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Penn engineer make drug microparticles a thousand times faster than ever before
Credit: University of Pennsylvania Pharmaceuticals owe their effects mostly to their chemical composition, but the packaging of these drugs into...
Words matter: Stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives
A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care...
The joy of neurons: A simplified ‘cookbook’ for engineering brain cells to study disease
Credit: Credit: Baldwin / The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA - May 9, 2018 - Scientists at The Scripps...
Allen integrated cell released online
Credit: Allen Institute for Cell Science The Allen Institute for Cell Science today launched the first predictive and comprehensive, 3D...
People with OCD process emotions differently than their unaffected siblings
Philadelphia, May 9, 2018 - A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging reports that people with obsessive-compulsive...
A detective story of wildfires and wine
In this story of wine and smoke taint, everyone knows "whodunit" -- it's the smoke from wildfires. But it's the...
Operating on brain gliomas by detecting the ‘glow’
PHOENIX (May 2, 2018) -Research by Barrow Neurological Institute physicians and University of Washington scientists on novel imaging technology for...
Vaginal estradiol tablets outperform moisturizers when treating vulvovaginal problems
CLEVELAND, Ohio (May 9, 2018)--Sex shouldn't hurt at any age, yet 75% of postmenopausal women report vaginal dryness, and up...
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in food
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a germ that occurs naturally in the gut of mammals and birds, as well as...
Integrative group examines the ethical fit of mindfulness in corporate America
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 9, 2018-- An invited commentary for JACM (The Journal of...
Idle talk or fierce competition? Research finds women use gossip as a weapon in rivalries
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- New research from Florida State University, investigating how women use gossip to compete...
White shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain insights into survival rates
The study, "Juvenile survival, competing risks, and spatial variation in mortality risk of a marine apex predator," published today in...
Occupational exposures linked with increased risk of COPD
Credit: Photo by , via Wikimedia Commons... An international team led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health...
Karun Singh is the 2018 Canadian Association for Neuroscience Young Investigator awardee
Credit: McMaster University The Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN) is proud to announce that Karun K Singh, from McMaster University,...
University of Michigan professor, graduate work together to empower Sudanese women
ANN ARBOR--South Sudanese women have among the highest fertility rates and maternal death rates in the world, yet cultural norms...
Research reveals key factors to support quality of life in dementia
Credit: University of Exeter A robust research analysis has identified what factors can be targeted to support people to live...
Alexander von Humboldt Professorship for Peter Baumann
Credit: photo/©: Svea Pietschmann, Humboldt-Stiftung Molecular biologist Professor Peter Baumann of Mainz University received an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. Germany's...
UTSA researcher identifies barriers impacting PrEP use among Latino gay and bisexual men
A new study led by a UTSA researcher examines the social perceptions of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication to prevent...
For stroke victims, brain magnetic stimulation leads to improved walking speed
May 9, 2018 - A technique of magnetic stimulation of the brain can increase walking speed in patients who are...
Basing everyday decisions on risk of pain or loss linked to increased anxiety
Scientists have shone new light on how the human brain uses past experiences and generalizes them to future events, helping...
