Health
Research gauges neurodegeneration tied to FXTAS by measuring motor behavior
Credit: McKinney et al LAWRENCE -- The neurological disorder FXTAS (pronounced "fax-tas") stems from a genetic premutation seen in one...
An evolution in the understanding of evolution
New modeling tool has implications for better understanding of diseaseCredit: UVA Engineering Remember domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus,...
NIH continues support of Kent State Alzheimer’s researcher with new two-year grant
Credit: Kent State University Once it begins, Alzheimer's disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists...
WVU researcher studies link between caffeine, sleep and alcohol use in middle-schoolers
Credit: West Virginia University Research into young people's drinking habits tends to focus on high school and college students. Middle...
Dr. Talia Golan named recipient of the Mort and Brigitte Harris Pancreas Cancer Award
Credit: Talia Golan, M.D. The Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center (HFPCC) and Henry Ford Innovation Institute have named Talia Golan,...
Deet gives humans an ‘invisibilty cloak’ to fend off mosquito bites
DEET may chemically 'cloak' humans from malaria-carrying mosquitos, rather than repel themCredit: Christopher Potter Since its invention during the Second...
BARseq builds a better brain map
Credit: Zador lab/CSHL, 2019 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Anthony Zador has taken the next step in his quest to...
Green areas in cities promote wellbeing
Interdisciplinary study identifies neural correlates -- potential for preventing psychic diseases -- publication in Nature NeuroscienceCredit: Gabi Zachmann, KIT Green...
Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory
New research sheds light on the possible origin of eating disorders in patients suffering from dementiaCredit: Trice Browne on Visual...
AAIH releases primer to advance understanding within the industry
Technical whitepaper, as well as a high-level overview, seek to define a foundational lexicon and illustrate real-world applications of this...
Faulty signalling pathway linked to congenital heart condition
Faulty signalling pathway causes the heart to develop unnaturally while in the embryo stage, according to Duke-NUS Medical School researchersCredit:...
Leading children’s hospitals to use $8.5 million+ grant to advance collaboration in genomics research
Building a genomics 'information commons' will enable more medical centers to share growing volumes of dataCredit: Boston Children's Hospital With...
Pitt study: Sexual selection alone could spark formation of new species
Animals that seek mates and fight rivals that resemble parents could eventually set stage for new speciesCredit: Richards-Zawacki Lab PITTSBURGH--A...
Drug treats inflammation associated with genetic heart disease
Credit: Circulation When young athletes experiences sudden cardiac death as they run down the playing field, it's usually due to...
CNIO researchers obtain the first mice born with hyper-long telomeres
The study shows that it is possible to extend life without any genetic modificationCredit: CNIO A chance finding ten years...
Preclinical research helps explain why fatty livers are more susceptible to cancer
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Fatty liver disease is contributing to an increase in liver cancer and basic scientists at...
Regenstrief leaders to deliver keynote addresses at data workshop in South America
Credit: Regenstrief Institute Two of Regenstrief Institute's leaders are sharing their expertise in artificial intelligence and data infrastructure at a...
Blood-collection device makes radiation testing quick and easy
Credit: Photo by Tabbitha Mosier PHOENIX - A University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix research team has developed...
Digital breast tomosynthesis increases cancer detection over full-field mammography
American Journal of Roentgenology research comparing digital breast tomosynthesis and full-field digital mammography finds that DBT results in 'significantly increased...
Rapamycin for longevity — Opinion article
Credit: Mikhail V. Blagosklonny [email protected] The scientist discusses several reasons, including fear of the actual and fictional side effects of...
