How plants grow like human brains
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA -- (July 6, 2017) Plants and brains are more alike than you might think: Salk ...
Changes in conservation planning can benefit vulnerable mammals
Credit: Ana Davidson Right now, a prairie dog in Colorado is busy increasing soil carbon retention, increasing water infiltration, and ...
Controlling memory by triggering specific brain waves during sleep
Credit: (background image modified from freepik.com) Have you ever tried to recall something just before going to sleep and then ...
New study identifies gene that could play key role in depression
Globally, depression affects more than 300 million people annually. Nearly 800,000 die from suicide every year -- it is the ...
Nearly half of China cancer deaths attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors
A new report finds more than half of all cancer deaths in men in 2013 in China and more than ...
Hospital discharge program improves patient experience leaving the hospital
BOSTON-- A standardized, in-hospital discharge planning program, known as Project ReEngineered Dishcharge (RED), improves patient experience as they leave the ...
Controlled temperature change inside ear can prevent migraines
The application of gentle cooling and warming currents inside the ear canal can provide relief for migraine sufferers, new research ...
Study offers clue to memory formation in the brain
Credit: IBP While memory loss makes an engaging theme for a movie, in real life, learning and memory may be ...
DNA study of southern humpback finds calving ground loyalty drives population differences
Credit: Tim Collins/WCS Scientists conducting the first circum-global assessment of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whales (Megaptera ...
Anti-gravity treadmills get patients running again after knee surgery
Credit: Karen Hambly Anti-gravity treadmills get patients running again after knee surgery Patients recovering from knee operations are being helped ...
Common insurance plans leave care at America’s top cancer hospitals out of reach
PHILADELPHIA - Cancer patients in the United States may be unable to access care at the nation's top hospitals due ...
Climate change threatens domestic bee species
Credit: Photo: Mariela Schenk There are around 550 different bee species in Germany. Most of them are solitary bees. They ...
Two significant warming intervals in southern China since 1850
Credit: Yang Liu Regular meteorological observations in most of China only started in the 1950s, meaning it is therefore necessary ...
Regenstrief & IU to offer unique public and population health informatics training program
Credit: Brian Dixon, Regenstrief Institute and IU INDIANAPOLIS -- The Regenstrief Institute, internationally recognized for its research and training programs ...
Are we still jealous? Infidelity in the age of social media
When men and women find social media messages indicating that their partner has been cheating on them, they show the ...
Less myocardial infarctions during summer vacation — more on Mondays and winter holidays
Time periods by calendar related to perceived stress are associated with the incidence rate of myocardial infarction (MI), says a ...
Learning with music can change brain structure, study shows
Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new ...
Your hands may reveal the struggle to maintain self-control
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It takes just a few seconds to choose a cookie over an apple and wreck your diet ...
Birds’ migration genes are conditioned by geography
The genetic make-up of a willow warbler determines where it will migrate when winter comes. Studies of willow warblers in ...
New ways to create and deliver medications for immune-medicated neuropathies
Researchers at LSTM are looking at new ways to create and deliver medications for a wide range of immune-medicated neuropathies, ...
