Health
Oscillations provide insights into the brain’s navigation system
The brain creates a map of our environment, which enables reliable spatial navigation. The Nobel Prize was awarded in 2014...
Obesity linked to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as...
Scientists discovered genes that contribute to the ADHD development
Credit: Corominas et al., 2018, supplementary materials A team from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with foreign...
Ben-Gurion University researchers participate in US Water Challenges Workshop
CHICAGO...October 12, 2018 - A trilateral collaboration hosted by the University of Chicago (UChicago) on Oct. 8, with researchers from...
A new way to create molecules for drug development
Credit: Jeff Grabmeier COLUMBUS, Ohio - Chemists at The Ohio State University have developed a new and improved way to...
UT Dallas study provides fuller picture of the human cost from terrorist attacks
Credit: The University of Texas at Dallas Terrorist attacks injure far more people than they kill, leaving victims with lost...
Study: No surge in illicit cigarettes after menthol ban
Contrary to the tobacco industry's assertions, there was no surge in illicit cigarettes after a 2015 ban on menthol cigarette...
Abnormal vision in childhood can affect brain functions
A research team has discovered that abnormal vision in childhood can affect the development of higher-level brain areas responsible for...
Nordic Food Lab to become part of the Future Consumer Lab at the University of Copenhagen
Credit: Thomas Grøndahl For four years, UCPH FOOD and the NFL's Board of Directors have jointly operated the Nordic Food...
Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell manufacturing
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules - such as growth factors...
Researchers study eastern hellbender salamanders parental habits
Credit: Virginia Tech Although eastern hellbender salamanders are known by many unflattering nicknames -- mud puppy, snot otter, grampus, and...
A new study indicates the possibility to monitor the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease by monitoring major brain antioxidant levels using noninvasive techniques
Credit: National Brain Research Centre, Gurgaon, India Gurgaon, India -- October 12, 2018: In a breakthrough human study, anti-oxidant, glutathione...
Two seemingly opposing forces in the brain actually cooperate to enhance memory formation
Credit: Anna Hobbiss The brain's crucial function is to allow organisms to learn and adapt to their surroundings. It does...
Does open heart surgery affect cognitive abilities?
Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart...
Rhode Island Hospital, Brown win grant to conduct trial of opioid addiction intervention
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital have been at the forefront of battling the opioid...
Is there a benefit to switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia?
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In follow-up to the I HART CGM study,...
Promising new therapeutic approach against Ebola virus identified
Credit: (c) Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 11, 2018--In a new study researchers have developed a...
Widespread errors in ‘proofreading’ cause inherited blindness
Mistakes in "proofreading" the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness, retinitis pigmentosa...
Unapproved ingredients in over-the-counter supplements
Bottom Line: Potentially harmful and undeclared pharmaceuticals were identified in more than 700 over-the-counter dietary supplements in an analysis of...
Early changes to synapse gene regulation may cause Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Department of Neuropathology, TMDU Tokyo, Japan - Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, involving memory...
