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Breakthrough for treatment of fibrotic diseases
Scientists have discovered a drug combination that could halt the progression of fibrosis - a condition believed to be responsible...
Is foraging behaviour regulated the same way in humans and worms?
Credit: A. Bergs, A. Gottschalk. Finding food and staying at a food source are crucial survival strategies in the animal...
Air pollution linked to autism: study
The study of children in Shanghai, from birth to three years, found that exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) from vehicle...
The reasons for hemispheric dominance in the brain
The left and the right hemispheres specialise in different tasks. However, it has not yet been fully understood how one...
Arima Genomics completes early access program and launches the Arima-HiC platform
Credit: Arima Genomics, Inc. SAN DIEGO-- Arima Genomics, Inc., a biotechnology company empowering researchers to apply long-range genetic sequence and...
New NYU Abu Dhabi research suggests corals produce molecules that can help resist disease
Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Alexandray Mystikou and Prof. Shady Amin. Fast facts: Recent research shows that corals' resistance to disease...
New material cleans and splits water
Credit: Alina-Stavroula Kampouri/EPFL Some of the most useful and versatile materials today are the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). MOFs are a...
Does dietary restriction protect against age-related leaky gut?
Flies eating a Spartan diet are protected from leaky gut and the systemic inflammation associated with it as they age....
Health professionals need support to help children of terminally ill patients
Health professionals require more guidance to prepare and support children when a parent is dying, a new study in the...
Children’s vaccinations and development checks prevent hospital admissions in childhood
Children who receive nursery vaccinations and development checks are less likely to be admitted to hospital during childhood years. This...
Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience awarded to Kenneth Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Kenneth Miller, PhD, will receive the 2018 Swartz Prize in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience for his cumulative...
Businessman issues global, multimillion dollar (USD) challenge for Alzheimer’s solutions
Credit: UTSA Courtesy Photo (San Antonio, Nov. 5, 2018) -- To expand the understanding and explanation of Alzheimer's disease, United...
More than intelligence needed for success in life
Research carried out at the University of Adelaide and the University of Bristol has examined long-held beliefs that success in...
Does having muscle weakness and obesity lead to falls for older women?
As our society continues to age, experts project that falls and the health complications that can come with them will...
Meditation: An effective new therapy to reduce eye pressure in primary open-angle glaucoma
Credit: Journal of Glaucoma Magdeburg, Germany and New Delhi, India, November 5, 2018 - A new era in the management...
NICE should change antibiotic guidelines for dental patients — study shows
New research has revealed the impact a change in US guidelines had on the prescribing of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to...
Vikram Gadagkar and Johannes Kohl chosen as recipients of Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has named Vikram Gadagkar, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Jesse H. Goldberg's...
Can a dog ownership and training program improve symptoms of PTSD among veterans?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 5, 2018--The results of a new integrative health study that...
From asexuality to heteroflexibility: New openness about intimate relationships
The 21st century has ushered in a "quiet revolution" in the diversity of intimate relationships, and a leading scholar says...
The frontlines of influenza research
On the centennial of the 1918 influenza pandemic, the Human Vaccines Project is bringing together 200 prominent global scientists and...
