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NIH awards $2.4 million to MPFI scientist to study neural circuits in the visual cortex
Credit: Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Dr. David Fitzpatrick, Scientific Director and CEO at the Max Planck Florida Institute...
How low should LDL cholesterol go?
New analysis shows that in a high-risk population, achieving ultra-low LDL cholesterol levels, down to The Lancet. Using data from...
Study reveals workings of immune response to deadly fungal infections
Credit: Reichner et. al. ROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every year, fungal infections threaten thousands of patients — from those with depressed...
Is the mental health-care system meeting the needs of sexual and…
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.24, 2017–A study of mental health care and untreated depression among...
Computer model showed an optimal anti-amyloid treatment
Credit: (C) InSysBio Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2017 – One must activate amyloid degradation as soon as possible to prevent...
Lung cell found to act as sensor, regulator of immune response
IMAGE: Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (red) are rare cells found in clusters along the mammalian airway, where they act as sensors,...
Both the aggressor and the victim: alarming number of teens cyberbully…
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Adolescents harming themselves with cuts, scratches or burns has gained a lot of attention over the...
University of Warwick study to help understanding of childhood…
Credit: University of Warwick A University of Warwick study to understand a form of epilepsy that affects children has received...
Quality initiatives can reduce harm to newborns, shorten hospital stay and save millions
Credit: Children's National Health System CHICAGO–Sick newborns often rely on a ventilator to supply oxygen and are tethered to the...
Lifestyle choices condition colon and rectal cancer risk more than genetics
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Colorectal Cancer research group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Víctor Moreno,...
Rapid test facilitates malaria diagnosis
Credit: Andreas Heddergott / Technical University of Munich Diagnosing malaria has been a very time-consuming and error-prone process up to...
PolyU launches The D. H. Chen Foundation Nobel Laureate Lecture Series
Credit: Hong Kong Polytechnic University In celebration of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s 80th anniversary, we are honoured to...
Topical gel made from oral blood pressure drugs shown effective in healing chronic wounds
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine An international team of researchers led by Johns Hopkins has shown that a topical gel made...
Neural network learns to select potential anticancer drugs
Credit: MIPT Press Office Scientists from Mail.Ru Group, Insilico Medicine and MIPT have for the first time applied a generative...
Farming fish
Steephead parrotfish (Chlorurus microrhinos) are picky eaters. In the central Pacific, however, they appear to have taken matters into their...
First of a kind footage of a living stylodactylid shrimp…
Credit: Dr. Mary Wicksten Depths such as those at the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument are an extreme challenge for...
Researcher warns US could see substantial impact of Zika virus
BOSTON – A researcher at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) warns that...
Fold formation of the cerebral cortex requires FGF signaling in the mammalian brain
Credit: Kanazawa University The human brain is highly developed compared to other animals, thanks to which humans are believed to...
Study suggests route to improve artery repair
Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (January 4, 2017) – People with any form of diabetes are at greater risk of...
Type 2 diabetes shows marked increase in pediatric population
Credit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY–January 13, 2017–Private health insurance claim lines with a type 2 diabetes diagnosis more than...
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