Health
Disarm Therapeutics presents new data validating role of SARM1 in axonal degeneration
Data presented at Neuroscience 2018 demonstrates genetic deletion of SARM1 protects axons in the central and peripheral nervous systems with...
Fluorescent marker can help guide surgeons to remove dangerous brain tumor cells more accurately
Credit: Colin Watts Glasgow, UK: A chemical that highlights tumour cells has been used by surgeons to help spot and...
Genetic risk factor for CTE detected
(Boston)--Researchers have identified a genetic variation that may influence chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) disease severity. TMEM106B is one of the...
Society for Neuroscience honors scientists dedicated to advancing women in the field
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) will honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of...
Gene PPM1D gives stem cells a ‘winning boost’ after chemotherapy
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Chemotherapy has been associated with increased risk of leukemia years after the treatment, but what...
Physicists explain how large spherical viruses form
Credit: Zandi lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A virus, the simplest physical object in biology, consists of a protein...
Food for thought
From the standpoint of heart health, the Tsimane are a model group. A population indigenous to the Bolivian Amazon, the...
O’Donnell Brain Institute helps US effort to research learning, memory
DALLAS - Nov. 2, 2018 - UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute will help in a national effort to understand the...
Internists note that final CMS payment rule improves on proposed changes to E/M codes
Washington, DC (November 2, 2018) -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) appreciates that the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule...
Genetic factors tied to obesity may protect against diabetes
Experts believe that where on the body people store surplus fat, whether round their middle or round the liver, may...
Study finds hospital communication-and-resolution programs do not expand liability risk
Boston, MA -- To be more transparent and to promote communication with patients after medical injuries, many hospitals have implemented...
New studies on student alcohol use can inform interventions to reduce blackouts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out,"...
Molecular virologist fights influenza at the molecular level
Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Molecular virologist Chad Petit, Ph.D., uses basic science to fight influenza -- through experiments at...
Bohr scientists figure out how to measure electrical activity in a fetal heart
Electrodes are placed on the patient's chest area to record cardiac electrical activity - e.g. to determine whether the heart...
Online program helps prevent teen depression
Credit: UIC/Monika Marko and TJ Crawford Although up to 20 percent of adolescents experience a depressive episode each year, the...
Roanoke-based Virginia Tech graduate student selected as a Society for Neuroscience fellow
Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Ubadah Sabbagh, a doctoral student in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health (TBMH)...
‘Human brain’ supercomputer with 1million processors being switched on for first time
The world's largest neuromorphic supercomputer designed and built to work in the same way a human brain does has been...
Allen Institute announces 2018 Next Generation Leaders
The Allen Institute today debuted the 2018 Next Generation Leaders, a group of six early-career neuroscientists who will participate in...
Tufts CTSI announces collaboration with Novartis to foster translational research
Leaders from Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and Novartis announced today a new collaboration to work together to...
For older adults, does eating enough protein help delay disability?
To live successfully and independently, older adults need to be able to manage two different levels of life skills: basic...
