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Discovery of Zika virus in monkeys suggests disease may also have wild cycle
Credit: Scientific Reports Zika virus has been detected in dead monkeys found in Brazil near São José do Rio Preto,...
Giant killers
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Giant kelp forests -- those ethereal, swaying columns of seaweed found in the intermediate to deep...
Study: Increasing frequency of ocean storms could alter kelp forest ecosystems
Credit: University of Virginia/University of California, Santa Barbara A large-scale, long-term experiment on kelp forests off Southern California brings new...
Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don’t know it
In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide -- and more often involves firearms -- but public...
Pedestrian fatalities increase on Halloween, particularly among children
Children are more likely to be fatally struck by a vehicle on Halloween than on other nights of the year,...
Switzerland-wide platform for cell therapy launched in Bern
Credit: University of Bern, Image: courtesy of the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Eliane J. Mu?ller. As a Swiss network, the...
Life-changing intersection between big data and therapeutic pipeline in neuromuscular disease
Credit: MDA NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 - A new report funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and released...
Not just for children: Study shows high prevalence of atopic dermatitis among US adults
PHILADELPHIA - As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an...
UMN Medical School researchers contribute to important neurological discovery
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 30, 2018- A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School, the Max Planck Florida...
Becoming more sensitive to pain increases the risk of knee pain not going away
Becoming more sensitive to pain, or pain sensitization, is an important risk factor for developing persistent knee pain in osteoarthritis,...
Study uncovers high levels of previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, environment
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists at Indiana University found high levels of a previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, in an electronic...
Effective treatments for urticarial vasculitis
What treatments are available for patients with the rare inflammatory disease known as urticarial vasculitis? How effective are these treatments?...
New and better marker for assessing patients after cardiac arrest
Last year, researchers Tobias Cronberg and Niklas Mattsson at Lund University in Sweden published a study showing serum tau levels...
Cutting societal alcohol use may prevent alcohol disorders developing — Otago research reveals
Society must take collective responsibility to reduce the harm caused by alcohol use disorders, a University of Otago academic says....
Silicon valley philanthropist and Alzheimer’s Association build the research pipeline
Innovative research aimed to possibly rejuvenate brain cells will be explored by six international researchers with the goal of discovering...
Researchers identify three shades of blue
Credit: Neural Computational Unit, OIST. According to the World Health Organization, nearly 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression and...
Dopamine drives early addiction to heroin
Scientists have made a major advance in untangling the brain circuits that lead to the powerful addictive effects of heroin,...
Solving a 100-year mystery in blood pressure research
Credit: Patapoutian lab The baroreceptor reflex is a fascinating medical phenomenon. The reflex is controlled by specialized neurons that react...
Three Harvard Medical School scientists receive prestigious Allen awards
Three Harvard Medical School scientists have received the prestigious Allen Distinguished Investigator awards for their work in the fields of...
University of Barcelona researchers describe a new anatomic structure in the ankle
Credit: University of Barcelona According to the guidelines of human anatomy, the ligaments in the ankle are grouped structured by...
