Health
Philosophy of mind: In touch with reality?
Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing the damage caused to their artworks by visitors touching them. Why would...
Scientists capture images of antibodies working together against malaria
Credit: Wilson/Ward labs, Scripps Research Scientists investigating how the human immune system defends against malaria have uncovered a rare phenomenon:...
Earlier puberty linked to mother’s smoking during pregnancy
If the mother smokes during pregnancy, there is a risk of her children going into puberty earlier. This is shown...
Zambezi Valley may soon be too hot for tsetse flies
Credit: Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0 A new study, based on 27 years of data from Mana Pools National Park...
Houston Methodist scientists create device to deliver immunotherapy without side effects
Credit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(Oct. 23, 2018) - Houston Methodist scientists have developed a nanodevice to deliver immunotherapy without side effects...
ERC Synergy grant with HZB participation
Credit: FAU The number of elderly and very old people is increasing world-wide, and therefore also the number of patients...
Honey, I shrunk the cell culture
Credit: Jason Shear/University of Texas at Austin. From "Fantastic Voyage" to "Despicable Me," shrink rays have been a science-fiction staple...
Football players’ concussions linked to dyslexia gene
Gene predicts concussion history in a collegiate national champion football team Gene has been linked to dyslexia in other studies...
EuroPrevent 2019
EuroPrevent is the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), where leading experts get together in an...
Avoiding the hippocampus during whole-brain radiotherapy prevents cognitive side effects
Whole-brain radiotherapy can be delivered more safely to patients with brain metastases by avoiding the hippocampus according to a randomized...
Family acceptance of LGBT identity linked to reduced stress
ATHENS, Ohio (Oct. 23, 2018) - Ohio University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Peggy Zoccola has determined that those who...
EuroHeartCare 2019
The event to attend for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals. EuroHeartCare is the annual Congress of the Association of Cardiovascular...
New combination treatment flips the switch on melanoma cells
Think of the protein BH3 like a finger that turns off a cancer cell survival switch. The problem is that...
CU researchers: Home care for knee replacement patients aids in recovery
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 23, 2018) - A team of physical therapy researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine...
Painkillers during pregnancy can bring forward puberty in girls
The more weeks a women takes pain-reliving medication during pregnancy, the earlier their daughters enter puberty. This is shown by...
SBRT considered safe treatment option for patients with multiple (2-4) metastases
The NRG Oncology clinical trial BR001 tested the hypothesis that stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) could be used safely in oligometastatic...
American Academy of Pediatrics announces 2018 National Conference & Exhibition in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. - More than 11,000 pediatricians and healthcare professionals are expected to arrive in Orlando Nov. 2-6 for the...
Black men have higher rates of recidivism despite lower risk factors
People of color are incarcerated at disproportionately higher rates than White people, and men of all races have higher rates...
ERC Synergy Grant worth 10M develops new methods for brain research, diagnostics and care
(Aalto University) The new methods are based on rapid, algorithm-controlled magnetic stimulation pulses that excite neurons and forge connections across...
Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A lack of affordable housing is linked with many health problems, including asthma, stress and alcoholism....
