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Noninvasive eye scan could detect key signs of Alzheimer’s years…
Credit: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (Aug. 17, 2017) — Cedars-Sinai neuroscience investigators have found that Alzheimer's disease affects the retina —...
OPTIMISTIC lowers long-stay nursing home residents’ avoidable…
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS — The initial phase of OPTIMISTIC, an innovative program developed and implemented...
Adapting the transtheoretical model of behavior change to understand…
Credit: Dr. Jeffrey T. Parsons One of the most groundbreaking HIV prevention strategies for HIV?negative gay and bisexual men (GBM)...
Study suggests more effective speech therapy approach for children…
IMAGE: Shelley Velleman, chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, lectures to students in her anatomy and physiology...
Caltech researcher David Anderson wins Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Credit: Caltech CHAPEL HILL, NC – The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 17th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to David...
UC-led study could bring about strategies to increase ‘good’ cholesterol
Credit: University of Cincinnati CINCINNATI — After decades of individual attempts to identify the structure of the main building block...
Penn physicists discover why drying liquid crystal drops leave unusual…
Credit: University of Pennsylvania In previous papers, University of Pennsylvania physicists investigated the "coffee ring effect," the ring-shaped stain of...
Gut bacteria may hold clues to Parkinson’s disease
Credit: UMass Lowell LOWELL, Mass. – The saying "Listen to your gut" is taking on new meaning in the hunt...
Adrian Raftery receives Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Medal for contributions to statistics
Credit: Nick Crettier On March 15 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland honored Adrian...
Prenatal cocaine exposure increases risk of higher teen drug use
Credit: CWRU While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980's, its effects are still causing harm to an...
Multi-social millennials more likely depressed than social(media)ly conservative peers
Credit: Tim Betler/UPMC PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19, 2016 – Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple...
Fewer children per man than per woman
Credit: Max Planck Institute f. Demographic Research Research on men's birthrates have so far been rather a blind spot. Max...
Study may improve strategies for reducing nutrient runoff into…
Credit: Janith Chandrasoma URBANA, Ill. – Every summer, the Gulf of Mexico is flooded with excess nitrogen and phosphorus from...
NSF grant to fund development of a ‘bionic suit’ to help…
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES – People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance...
How do we taste sugar, bacon and coffee? Science finds a surprising answer
Credit: Credit: Debarghya Dutta Banik BUFFALO, N.Y. — How do we taste the sugary richness of candy, or the bitter...
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause
Credit: © Foto: Katharina Wislsperger/UKB-Ukom People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others....
Cholesterol crystals are sure sign a heart attack may loom
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new Michigan State University study on 240 emergency room patients shows...
Novel drug delivery system has game-changing potential to reduce rates…
Credit: USAID/PEPFAR/PATH Seattle, WA, December 1, 2017–The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan...
Elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030: What’s needed and how do…
Credit: ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control During the annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe...
Aorta more rigid in African-Americans, may explain rates of hypertension and heart disease
Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Nov. 9, 2016 – African-Americans have more rigidity of the aorta, the major...