Scientists visualize the connections between eye and brain
Most of the human brain's estimated 86 billion nerve cells, or neurons, can ultimately engage in a two-way dialogue with...
House budget plan proposes unjustifiable cuts impacting us all as we age
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society In response to a budget blueprint in the U.S. House of Representatives proposing more...
Timely interventions help spot signs of teen dating violence
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - One in 10 youth experience dating violence. They've been purposely hit, slapped or hurt while in...
More evidence supports link between orthostatic hypotension and CVD
BOSTON - Orthostatic hypotension (OH) - a rapid drop in blood pressure upon standing up from a sitting or lying...
Pregnancy loss occurs in 26 percent of Zika-infected monkeys
WHAT: Fetal death in utero occurred in more than one-fourth of monkeys infected in the laboratory with Zika virus in...
Northwestern Memorial Hospital first in Illinois to complete robotic tracheoplasty
A well-known thoracic surgeon successfully completed Northwestern Memorial Hospital's first robotic-assisted minimally invasive tracheoplasty using the da Vinci Xi Surgical...
New drugs to treat top infectious disease killer a possibility with Otago discovery
Credit: University of Otago University of Otago researchers have discovered a novel property of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may...
What the satellites in your body do
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 2, 2018) Only some of us have satellite TV in our homes, but all of...
$20 blood test could help diagnose hepatitis B patients across Africa
A simple $20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of patients with hepatitis B in need of treatment in some...
Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France
It is currently recommended in Europe that screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) should target people at high risk of...
Gene discovery unlocks mysteries to our immunity
Credit: CSIRO Australia's national science agency CSIRO has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in regulating the...
An artificial ovary for fertility preservation without the risk of reintroducing malignancy
Important steps in the development of an artificial ovary have been successfully completed by one of the world's leading groups...
Predicting bad side effects
Credit: Tohoku University Hospital Researchers from Japan's Tohoku University and colleagues have found that a simple DNA test can predict...
Does a full hospital mean higher infection risk?
Hospitals today spend a lot of time and effort to protect their patients from developing new infections while they're hospitalized...
Mindfulness is key to tinnitus relief research reveals
New UK research has found that a new mindfulness based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition....
‘Dancing’ holes in droplets submerged in water-ethanol mixtures
Credit: Rei Kurita Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have observed the formation of holes that move by...
Air pollution contributes significantly to diabetes globally
New research links outdoor air pollution -- even at levels deemed safe -- to an increased risk of diabetes globally,...
UM study: Forests may lose ability to protect against extremes of climate change
MISSOULA, Montana - Forests, one of the most dominate ecosystems on Earth, harbor significant biodiversity. Scientists have become increasingly interested...
Simple sampling method eases identification of foot and mouth disease outbreaks
Washington, DC - June 29, 2018 - Sampling the environment is an effective way to detect foot and mouth disease,...
12 scientists win ASBMB awards
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology this week named a dozen scientists the winners of...
