OUHSC receives $20 million grant to advance research, patient care
Credit: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 15, 2018) -- This week, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ...
YouTube is source of misinformation on plastic surgery, Rutgers study finds
Credit: Keith Bratcher, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery ...
Cells agree: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 16, 2018) We've all heard the expression: "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Now, ...
Newly identified role for inhibition in cerebellar plasticity and behavior
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Almost everyone is familiar with the unique mixture of surprise and confusion that ...
There’s no place like home: study finds home care effective for patients with blood clots
Credit: Intermountain Medical Center A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City has found that patients ...
Using mushrooms as a prebiotic may help improve glucose regulation
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Eating white button mushrooms can create subtle shifts in the microbial community in the gut, which ...
Brain response study upends thinking about why practice speeds up motor reaction times
Credit: Cell Reports Researchers in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a computerized ...
Blood test may identify gestational diabetes risk in first trimester, NIH study indicates
A blood test conducted as early as the 10th week of pregnancy may help identify women at risk for gestational ...
Female mosquitoes get choosy quickly to offset invasions
Certain female mosquitoes quickly evolve more selective mating behavior when faced with existential threats from other invasive mosquito species, with ...
Dominant men make decisions faster
Hierarchies exist across all human and animal societies, organized by what behavioral scientists refer to as dominance. Dominant individuals tend ...
Stress during pregnancy increases risk of mood disorders for female offspring
Philadelphia, August 16, 2018 High maternal levels of the stress hormone cortisol during pregnancy increase anxious and depressive-like behaviors in ...
Resistance training and exercise-motivation go hand-in-hand
A recent study conducted in the University of Jyväskylä suggests that resistance training improves exercise motivation and contributes to making ...
Scientists discover new method of diagnosing cancer with malaria protein
In a spectacular new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered a method of diagnosing a broad range ...
Cardiovascular disease related to type 2 diabetes can be reduced significantly
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen Properly composed treatment and refraining from cigarette consumption can significantly reduce the risk of ...
Exercise shown to improve symptoms of patients with chronic kidney disease
Just 12 weeks of aerobic and strength-based exercise reduces symptoms and levels of fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease, ...
New Kaiser Permanente study will examine the role of opioid use in suicide risk
Kaiser Permanente researchers have received a major grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to examine the role of ...
Researchers reveal miscarriage cause, key cellular targets of potential drugs
Credit: Caron Lab, UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, NC - Tragic miscarriages for a couple have led to a ...
Microbial activity in the mouth may differentiate children with autism spectrum disorder
SYRACUSE, NY (August 16, 2018) -- New research suggests that shifts in the bacteria within a child's mouth could provide ...
NTU scientists discover natural plant-based food preservative
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered a plant-based food preservative that is more effective ...
Super-resolution microscope reveals secrets of deadly Nipah virus
Credit: Lou Corpuz-Bosshart / UBC The deadly Nipah virus and others like it assemble themselves in a much more haphazard ...
