Health
Which role does the brain play in prosocial behavior?
Helping other people in need is a foundation of our society. It is intuitive to believe that we help others...
Potent new mechanism of action for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease revealed
Tsukuba - Professor Akiyoshi Fukamizu's research group of Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics (Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance, TARA), University...
Minneapolis Clinical Trials Program wins Innovative Healthcare Award
MINNEAPOLIS --May 25, 2018--Earlier this month, Minneapolis-based non-profit Be The Match® was presented the Innovative Programs award at the 2018...
Aggression neurons identified
High activity in a relatively poorly studied group of brain cells can be linked to aggressive behaviour in mice, a...
UNIST’s design school recognized worldwide
Credit: UNIST The Graduate School of Creative Design Engineering at UNIST has once again received global recognition for its design...
Doctors fail to flag concussion patients for critical follow-up
As evidence builds of more long-term effects linked to concussion, a nationwide study led by scientists at UCSF and the...
UMD food scientist guides students towards revelatory findings in women’s health
College Park, MD -- In an effort to sustain and educate the next generation of food safety experts in the...
What is impact of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement?
Bottom Line: The need for a patient to have a permanent pacemaker implanted while hospitalized after undergoing a transcatheter aortic...
Heart doctors call for permission to provide therapy to stroke patients
Paris, France - 25 May 2018: Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling...
Majority of premature infants still exposed to early antibiotics
Bottom Line: Most premature infants, who are at risk for sepsis but who may not have a culture confirmation of...
Regulatory mutations missed in standard genetic screening lead to congenital diseases
Researchers have identified a type of genetic aberration to be the cause of certain neurodevelopmental disorders and congenital diseases, such...
Do patients with TBI receive follow-up care after ED discharge?
Bottom Line: Many patients treated in the emergency department for mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) don't receive educational materials at...
An elastic fiber filled with electrodes set to revolutionize smart clothes
Credit: EPFL It's a whole new way of thinking about sensors. The tiny fibers developed at EPFL are made of...
Most concussion patients fall under the radar after ER visit
Millions of Americans suffer concussions each year, and many endure symptoms for months or years afterward. A new study shows...
New chromosome study can lead to personalised counselling of pregnant women
Foetuses with a so-called new balanced chromosomal aberration have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as autism and...
Study reveals gaps in follow-up care after concussion
Being discharged from a hospital trauma center after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) does not necessarily mean...
USTC reveals the mechanism how moderate sunlight exposure improves learning and memory
USTC researchers have shed new lights on the correlation between sunlight exposure and related neurobehaviors. Combining single-cell mass spectrometry isotopic...
Infantilism as a norm
Views on human age need to be revisited. The value of adulthood as a period of certainty has declined for...
A new guide for explorers of the submicroscopic world inside us
Credit: Courtesy Wladek Minor Researchers from the University of Virginia have established new guidelines for scientists mapping out the body...
Scientific ‘dream team’ shed light on motor neuron death
Credit: Greta Keenan As the old adage goes, 'two heads are better than one'. With the development of new technologies...
