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Wake Forest Baptist receives NIH grant to study deep brain stimulation for Alzheimer’s
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - March 6, 2019 - Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health have been awarded $3.9 million from the...
Binding with consequences
Credit: Source: Ella Levit-Zerdoun A research team led by Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer and Dr. Elias Hobeika from the University...
Fake warnings on e-cigarette ads distract kids from truth
Study finds advertising strategy stuck with boys COLUMBUS, Ohio - When it comes to marketing electronic cigarettes to young people,...
How viruses outsmart their host cells
Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of researchCredit: © Krupp/Charité Viruses depend on host cells for replication,...
AACR funds Colorado search for lung conditions that allow growth of cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) announced today that in partnership with the...
Scientists identify genetic factors that may cause some people to become obese
Obesity is a major public-health problem in the United States and around the world, with an estimated 650 million people...
Scientists find worms that recently evolved the ability to regrow a complete head
New study reveals regeneration of amputated body parts is not always an ancient trait and scientists might need to rethink...
Disrupting wolf movement may be more effective at protecting caribou
New research suggests disrupting the ability of wolves to travel on the linear developments can reduce the ability of wolves...
Cancer death rate higher for patients with mental health history
Cancer patients who have been hospitalised for mental health problems prior to their cancer diagnosis were 73% more likely to...
How one small village in Germany reinvented itself to ensure its survival
Göttingen researchers provide insights to enable future-proofing for rural communitiesCredit: Kielhorn How can communities living together in rural areas be...
Diagnostic uncertainty in children with fever impacts health service resources
The management of febrile illness (fever) in children has a substantial impact on National Health Services resources, predominantly due to...
Eating healthy on a limited budget is possible
Meal planning and store selection key to serving healthy meals to a family of four, according to a new study...
In fiction young people choose traditional love and gender stereotypes
o reveals a study to identify real gender and love stereotypes compared to their favourite ones in TV series, conducted...
States with strict gun laws see more homicides when they border states with lax ones
Over a 5-year period, most guns found in states with strict gun laws were obtained from less restrictive states PHILADELPHIA--...
Sensing disturbances in the force
UC Santa Barbara researchers receive US Department of Energy grant to build atom-defect hybrid quantum sensor It will be a...
Breast cancer patients weigh in on addressing financial burdens
Patients offer approaches to counter financial challenges of breast cancer and lymphedema A qualitative study led by researchers at the...
Good news! Europe’s electric grid will still work even as the world crumbles
Credit: Kozarcanin et al./Joule Scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark studying the effects of climate change on weather-dependent electricity systems...
Breast milk as drug-delivery device
Treating sick babies with engineered breast milk could someday be a reality, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering...
BU medical students win award for video on preventing falls from operating room tables
(Boston)--Two fourth-year medical students from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have been honored with the "Best Instructional Exhibit Award"...
SLU study: Mediterranean diet boosts endurance exercise within days
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- Researchers at Saint Louis University have found that eating a Mediterranean diet can...
