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Scientists from TU Dresden search for new methods to cure neurodegenerative diseases
Credit: CRTD Most neurons in the human brain are generated from neural stem cells during embryonic development. After birth, a...
Researchers map out the relationship between mental disorders
Half of those who develop a severe mental disorder such as depression prior to the age 20, will also develop...
New PET probe could improve detection of primary and metastatic melanoma
Credit: Xiaowei Ma, Shengjun Wang et al., Xijing Hospital, Fourth Medical University, Xi'an, China, and Stanford University, Stanford, CA. A...
Whole genome sequencing method may speed personalized treatment of drug-resistant infections
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that rapid resistance gene sequencing technology can accurately speed...
Reinforcement learning expedites 'tuning' of robotic prosthetics
Credit: Helen Huang Researchers from North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina and Arizona State University have developed...
Epigenetics contribute to male and female differences in fear memory
A study in Biological Psychiatry investigates sex-specific epigenetic regulation of fear memory Philadelphia, January 17, 201 In a mouse model...
Population study finds striking disparities in health behaviors and screening in Indiana
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- A population health study from IUPUI and the Regenstrief Institute has identified striking socioeconomic and...
Molecules of GM food can accumulate in human digestive tract and enter cells of body
In the review, scientists examine the ways and mechanisms by which foreign DNA can survive during digestion and penetrate into...
Queen's University researchers develop new test to detect disease and infection
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have developed a highly innovative new enzyme biomarker test that has...
Cultivating 4D tissues — the self-curving cornea
Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding...
New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money
Rapid blood tests used by the NHS are unable to rule out tuberculosis (TB) and should be replaced with a...
Many hepatitis infections go undiagnosed in cancer patients
Credit: SWOG Cancer Research Network Results from the largest study of hepatitis B and C and HIV infection prevalence in...
Molecular machinery that makes potent antibiotic revealed after decades of research
Discovery by Rutgers and other scientists could lead to new antibiotics and anticancer drugsCredit: Dmitry Ghilarov Scientists at Rutgers and...
Right on target: Light hybrid molecule stop tumor growth in mice
Credit: © NUST MISIS A team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", the Moscow Technological...
Russian scientists creating new tools for diagnosing cancer
Fluorophores will help track whether a body has absorbed medications A group of scientists from Russia's Ural Federal University, headed...
New survey identifies the social influences in people attending A&E
A survey of 20 disadvantaged neighbourhoods across the North West (UK) has revealed the social influences on why people attend...
Sea slug study illuminates how mitochondria move
Massive energy needed for nerve cells to keep 'talking'Credit: Scott Wiseman for Scripps Research JUPITER, FL - Jan. 16, 2019...
Anti-inflammatory compound protects against cancer growth and recurrence
Studies in mice may lead to human clinical trials A new anti-inflammatory compound developed at the University of California, Davis,...
Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls
DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin demonstrate the problems with the currently available diagnostics, particularly for Zika virus...
Fruit fly promiscuity alters the evolutionary forces on males
Results, published in Nature Communications, have shown that the nature of the evolutionary forces which act on male fruit flies...
