Health
A new model of vision
Credit: MIT When we open our eyes, we immediately see our surroundings in great detail. How the brain is able...
Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats
Credit: Josh More As Italy urges tourists not to cancel their plans in the face of the coronavirus outbreak and...
Our eye movements help us retrieve memories, suggests a new Baycrest study
In a recent study, scientists at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute (RRI) found that research participants moved their eyes to determine...
Reducing problem behaviors for children with autism
MU researcher develops flexible intervention technique that is easier for parents, caregivers to implementCredit: MU Thompson Center COLUMBIA, Mo. -...
Arnold Ventures awards $6M to study replication of Penn nursing’s transitional care model
Study will evaluate the effectiveness of TCM in reducing re-hospitalizations and promote widespread use of the program in a number...
Oncotarget; Inducible knock-out of BCL6 in lymphoma cells results in tumor stasis
The cover for issue 9 of Oncotarget features Figure 6, 'BCL6 knock-out in a DLBCL xenograft induces tumor stasis,' by...
Better planning could save millions in health care costs
Credit: PxHere EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nearly 30% of the $3.6 trillion spent on health care costs in the United...
Scientists discover new repair mechanism for alcohol-induced DNA damage
Credit: Image copyright: MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology or MRC LMB Researchers of the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) in Utrecht, The...
First-ever CRISPR gene editing within human body done at OHSU
BRILLIANCE clinical trial aims to enable sight in people born with a blindness-causing mutationCredit: Oregon Health & Science University The...
Novel compound sparks new malaria treatment hope
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been...
£500,000 NIHR grant for obesity treatment
Credit: World Obesity Federation Dr Jennifer Logue of Lancaster Medical School has been awarded half a million pounds by the...
Women deflated by #Fitspiration images
Super fit Instagram posts may be counter-productiveCredit: Flinders University Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many...
New measure for excessive buying problems
'First step' in treating problematic shopping disordersCredit: Flinders University Excessive or uncontrolled buying or shopping is a highly prevalent, disabling...
SMART announces revolutionary new process for scientific applications
New microfluidic process enables researchers to create unique environment for developing medicine that cannot be achieved through conventional methods, paving...
New platform for cancer diagnostics and drug testing
Credit: Photo by Johan Wingborg. Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the...
Caesarean birth has little impact on children developing allergies
Credit: phduet A caesarean birth had little impact on whether a child would go onto develop allergies, a new study...
Two complete genome sequence for coronavirus in Brazil were published
With FAPESP's support, researchers at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, Adolfo Lutz Institute and Oxford University in the...
How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath
'Every breath is like a new song with the same beat.'Credit: UCLA/Feldman lab Breathing propels everything we do--so its rhythm...
‘Optical tweezers’ help in quest for better cancer treatments
Credit: Matthew Comstock Stem cells involved in replenishing human tissues and blood depend on an enzyme known as telomerase to...
Reitman Foundation funds pilot study of treatments for neonatal abstinence syndrome
Kessler Foundation researchers examine outcomes of neonates who undergo treatment at Children's Specialized Hospital for withdrawal from prenatal exposure to...
