Health
Your brain on imagination: It's a lot like reality, study shows
Credit: CU Boulder Imagine a barking dog, a furry spider or another perceived threat and your brain and body respond...
Some brain tumors may respond to immunotherapy, new study suggests
Credit: Antonio Iavarone / Columbia University Immunotherapy has proved effective in treating a number of cancers, but brain tumors have...
Dopamine's yin-yang personality: It's an upper and a downer
Known as a reward that makes us seek pleasure, dopamine also reinforces avoidance of painCredit: Christine Liu graphic For decades,...
Insilico Medicine to showcase its AI Engine for Future Drug Discovery at the 2018 Future Tech Forum
Artur Kadurin, Chief AI Officer and CEO of Insilico Taiwan, to present 'AI in Drug Discovery Creates the Best Era...
Researchers image atomic structure of important immune regulator
Understanding structure of human TIM-3 provides new insights for cancer and autoimmune drug developmentCredit: Richard Blumberg, Brigham and Women's Hospital...
The surprising upward link between college alcohol consumption and physical activity
Study to examine why those who exercise more drink mostCredit: University of Houston Upending conventional wisdom that physical activity can...
Two compounds in coffee may team up to fight Parkinson's
Caffeine plus another compound in coffee beans' waxy coating may protect against brain degeneration, Rutgers study findsCredit: Steve Hockstein/Harvard Studio...
'Doc, sometimes I'm in pain!': How do patients want to discuss symptoms with clinicians?
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Sleep, pain, anxiety, depression, and low energy/fatigue (known collectively as SPADE for short) symptoms are...
Successful bladder repair using silk fibroid scaffolds
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 10, 2018--A team of researchers developed a novel model of...
Research to identify and target high blood pressure indicators
New research led by the University of Plymouth could identify how to target hypertension and other blood vessel problems --...
How glial cells develop in the brain from neural precursor cells
Mainz University Medical Center publishes new findings that contribute to our understanding of neurodegenerative disordersCredit: Neha Tiwari Two types of...
UNH researchers find unexpected impact of hurricanes on Puerto Rico's watershed
Credit: William McDowell/UNH DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found unprecedentedly high levels of nitrate,...
Plants as antifungal factories
The results of this research published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal could impact the pharmaceutical and agri-food industriesCredit: CRAG Researchers...
Cancer cells distinguished by artificial intelligence-based system
Osaka University researchers have developed a system using artificial intelligence that can automatically differentiate between different types of cancer cellCredit:...
Genetic study of epilepsy points to potential new therapies
RCSI researchers play key role in international collaborationCredit: RCSI Monday, 10 December 2018: The largest study of its kind, led...
Undiplomatic immunity: Mutation causing arterial autoimmune disease revealed
Credit: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,TMDU Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) researchers reveal how a single mutation in a regulatory...
CELLINK and Prellis Biologics offer first bioprinter capable of printing microstructures
Partnership creates holographic bioprinting systems capable of printing vascular networks and capillaries with resolution not seen with any other bioprinting...
Obesity, risk of cognitive dysfunction? Consider high-intensity interval exercise
Study first to use high-intensity interval exercise on obese individuals to test effects on cognitive dysfunctionCredit: Department of Exercise Science...
How does cancer spread?
Researchers pinpoint a gene that affects cell-to-cell communication leading to the diseaseCredit: McGill University Health Centre Montreal, December 10 2018...
When scientists push people to their tipping point
We're bad at knowing when we will fall -- or when we're uprightCredit: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - You...
