First-of-its-kind research models immune responses in cellular immunotherapies
Credit: John Wallace at VCU Massey Cancer Center In the Cellular Immunotherapy and Transplantation Program at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey...
Resiliency in NICU parents may be linked to lower depression and anxiety
Credit: Children's National Health System ORLANDO, Fla.-(Nov. 5, 2018)-Parents of vulnerable newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) who feel...
Children’s vaccinations and development checks prevent hospital admissions in childhood
Children who receive nursery vaccinations and development checks are less likely to be admitted to hospital during childhood years. This...
Does having muscle weakness and obesity lead to falls for older women?
As our society continues to age, experts project that falls and the health complications that can come with them will...
Can a dog ownership and training program improve symptoms of PTSD among veterans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--The results of a new integrative health study that...
Establishing immunotherapy for pediatric liver cancer
Credit: University of Houston As part of a $6 million effort to establish new therapies for high-risk pediatric liver cancer,...
Society for Neuroscience presents Science Education and Outreach Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has announced that Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD; Teodora Stoica; and Elena Blanco-Suárez,...
New research links foods high in anthocyanins to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
Credit: Cherry Marketing Institute LANSING, Mich. November 5, 2018 - Wearing red has become a popular way to support the...
New study is a smoking gun, shows vaping is no deterrent to teen tobacco use
Kids who experiment with e-cigarettes end up smoking tobacco about as much as teen smokers who never used the devices,...
Proton therapy for pediatric brain tumors has favorable cognitive outcomes
Proton therapy treatment for pediatric brain tumor patients is associated with better neurocognitive outcomes compared to x-ray radiation therapy according...
2018 Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture at Columbia Psychiatry
New York, NY (November 5, 2018) -- This year's Eric D. Hadar Distinguished Lecture at the Columbia University Department of...
William Muñoz receives Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience
(Society for Neuroscience) The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to William...
Society for Neuroscience awards Lindsley Prize to Marley Kass
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will award the Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience to Marley...
Tethered antibodies present a potential new approach to prevent influenza virus infections
LA JOLLA, CA - Nov. 5, 2018 - As co-leaders of an international collaboration, scientists at Scripps Research have discovered...
Violence in childhood leads to accelerated aging, study finds
Children who suffer abuse are more likely to age faster, while those who endure food insecurity or neglect may develop...
Society for Neuroscience makes record number of trainee awards
WASHINGTON, DC -- For the second year, the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) awarded a record number of Trainee Professional Development...
Lisa Giocomo and Christopher Harvey receive Young Investigator Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lisa Giocomo, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine,...
Michael Bruchas receives the Jacob P. Waletzky Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will present the Jacob P. Waletzky Award to Michael Bruchas, PhD, of...
Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience awarded to Kenneth Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kenneth Miller, PhD, will receive the 2018 Swartz Prize in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience for his cumulative...
Meditation: An effective new therapy to reduce eye pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma
Credit: Journal of Glaucoma Magdeburg, Germany and New Delhi, India, November 5, 2018 - A new era in the management...
