UCLA neuroscientists improve human memory by electrically stimulating…
Neuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have discovered precisely where and how to electrically stimulate the...
Penn study on super-silenced DNA hints at new ways to reprogram cells
Credit: The laboratory of Ken Zaret, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – Newly described stretches of...
Invention solving worldwide sewage woes, producing clean water, power and food
Credit: Daniel Yeh, PhD, College of Engineering, University of South Florida Rapid, unplanned urbanization is becoming a serious threat across...
Characterizing the Zika virus genome
The sudden emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America in 2015-16 has caught the scientific world unawares. A...
Can sleep quality and burnout affect shift-work nurses’ job…
In a Journal of Advanced Nursing study, female gender and personal burnout were linked with impaired sleep quality among nurses....
Trusted messages key to counter community concerns during disease outbreak
Credit: UofL Utilizing messages focused on images created by local artists and written information communicated through local dialects proved essential...
Biogerontology Research Foundation calls for a task force to classify…
IMAGE: The increase in maximum lifespan in the laboratory was obtained in 5 animal species, both without any interventions, and...
Editorial: Use big tobacco’s Nov 26 corrective statements to reduce smoking
Credit: ATS Nov. 15, 2017–The court-ordered publication of "corrective statements" by major U.S. tobacco companies later this month should serve...
Researchers find zebrafish want to hang out with moving 3-D robotic models of themselves
Credit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York – Authenticity is an important trait, and zebrafish take it especially seriously. An interdisciplinary...
UTSW scientists identify protein central to immune response against tuberculosis bacteria
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS, Jan. 11, 2017 – UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a protein that...
E-cig refills contain irritants, and people who smoke and use e-cigs…
Milan, Italy: Two new studies presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress highlight the risks associated with using e-cigarettes,...
Childhood asthma may increase risks of shingles
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nearly 1 million incidences of herpes zoster, which is also known as shingles, occur every year in...
Scripps Florida scientists find surprising answers to ‘food coma’ conundrum
Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – Nov. 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor...
Enhanced evolution: Scientists find genetic swap changes physical expression
Credit: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America The difference between webbed toes and distinct digits may...
Monoclonal antibody cures marburg infection in monkeys
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Tom Geisbert, University of Texas Medical Branch WHAT: Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health...
Random process analysis could give a woman more information about which infertility treatment is best
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 6, 2017) – It's been used to study automobile cruise control systems and population...
IU, Regenstrief study: Early home health worker visit lowers risk of…
Credit: Eskenazi Health INDIANAPOLIS – A visit by a home health worker, such as a nurse or physical therapist, within...
nTIDE Dec 2017: Yearend job numbers cap record year for americans with…
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ – January 5, 2018. Despite December's lag in U.S. job numbers, Americans with disabilities...
In assessing risk of hormone therapy for menopause, dose — not…
Credit: UCLA Health FINDINGS When it comes to assessing the risk of estrogen therapy for menopause, how the therapy is...
‘Shapeshifter’ that regulates blood clotting is visually…
A single molecule of von Willebrand factor is visually captured, as it elongates and relaxes in response to blood flow...
