Health
MS researchers find well-being differs with age in multiple sclerosis
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. September 19, 2018. A recent brief report by MS researchers provides preliminary evidence that...
New method improves temperature imaging accuracy in fat-containing tissues
Credit: SIAT Magnetic resonance thermometry (MRT) is the only imaging technique that noninvasively provides temperature distribution in vivo. The water...
Viral RNA sensing
Even tiny amounts of viruses can have disastrous consequences. RNA identification can reveal the type of virus present. A fast...
Researcher receives $2.3 million NIH grant to expand youth-friendly HIV self-testing
Credit: Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Nigerian youth are at the epicenter of an expanding HIV crisis in...
Physicists train robotic gliders to soar like birds
Credit: Phil Richardson, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The words "fly like an eagle" are famously part of a song,...
Newborn opioid withdrawal requires a ‘cascade of care,’ study suggests
September 19, 2018 - Effective management of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) - withdrawal symptoms occurring in infants exposed to opioids...
European Cancer Research gets £30 million vote of confidence
(Cancer Research UK) UK and European research collaborations in cancer research have received a vote of confidence by three major...
Fiber optic sensor measures tiny magnetic fields
WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a light-based technique for measuring very weak magnetic fields, such as those produced when neurons...
More doctor visits lead to less suicide attempts for fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia patients who regularly visit their physicians are much less likely to attempt suicide than those who do not, according...
New insight into aging
They say you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but new research shows you can teach an old rat new...
Anti-inflammatory protein promotes healthy gut bacteria to curb obesity
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine discovered that the anti-inflammatory protein NLRP12 normally helps protect...
Bascom Palmer treats first US patient in Nightstar gene therapy
Credit: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute A Puerto Rican patient with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is hoping to save his vision...
Study: Difficult people have most to gain from practicing compassion
TORONTO, September 19, 2018 - The most disagreeable individuals, who are also the least likely to be kind, can benefit...
Aging Europe
Credit: Kashnitsky, I., & Schöley, J. Demographers from the Higher School of Economics and the University of Southern Denmark have...
Syracuse study reveals cannabinoid drugs make pain feel ‘less unpleasant, more tolerable’
Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity...
Quick and easy test for viral infections reduces hospital admissions and antibiotic use
Paris, France: A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to...
First evidence that soot from polluted air is reaching placenta
Paris, France: Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for...
Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people
In a large clinical trial to determine the risks and benefits of daily low-dose aspirin in healthy older adults without...
Cord blood clue to respiratory diseases
New research has found children born in the last three months of the year in Melbourne may have a greater...
Children with asthma are less likely to finish school and to work in non-manual occupations
Paris, France: People who suffer with persistent asthma from a young age are more likely to leave school at 16...
