Becoming promiscuous to ensure reproduction
Credit: Photo taken by Daisuke Nomi. Females of a socially monogamous passerine, the Japanese great tit (Parus minor), become more...
UTSA acquires microscope to write code into the brain
(San Antonio, October 9, 2018) - It's about the size of a dinner table; yet, one day may influence conversations...
Trapping toxic compounds with ‘molecular baskets’
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Researchers have developed designer molecules that may one day be able to seek out and trap deadly...
Timing of third-trimester maternal Tdap immunization associated with levels of whooping cough antibodies in newborns
Bottom Line: Risk of whooping cough (pertussis) is highest in infants too young to have completed their primary immunization series...
Can the timing of pushing during delivery affect outcomes?
Bottom Line: The best time to push during the second stage of labor (when the cervix is completely dilated through...
Memory ‘brainwaves’ look the same in sleep and wakefulness
Identical brain mechanisms are responsible for triggering memory in both sleep and wakefulness, new research at the University of Birmingham...
In childbirth, when to begin pushing does not affect C-section rates
Credit: Matt Miller/Washington University More than 3 million women in the United States give birth each year. But obstetricians have...
‘Man’, ‘woman’ and ‘other’: QUT research explores gender diversity
A growing number of people in Australia no longer see themselves as fitting into the traditional boxes of 'man' or...
Seed oils are best for LDL cholesterol
Credit: Lukas Schwingshackl et al. Journal of Lipid Research 2018 If you want to lower your low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, called...
Crosstalk between fallopian tube, ovary may drive the spread of ovarian cancer
Credit: UIC/Sanchez, et. al. New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that cancer cells in the fallopian...
Micropeptide restores heart function in mice
Researchers have discovered a micropeptide molecule that can restore normal heart function in mice, according to a study in eLife....
‘Smart’ robotic system could offer home-based rehabilitation
Credit: University of Houston Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain...
Researchers pinpoint ideal protein to help seniors rebuild lost muscle
While exercise buffs have long used protein supplements to gain muscle, new research from McMaster University suggests one protein source...
World’s first trial of new three-part children’s cancer treatment
Credit: University of Southampton The study, involving doctors and cancer scientists in Southampton, America and Germany, will boost the body's...
Neuron death in ALS more complex than previously thought
Credit: Hart Lab/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University researchers have uncovered new clues about the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral...
SIR 2019 serves up scientific breakthroughs in minimally invasive medicine to improve patient care
FAIRFAX, VA (Oct. 9, 2018)--Online registration is open for the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting. The...
World’s largest sleep study shows too much shut-eye can be bad for your brain
Preliminary results from the world's largest sleep study have shown that people who sleep on average between 7 to 8...
Mouse study shows how binge drinking and stress affect males, females differently
Credit: Michael Moody Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that...
BU graduate student receives health policy research scholarship
(Boston)--Michael Rosario, a second-year PhD student in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has...
Cleveland Clinic researcher receives $6 millino NIH grant for ACL surgery research
Credit: Cleveland Clinic Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, CLEVELAND: The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, part of...
