Health
Survivors of childhood brain tumors experience lasting cognitive and socioeconomic burdens
Survivors of childhood brain tumors who received radiotherapy and were very young at the time of diagnosis may experience cognitive...
Frozen sperm retains its viability in outer space conditions
Human sperm samples exposed to microgravity are just as active and concentrated as on Earth Vienna, 24 June 2019: Zillionaires...
Virtual reality takes a leap into taste
Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown The fly hasn't eaten for an entire day and it's starving. Finally,...
A new drug target for chemically induced Parkinson’s disease
Researchers believe an enzyme targeted to the neuronal mitochondria may be responsible for converting compounds from alcohol, tobacco, and certain...
Immunology — not just supporting actors
Non-classical monocytes were long thought to play a purely surveillance role in the immune system. With the aid of a...
Reforming pharmacy benefit manager practices may lead to drug cost savings
Credit: UNC School of Medicine CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina -- Efforts to control health care costs in the United States...
Straight to the heart
Credit: Sebastian Diecke, MDC An international team of researchers are seeking to explore the heart at a depth that was...
Researchers find new mutation in the leptin gene
'Hunger hormone' imbalance can trigger obesityCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (June 19, 2019) - The global obesity epidemic is...
Brains of pairs of animals synchronize during social interaction
Credit: Dean Ishida/UCLA FINDINGS UCLA researchers have published a Cell study showing that the brains of pairs of animals synchronize...
Exposure to others’ suffering even worse than being shot at
Being exposed to life-threatening situations results in less PTSD than seeing others sufferCredit: Thorbjørn Kjosvold / Norwegian Armed Forces We...
Kessler Foundation receives New Jersey Health Foundation grants for MS and stroke research
Drs. Shenoy Handiru and Lancaster will study novel ways to improve rehabilitative care for disabilities caused by stroke and multiple...
Neuroscience research questions current alcohol limit
Even one pint of beer can compromise a person's feeling of being in control New research by neuroscientists from the...
Discovery of the cell fate switch from neurons to astrocytes in the developing brain
Credit: Kanazawa University Background Neurons1 and astrocytes2 are prominent cell types in the cerebral cortex. Neurons are the primary information...
Newly discovered immune cells at the frontline of HIV infection
New cells are more susceptible to HIV infection and transmit virus to other cellsCredit: The Westmead Institute for Medical Research...
Do women regret embryo testing before IVF?
Women glad to know genetic results, even if news is disappointing, study reports More IVF cycles include embryo genetic testing,...
Study: Phenols in cocoa bean shells may reverse obesity-related problems in mouse cells
Credit: Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists may have discovered more reasons to love chocolate. A new study by researchers...
Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma benefit from targeted therapies
Penn study investigated real-world treatment outcomes among Medicare patients PHILADELPHIA--Many elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC)--who are often...
University of Virginia leads fibrosis initiative
Charlottesville, VA (June 20, 2019) Fibrosis is often associated with many of the fatal diseases that pervade our globe, riddling...
Largest study of CTE finds it in 6% of subjects
Interestingly, the traumatic brain disease is identified in both athletes and non-athletes.Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO -- Nearly...
Cereal grains scientists fight hidden hunger with new approach
Credit: N. Palacios and V. Govindan After a prolonged decline, global hunger is on the rise--affecting more than 820 million...
