Health
Online NeurekaTM challenge launches to crowdsource EEG solutions for epilepsy
Novela Neurotech and NeuroTechX are teaming up in an effort to accelerate epilepsy researchCredit: NeuroTechX/Novela Neurotech San Francisco, CA -...
BESSY II: Ultra-fast switching of helicity of circularly polarized light pulses
The ultra-fast change of light helicity is particularly interesting to observe processes in magnetic materials and has long been expected...
NYU researchers rush to capture human interactions with surfaces likely to carry COVID-19
Team from NYU Tandon School of Engineering and School of Global Health will share information gathered from New York City...
University of Innsbruck develops novel corona test
New PCR method works with analytical materials easier to obtainCredit: Sinsoma GmbH As requested by the Austrian Federal Government and...
JONED, a new online free-access journal open in the field of neuroeducation
A new space for neuroscience and educationCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Building bridges between the science and education communities to contribute...
Inherited mutation can predispose children to a type of brain tumor
Collaboration co-led by researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discovers a novel predisposition gene in pediatric medulloblastomaCredit: St. Jude...
Non-invasive method to predict brain pressure
Credit: Copyright 2020, Springer Nature Limited The only way to accurately measure pressure inside the skull is to insert a...
Physical activity contributes to positive mental well-being in menopausal women
Postmenopausal women have more depressive symptoms than peri- or premenopausal womenCredit: University of Jyväskylä A recent study has found that...
Insurance coverage key to timely care in head and neck cancer cases
Results from the study found Medicaid expansions were associated with a greater increase in the percentage of patients with head...
Targeting a transporter to treat SHH medulloblastoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a novel target for a type of pediatric brain tumorCredit: St....
UM receives over $10 million for research center on population health
Credit: UM photo by Tommy Martino MISSOULA - As emergent pathogens like coronavirus and climate-related health challenges like wildfire smoke...
Two COVID-19 papers published in PLOS ONE
Studies use SIRD model to forecast COVID-19 spread; examine patient CT scans to correlate clinical features with mortalityCredit: Yuan et...
Less expensive, more effective pneumonia vaccines are tested in humans
Developed by researchers at the Butantan Institute (Brazil) and Boston Children's Hospital, part of the Harvard Medical School (USA), the...
NJIT designers fabricate masks, shields and swabs to battle COVID-19
Credit: NJIT As emergency response teams in the region scramble to acquire dwindling medical supplies to combat the surge in...
Caring for seniors during COVID-19 pandemic
Guidelines and best practices published in Journal of Geriatric Emergency MedicineCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Older adults are at elevated...
Where in the brain does creativity come from? Evidence from jazz musicians
A new brain-imaging study out of Drexel University's Creativity Research Lab sheds light on the controversy of which side of...
Children’s book ‘Battle Robots of the Blood’ launches
Sharing a child's view of immune disordersCredit: Dr Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez (Tenmei) Key points: A new children's book 'Battle Robots of...
COVID-19: Visualizing regional indicators for better decision making
Credit: IIASA As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, it is fast becoming clear that no one is exempt...
Preservation of testicular cells to save endangered feline species
Testicular cells survive cryopreservation after dissociationCredit: Ex-situ Iberian Lynx Program A research team at the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo...
Total-body PET imaging successfully identifies antibodies up to 30 days after injection
Credit: Eric Berg, University of California, Davis, CA Combining 89Zr-labeled antibodies with total-body positron emission tomography (PET) has extended the...
