Health
Dr. Beverly Davidson elected to the American Academy of Arts and…
Credit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Beverly L. Davidson, PhD, a nationally prominent researcher at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), has...
Gene sequences reveal global variations in malaria parasites
Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) parasites, which cause a debilitating form of malaria, are yielding their secrets to an international team...
Is the mental healthcare system meeting the needs of sexual and gender minorities?
Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan.24, 2017–A study of mental health care and untreated depression among...
Calorie counts on menus make a difference
Credit: UTS Business School One the most comprehensive pieces of research into the impact of displaying calories on menus reveals...
Doctoral student’s research looks at cause of neurodegenerative…
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan. — A Kansas State University student hopes her research on a currently untreatable and...
Team IDs brain circuit involved in party drug’s antidepressant…
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Black mouse-eared bat goes green: First case of a fruit-eating bat in…
Out of more than 110 allegedly well-studied mouse-eared bat species, there turns out to be one that has been keeping...
Holographic field microscope a potential new tool for remote diagnosis of diseased cells
Credit: Peter Morenus/UConn Photo A portable holographic field microscope developed by University of Connecticut optical engineers could provide medical professionals...
New research on the muscles of elite athletes: When quality is better than quantity
Credit: Hans-Christer Holmberg, Mid Sweden University and Joachim Nielsen, University of Southern Denmark We can all recognise that feeling of...
Poll shows majority of floridians want to keep or expand Obamacare
Credit: Florida Atlantic University A majority of Floridians would like to expand the Affordable Care Act (commonly referred to as...
Expert rock climbing routes recreated indoors using 3-D modeling and digital fabrication
Credit: Images provided by the study's co-authors. Through a combination of 3-D modeling, digital fabrication and other techniques, a Dartmouth-led...
New findings from research into multiple concussions in hockey players
Credit: Elin Lindström Claessen The relationship between head injuries suffered during contact sport and Alzheimer's disease is now being called...
Researchers find testosterone treatment improves sexual activity, walking, and mood in men…
PHILADELPHIA — As men age, their testosterone levels decrease, but prior studies of the effects of administering testosterone to older...
University of Miami doctors publish study of first locally-acquired…
Credit: The New England Journal of Medicine Following the recent Zika outbreak in Miami-Dade County, a multidisciplinary team of physicians...
Temple study: Extra-virgin olive oil preserves memory & protects brain against Alzheimer’s
Credit: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) – The Mediterranean diet, rich in plant-based foods, is...
‘Exciting’ discovery on path to develop new type of…
Credit: University of Southampton Scientists at the University of Southampton have made a significant discovery in efforts to develop a...
Scientists discover combined sensory map for heat, humidity in fly…
Credit: Marco Gallio, Northwestern EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University neuroscientists now can visualize how fruit flies sense and process humidity...
UMass Amherst team reports gambling research results to Massachusetts…
Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Results of a baseline study on gambling behavior in Massachusetts that establishes how people...
Plant’s POEM: ‘No need to fertilize, for increase in seed size’
Credit: ITbM, Nagoya University Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University, have made a key discovery that the contents in pollen...
Neuron types in brain are defined by gene activity shaping their…
Credit: Huang Lab, CSHL Cold Spring Harbor, NY – In a major step forward in research, scientists at Cold Spring...
