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New method grows brain cells from stem cells quickly and efficiently
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a faster method to generate functional brain cells, called astrocytes, from embryonic...
Risk of heart attacks is double for daily e-cigarette users
Use of e-cigarettes every day can nearly double the odds of a heart attack, according to a new analysis of...
Engineers develop A.I. System to detect often-missed cancer tumors
Credit: University of Central Florida, Karen Norum Doctors may soon have help in the fight against cancer thanks to the...
Air pollution leads to cardiovascular diseases
Credit: photo/©: Peter Pulkowski, Mainz University Medical Center Air pollution, and fine dust in particular, is responsible for more than...
Getting high on worms
Credit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Like mammals, parasitic worms have an endocannabinoid system that may help the...
PCORI Board approves $85 million in new studies on opioids, cancer & other high-burden conditions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors today approved $85 million to fund 16 new...
One of the most popular ADHD drugs may cause hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms
Credit: CC0 https://www.pexels.com/photo/rear-view-of-a-boy-sitting-on-grassland-256658/ In the scientific article recently published in Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and P..
Physical therapy after a fall may help reduce emergency department revisits
Falls are the leading cause of illness and death among Americans aged 65 and older. In 2014, some 2.8 million...
Animal research fails to help humans, squanders resources, new report reveals
Rio de Janeiro -- Animal research has failed to benefit human health, wasted limited public research funds, misled clinicians, and...
Cool indoor temperatures linked to high blood pressure
Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and...
Medical device managers rely on physicians to screen out defects rather than issue recalls
Credit: Indiana University Kelley School of Business BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Results of a new behavioral study into what influences the...
How brains of doers differ from those of procrastinators
Credit: RUB, Marquard Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have analysed why certain people tend to put tasks off rather than tackling...
LSA health study documents limited access to orthopaedic care for La. Medicaid patients
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A study led by Christopher Marrero, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic...
D-Wave demonstrates first large-scale quantum simulation of topological state of matter
BURNABY, BC - (August 22, 2018) -- D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in quantum computing systems and software, today published...
Reimagining MRI contrast: Iron outperforms gadolinium
Credit: Luke Henderson/Rice University Rice University nanoscientists have demonstrated a method for loading iron inside nanoparticles to create MRI contrast...
Untangling the secret of spider webs’ superpower
LOWELL, Mass. - In the "Spider-Man" movies, the superhero was able to stop a runaway train from crashing by using...
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
Credit: The University of Chicago Medicine For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated...
Preparing for chemical attacks with improved computer models
Credit: Suddher BhimiReddy and Kiran Bhaganagar On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one...
A switch to turn fragrances on and off
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(August 21, 2018) Salk Institute and Purdue University scientists have discovered the switch in plants that...
Researchers identify structural changes that occur in enveloped viruses before invading host
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--The critical, structural changes that enveloped viruses, such as HIV, Ebola and influenza, undergo before invading...
