of researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in...
When do male and female differences appear in the development of beetle horns
Credit: NIBB The male Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus, living on Japan's main island has big horns, which are used...
Dartmouth researchers offer new insights into how maternal immunity impacts neonatal HSV
Findings from a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, led by David Leib, PhD, professor and chair of...
New center founded to develop more efficient flexible solar cells
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New organic materials for creating advanced, flexible, light-weight solar cells and electronics for military and civilian...
EPIDEMICS: Exscalate is the world’s most powerful supercomputer
Currently, the platform's performance is being used to identify molecules that are effective in countering the Zika virus The most...
New quantum material could warn of neurological disease
By speaking the brain's language, the material is a portal between electronics and the brainCredit: Purdue University image/Hai-Tian Zhang WEST...
Breast milk analyses show new opportunities for reducing risk of childhood obesity
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (April 10, 2019) -- New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight...
Nurses use FDNY geospatial mapping of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time
Using data from emergency responders, study illustrates importance of interprofessional collaboration Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time...
Research underscores value of cognitive training for adults with mild cognitive impairment
Memory and higher-order cognitive functions improve; neuro-stimulation fails to enhance training benefits Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth®, part of...
