Dancer’s brains react quickly to changes in music
(University of Helsinki) According to Hanna Poikonen's doctoral study, professional dancers' brains react more quickly to changes in music than...
To treat pain, you need to treat the patient
Credit: University of Washington Center for Pain Relief People in chronic pain are some of the most difficult patients to...
Researchers clarify the identity of brain stem cells
The human nervous system is a complex structure that sends electrical signals from the brain to the rest of the...
Less is more when it comes to developing bigger brains
The superior size and complexity of the human brain compared to other mammals may actually originate from fewer initial starting...
Keck School of Medicine of USC receives $4 million for arthritis research
Credit: Evseenko Lab, Keck School of Medicine of USC LOS ANGELES - A researcher at Keck School of Medicine of...
Around a million fewer people moved house in the 2000s than in the 1970s
Around a million fewer people moved house in the 2000s than in the 1970s and it is mostly due to...
Decellularized muscle grafts support skeletal muscle regeneration to treat tissue loss
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 4, 2018--A new comparative study showed the advantages of using...
Gut check: Metabolites shed by intestinal microbiota keep inflammation at bay
Credit: Tufts University MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May 3, 2018)--Researchers at Tufts University have elucidated a mechanism by which the "good" bacteria...
Racing can be fatal to horses, new U of G study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph Intense exercise can be fatal to racehorses, according to a new University of Guelph study. Prof....
Burnout, depression can affect ophthalmology residents, study finds
A new study led by Brown University researchers finds that ophthalmology residents across the U.S. face a substantial burden of...
New approach for treating neuropathic pain
Credit: The University of Turku Neuropathic pain is the chronic, pathological pain that continues even when the cause of pain...
Urine of kidney disease patients contains diverse mix of bacteria
MAYWOOD, IL - The urine of kidney disease patients contains a diverse mix of bacteria such as Staphylococcus and Streptococcus,...
For parents of multiples, elevated rates of mental health symptoms but low rates of treatment
May 4, 2018 - Parents of twins and other multiple-birth children experience higher than average rates of depression, anxiety and...
NIAID-sponsored trial of a universal influenza vaccine begins
A Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational universal influenza vaccine intended to protect against multiple strains of the virus...
Jobs report: Tight market spurs unprecedented job gains for americans with disabilities
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - May 4, 2018. Americans with disabilities added another month of job gains, according...
Fifteen percent of osteoporosis patients who take ‘drug holidays’ suffer bone fractures
MAYWOOD, IL - Patients who take osteoporosis drugs for long periods typically are advised to temporarily discontinue the drugs to...
UM researcher finds link between crystal methamphetamine and immune changes in HIV
Credit: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine A researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has...
Insight into potential new strategy to target skin diseases like psorias
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - May 4, 2018 - Research at UT Southwestern has shown that targeting metabolism...
Expert disease detective unravels mysterious illness that killed famed 12th century sultan
Saladin may not be well known in the West, but even 800 years after his death, he remains famous in...
A gut bacterium’s guide to building a microbiome
Credit: Courtesy of the Mazmanian laboratory The mammalian gut is warm, moist, and incredibly nutrient-rich--an environment that is perfect for...
