Morgridge scientists illuminate structures vital to virus replication
Credit: Ahlquist lab, Morgridge Institute for Research MADISON -- In the fight against the viruses that invade everyday life, seeing...
More than half of all opioid prescriptions go to people with mental illness
ANN ARBOR--Fifty-one percent of all opioid medications distributed in the U.S. each year are prescribed to adults with mood disorders...
Transcranial stimulation and/or physical therapy improves walking speed in Parkinson’s disease
June 27, 2017 - Noninvasive brain stimulation and physical therapy--alone or in combination--improve some measures of walking ability in patients...
Older obese adults can benefit from moderate exercise
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 27, 2017 - Moderate-intensity exercise can help even extremely obese older adults improve their ability to...
Expanded Medicaid helped people do better at their jobs or seek work, and improved health
NEW ORLEANS - Most low-income Michigan residents who signed up for the state's expanded Medicaid program say their new health...
US renews Brown University addiction center’s funding with emphasis on opioids
Credit: SAMHSA.gov PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With a specific emphasis on stemming the growth of the opioid epidemic, the federal Substance...
New research into antibiotic treatment for killer sepsis
Credit: University of Warwick University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of...
Digital dating abuse especially bad for girls
ANN ARBOR--Teens expect to experience some digital forms of abuse in dating, but girls may be suffering more severe emotional...
Physicists make quantum leap in understanding life’s nanoscale machinery
A diagnostic technique that can detect tiny molecules signalling the presence of cancer could be on the horizon. The possibility...
Shock report tells of system that turns people with learning disabilities into commodities
Credit: Lancaster University 'A trade in people' with learning disabilities and/or autism has been uncovered by a partnership of activists,...
Neuroscientist from the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown receives scientific award
Credit: Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The Portuguese neuroscientist Rui Costa, principal investigator at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown,...
Yoga more risky for causing musculoskeletal pain than you might think
Yoga causes musculoskeletal pain in 10 per cent of people and exacerbates 21 per cent of existing injuries, University of...
Friend or foe? Manganese concentration in drinking water needs attention, researchers say
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- In the world of heavy metal poisoning, arsenic may have found a sidekick...
Researchers examine brain region that affects drug use habits
The human brain is nimble. It can reorganize itself to learn new things, catalog memories, and even break old habits....
New wound healing properties of ficin researched at Kazan University
The project is headed by Senior Research Associate of the Microorganism Genetics Lab Ayrat Kayumov and funded by Russian Science...
Nagoya University chemists turn metal catalysis on its head for a sustainable future
Credit: Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan -- The uncertain future of oil feedstocks and environmental pressure are forcing the chemical industry...
New knowledge about the dynamics of proteins can shape the future in drug development
Credit: Tobias Kromann-Hansen New research provides mechanistic insight into how protein dynamics control the activity of a group of enzymes...
3-D-printed jars in ball-milling experiments
Credit: Tumanov et al Mechanochemistry is a widespread synthesis technique in all areas of chemistry. Various materials have been synthesized...
International Conference on Life Cycle Management on Sept. 3 – 6, 2017 in Luxembourg
The 8th International Conference on Life Cycle Management (LCM) will take place on 3 - 6 September 2017 in Luxembourg...
An Israeli innovation feeds the world with more fish protein
Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University) As the world faces a projected population increase from today's 7.5 billion people to 9 billion...
