Health
National Cancer Institute funds research on computer-generated patient care summaries
Credit: UIC/Roberta Dupuis Devlin The University of Illinois at Chicago has received nearly $1.5 million in funding from the National...
Eating in 10-hour window can override disease-causing genetic defects, nurture health
Credit: Salk Instititute LA JOLLA--(August 30, 2018) Scientists at the Salk Institute found that mice lacking the biological clocks thought...
When neurons turn against themselves
Credit: Doron Merkler / UNIGE Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease that primarily affects children and can lead to...
Inhibiting NF-κB improves heart function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Credit: Image courtesy of Dr. Denis Guttridge of the Medical University of South Carolina. Modified from a supplemental figure in...
Selling access to human specimens: Survey reveals public attitudes
The almost 5 million people who paid to get their DNA analyzed by the company 23andMe recently found out that...
Model can more naturally detect depression in conversations
To diagnose depression, clinicians interview patients, asking specific questions -- about, say, past mental illnesses, lifestyle, and mood -- and...
Heteractis magnifica sea anemones can help fight the Alzheimer’s disease
Credit: Neville Wootton Heteractis magnifica sea anemones contain neuroprotective peptides that slow down the inflammation process and the deterioration of...
Guiding flight: The fruit fly’s celestial compass
Credit: Dickinson laboratory What do ancient seafaring explorers and fruit flies have in common? Caltech researchers have discovered that, similar...
How does helping people affect your brain? Study shows neurobiological effects of providing support to others
August 30, 2018 -Providing "targeted" social support to other people in need activates regions of the brain involved in parental...
Study provides an early recipe for rewiring spinal cords
Credit: Sofroniew lab For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively...
Whitlatch earns GSA’s 2018 M. Powell Lawton Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Presence of new or worsened bedsores tied to poorer outcomes in inpatient rehab facilities
Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new study from the University at Buffalo has shown that the presence...
Stigmatizing views and myths about psoriasis are pervasive in the United States
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The stigma associated with the autoimmune disease psoriasis may lead people to avoid patients who...
Infurna earns GSA’s 2018 Baltes Foundation Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
A master switch controls aggressive breast cancer
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 30, 2018) A team at the Salk Institute has identified a master switch that appears...
Obstructive sleep apnea linked with higher risk of gout
New research reveals that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a higher risk of developing gout, even beyond the...
Whitfield earns GSA’s 2018 Robert W. Kleemeier Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
African armed conflict kills more children indirectly than in actual fighting, study finds
More children die from the indirect impact of armed conflicts in Africa than by weapons used in those conflicts, according...
The use of psychoactive substances and illegal drugs in the Albanian society
The article of Matua et al, published recently in Current Drug Abuse Reviews, focuses on an issue of major interest...
Lipsitz earns GSA’s 2018 Donald P. Kent Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
