Health
‘Bursts’ of beta waves, not sustained rhythms, filter…
Credit: Shin et. al./Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. — To better understand the brain and to develop potential therapies, neuroscientists have...
Cancer drug development award given to Jean-Charles Soria
Credit: ESMO LUGANO, 12 February 2018 – The TAT 2018 Honorary Award for cancer drug development has been granted to...
Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) UAlberta researchers have created two new imaging agents that could help physicians visualize the...
First national studies of quality of VA ministroke care and how best…
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS – The first national study of the quality of the care offered by the Veterans Health...
Cancer drug development award given to Jean-Charles Soria
Credit: ESMO LUGANO, 12 February 2018 – The TAT 2018 Honorary Award for cancer drug development has been granted to...
Scientists identify ‘checkpoint’ to prevent birth defects and spontaneous miscarriage
Researchers from the University of Southampton have established that eggs have a protective 'checkpoint' that helps to prevent DNA damaged...
Eye abnormalities in infants with microcephaly associated with Zika…
Vision-threatening eye abnormalities in infants in Brazil with microcephaly (a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head) may be...
Researchers may hold key to developing a single treatment against several types of Ebola
IMAGE: This is the lead UTMB author, Alex Bukreyev Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston A collaborative...
Treating Parkinson’s disease by solving the mysteries of…
IMAGE: These are neurons in the brainstem involved in walking are lit up using optogenetics. Credit: Tom Roseberry, Gladstone Institutes...
Sea traffic pollutes our lungs more than previously thought
New data presented by researchers at Lund University and others in the journal Oceanologia show that the air along the...
Tracking oxygen saturation, plus vital signs, to identify vulnerable preemies
Credit: Children's National Health System Critically ill infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require constant monitoring of their vital...
MD Anderson, Oncora Medical team up to fight cancer with precision…
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center HOUSTON and PHILADELPHIA ? Oncora Medical, a precision radiation oncology software company, and The University...
The human brain recalls visual features in reverse order than it detects them
Credit: Ning Qian/Columbia's Zuckerman Institute NEW YORK — Scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have contributed to solving a paradox of...
Women at greater risk for Zika infection due to suppressed vaginal…
Credit: Shahzada Khan, Gladstone Institutes Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered that the vaginal immune system is suppressed in response...
New study: Children with autism may be over-diagnosed with ADHD
Credit: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A well-established screening tool used to assess children for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may...
Rethinking serotonin could lead to a shift in psychiatric care
A better understanding of how a key chemical messenger acts in the brain could lead to a radical shift in...
Take advantage of evolution in malaria fight, scientists say
Credit: Penelope Lynch Scientists could harness the power of evolution to stop mosquitoes spreading malaria, according to new research by...
Metabolic mechanism identified for R-LA induced cell death in liver…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 11, 2017–A new study that measured metabolite levels over time...
International study shows moderate consumption of fats and carbohydrates best for health
Credit: Hamilton Health Sciences Hamilton, Ont. (August 29, 2017) – Research with more than 135,000 people across five continents has...
