Health
Researchers relate neuropsychological tests with real-life activity in multiple sclerosis
Neuropsychological assessment among the tools useful for measuring the impact of multiple sclerosis on everyday activities, according to researchers at...
How to successfully recruit minority adolescents for STI/HIV prevention research
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 19, 2019) - Disparities in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV between Black/African...
How to construct a protein factory
Credit: © NCCR RNA & Disease Cells consist of a multitude of molecular structures, some of them exhibiting a staggering...
Let there be light: Synthesizing organic compounds
Credit: Yokohama National University Every biological reaction is a chemical reaction. The exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen in our...
Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival
VA study analyzed data on more than 23,000 veteransCredit: Michael Moody Early palliative care is associated with better survival in...
How cancer breaks down your muscles
New research sheds light on how cancer tumors can take control of muscle cells and cause wasting.Credit: Illustration: NTNU and...
New research shows that European hedgehogs in Denmark carry a secret
Credit: Sophie Lund Rasmussen Most people consider the hedgehog a welcome guest in the garden. But a newly published study...
Wayne State leading efforts to alleviate fatbergs
What we throw out can come back to haunt usCredit: Tracie Baker, DVM, Ph.D., Wayne State University DETROIT - Worldwide,...
Perception of musical pitch varies across cultures
How people interpret musical notes depends on the types of music they have listened to, researchers findCredit: Josh McDermott CAMBRIDGE,...
Circulating molecules in blood may be stepping stone for type 1 diabetes early prediction
Credit: Image by: University of Turku Researchers from the Turku Bioscience Centre in Finland have found changes in molecules in...
Stem cells with ‘dual identity’ linked to loss of smell from sinus inflammation
Credit: Andrew Lane In experiments with mice and human tissue samples, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that neuronal stem...
Did a common childhood illness take down the neanderthals?
A 21st century nuisance for parents may have proved deadly to early manCredit: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University BROOKLYN, NY...
Winning-at-all-costs in the workplace: Short-term gains could spell long-term disaster
Credit: San Diego State University Organizations endorsing a win-at-all-costs environment may find this management style good for the bottom-line, but...
Anthony Fitzpatrick receives $2.84M to decipher origins of brain disorders
Funding will support combined use of recent Nobel Prize-winning technology with a powerful new imaging method; lays groundwork for detecting,...
DNA ‘origami’ takes flight in emerging field of nano machines
Nanoscale devices open new era in biomedical research and materials scienceCredit: Emory University Just as the steam engine set the...
Study shows interactions between bacteria and parasites
Blood flukes and Helicobacter pylori: co-infection changes immune responseCredit: Clarissa Prazeres da Costa / TUM A team at the Technical...
People with autism show atypical brain activity when coordinating visual and motor information
Credit: Life Span Institute/Leilani Photographs LAWRENCE -- A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology by researchers at the University...
Zylka Lab awarded NIH grant to develop CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy for Angelman syndrome
Mark Zylka, Ph.D., of the UNC Neuroscience Center, was awarded two 5-year grants totaling $6.1 million to create new knowledge...
Study quantifies impact of NCI-sponsored trials on clinical cancer care
Credit: National Cancer Institute A new study shows that nearly half of phase 3 cancer clinical trials carried out by...
Walking slower and pausing for rest may enable older adults to maintain outdoor mobility
When functional ability declines, changing the way of walking can facilitate older adults' outdoor mobilityCredit: Petteri Kivimäki / University of...
