More human-like model of Alzheimer’s better mirrors tangles in the brain
PHILADELPHIA--Tangled up brain fibrils made up of a rogue protein known as tau are the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD)...
Nurse-led monitoring improves the care of patients prescribed mental health medicines
Credit: Swansea University New research has found that nurse-led medicines' monitoring can prevent serious adverse side effects of medicines prescribed...
UK study to help chronic pain sufferers back to work
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Medical School are leading a novel study to explore ways of helping people with...
What makes patients more likely to land back in the hospital? Social factors play key role
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - No patient who just got out of the hospital wants to end up there again soon....
BU faculty member recognized for excellence from the American Heart Association
(Boston)--Philip A. Wolf, MD, professor of neurology and research professor of medicine (epidemiology and preventive medicine) at Boston University School...
Novel method to identify illegal drugs, faster and with greater accuracy
(Boston)--For the identification of illicit drugs in forensic toxicological casework, analysis can be delayed and potentially compromised due to lengthy...
Scientists discover heterospecific mating in spiders
(ZRC SAZU) Researchers from Slovenia and South Africa have discovered heterospecific mating in Nephila spiders, and have published their findings...
Shell-swinging snails knock out predators
Credit: Morii Y. et al., Scientific Reports, November 11, 2016. Until now, snails were thought to protectively withdraw into their...
Bacteriophages cure bacterial infections
Credit: M Skurnik Lab / University of Helsinki "The first targets in the clinical trials of phage therapy could be,...
Mothers are made to feel guilty whether they breastfeed or formula feed their baby
New research conducted by the University of Liverpool shows that mothers can experience negative emotions such as guilt, stigma and...
Where cells go: Mechanical and chemical cues collaborate to guide them
Credit: Yulia Artemenko, Johns Hopkins Medicine Living cells respond to biochemical signals by moving toward those at higher concentration, a...
Improving cryopreservation for a longer-lasting blood supply
Freezing and reanimating your body is still science fiction, but cryopreserving cells and certain tissues for future use is a...
Fast-cooking dry beans provide more protein, iron than ‘slower’ varieties
Credit: American Chemical Society Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for...
Controversial drug approval stirs deep concerns — and hope
In September, the Food and Drug Administration approved Exondys, a controversial treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy based on tenuous data...
Particle physicist William Shepherd receives prestigious Sofja Kovalevskaja Award
Together with six other award winners, particle physicist Dr. William Shepherd received the highly endowed Sofja Kovalevskaja Award of the...
Making spintronic neurons sing in unison
(University of Gothenburg) What do fire flies, Huygens's wall clocks, and even the heart of choir singers, have in common?...
‘Beautiful accident’ leads to advances in high pressure materials synthesis
Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL Unexpected results from a neutron scattering experiment at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could...
Solar smart window could offer privacy and light control on demand (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society. Smart windows get darker to filter out the sun's rays on bright days, and turn clear...
A pig’s life: How mood and personality affect the decisions of domestic pigs
The judgements and decisions a pig makes are governed by their mood - whether good or bad - and their...
Smoking electronic cigarettes kills large number of mouth cells
Québec City, November 16, 2016--A large number of mouth cells exposed to e-cigarette vapor in the laboratory die within a...
