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ATHENS, Ohio (July 19, 2018) - Dr. Zhihua Hua received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Grant for his work...

Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students

KINGSTON, R.I., July 19, 2018 -- Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may...

Mayo Clinic researchers uncover methods to quantify the yips and golfer’s cramp

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Almost every golfer knows the feeling. Minutes after a picture-perfect drive down the fairway, a cascade of...

Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe

Credit: Caroline Wilkinson, Mark Roughley, Ching Liu and Kathryn Smith at the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University for...

Analytical tool predicts genes that can cause disease by producing altered proteins

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Predicting genes that can cause disease due to the production of truncated or altered proteins...

Careful patient selection is the key to achieving the best results for vaginal mesh surgery

Credit: Journal of Urology New York, July 19, 2018 - The high number of reported complications from transvaginal repairs for...

Targeting headaches and tumors with nano-submarines

Credit: Ill./©: Stefan Schuhmacher Scientists at the Mainz University Medical Center and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P)...

Discovery of kidney cancer driver could lead to new treatment strategy

CHAPEL HILL--University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a potential therapeutic target for kidney cancers that...

Four World Cup gold medals — and a baby

Credit: Frankie Fouganthin - Own work. CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Marit Bjørgen was the most successful cross-country skier...

Fewer injuries in girls’ sports when high schools have athletic trainers

Credit: Lurie Children's Study: Fewer Injuries in Girls' Soccer and Basketball When High Schools Have Athletic Trainers Recurrent injury rates...

Treating dementia with the healing waves of sound

July 20, 2018

Credit: Hiroaki Shimokawa Ultrasound waves applied to the whole brain improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia...

Former inmates at high risk for opioid overdose following prison release

A recent study in North Carolina found that in the first two weeks after being released from prison, former inmates...

International Conference Brings together world’s leaders in Alzheimer’s and dementia research

The Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018 will be held July 22-26 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. Each year,...

Cities as study proxies for climate change

Credit: Photo courtesy of Eleanor Lahr and Steve Frank. Cities can serve as useful proxies to study and predict the...

Solar thermal energy will help China cut costs of climate action

Credit: IMAGE@SolarReserve China's power systems operators must invest in renewable energy to meet climate commitments. Wind power and PV are...

Origami-inspired device helps marine biologists study aliens

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University (NEW YORK, NY) --Scientists have tried to find the safest and most effective ways...

NSF-supported researchers to present new results on hurricanes and other extreme events

Credit: NASA The availability of water from underground aquifers is vital to the basic needs of more than 1.5 billion...

Lake bed reveals details about ancient Earth

Credit: Rice University Sleuthing by a Rice University postdoctoral fellow is part of a new Nature paper that gives credence...

In the ocean’s twilight zone, tiny organisms may have giant effect on Earth’s carbon cycle

Credit: Mike Stukel TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Deep in the ocean's twilight zone, swarms of ravenous single-celled organisms may be altering...

Study finds melanoma biomarkers predicting checkpoint blocker response