New study offers hope of recovery from spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury or damage causes permanent changes in strength, sensation and other body functions. Hope of recuperation is slim...
A breath test for early-stage Parkinson’s
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor, loss of smell and neuropsychiatric problems. However, many people aren't diagnosed until their disease...
Neural link between depression and bad sleep identified
Brain regions associated with short-term memory, self and negative emotions are strongly connected in depression sufferers and may lead to...
Cognitive and motor training combined may slow dow progress of dementia or even reverse it
TORONTO, ON, July 25, 2018-- Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health found that just 30 minutes of visually-guided movements...
Multiple pregnancies might make women’s cells ‘age’ faster
Research could help explain why women with many children show evidence of accelerated aging in some populations Paradoxically, women who...
Brain discovery could block aging’s terrible toll on the mind
Credit: Courtesy Kipnis lab Aging vessels connecting the brain and the immune system play critical roles in both Alzheimer's disease...
A new milestone in laboratory grown human brain tissue
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now...
Harvey samples saddled with antibiotic-resistant genes
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 25, 2018) - Rice University scientists have released the first results of extensive...
A new roadmap for repairing the damage of multiple sclerosis
Credit: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs...
Heart disease and cancer kill more people in developing nations than in Western countries
Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations. This is...
MossRehab to host clinical trials of new ReStore-assistive walking device
MossRehab, the largest provider of inpatient and outpatient physical and cognitive rehabilitation in the Philadelphia region, is proud to announce...
Newly identified target may help with drug discovery for chronic inflammatory diseases
Inflammation is part of the body's natural healing process. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation can lead to cancer, Alzheimer's...
Scientists identify biomarkers to detect and prevent stillbirth
New biomarkers found in maternal blood may allow doctors to prevent stillbirth, according to new research at the University of...
Contact sports associated with Lewy body disease, Parkinson’s disease symptoms, dementia
(Boston)-- There is mounting evidence that repetitive head impacts from contact sports and other exposures are associated with the neurodegenerative...
Assault during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight and pre-term babies
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs PRINCETON, N.J.--Physical assault during pregnancy, especially in...
BASF and UC Davis collaborating to unlock new potential in human milk oligosaccharides
Credit: Lisa Howard, UC Davis FLORHAM PARK, NJ and DAVIS, CA, July 25, 2018 - BASF and the University of...
Tickborne diseases are likely to increase, say NIAID officials
Credit: NIAID WHAT: The incidence of tickborne infections in the United States has risen significantly within the past decade. It...
UM professor receives award of excellence in fish physiology
Credit: RECOVER Consortium MIAMI-- University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Professor Martin Grosell received the...
New diagnostic blood test helps rule out need for CT scans in patients with possible TBI
DETROIT - Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood...
All thyroid cancers are not ‘created equal’– avoiding unnecessary or ‘excessive’ treatment
More Americans are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer than ever before--over the past 25 years its incidence has tripled. This...
