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Our vulnerable nervous system: What affects its protective sheaths?
According to the Deutsche Multiple Sklerose Gesellschaft (German Multiple Sclerosis Society), around 200,000 people in Germany suffer from multiple sclerosis...
Troubling stats for kids with intellectual disabilities
COLUMBUS, Ohio - By federal law passed in 1975, children with intellectual disabilities are supposed to spend as much time...
Ultrasound helmet would make live images, brain-machine interface possible
Credit: Daniel Dubois/Vanderbilt University Ultrasound technology for the brain could mean real-time images during surgery, a better idea of which...
Stay safe, take the bus
Taking the bus is a whole lot safer than taking the car - and it's also safer for cyclists and...
New biomarker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, May 8, 2018 - High levels of cytoskeleton-associated protein 4 (CKAP4) have been...
Heartbeat out of sync
(University of Bonn) Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the...
Equal subsidies ‘surprisingly powerful,’ in promoting use of gold-standard medications
Credit: Rotman School Equal subsidies "surprisingly powerful," in promoting use of gold-standard medications, new study shows. Toronto - Gonzalo Romero...
Study looks at barriers to getting treatment for substance use disorders
May 8, 2018 - For patients with substance use disorders seen in the emergency department or doctor's office, locating and...
Uterine cancer survivors are more likely to have cardiovascular problems
A new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that survivors of uterine cancer are more likely...
£53 million for research to probe genetic links to health and disease
(University of Edinburgh) Research into human genetics has received a £53 million boost from the Medical Research Council (MRC). Funds...
Scientists investigate new strategy to treat spinal muscular atrophy in infants
LA JOLLA, CA - May 8, 2018 - Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that can leave infants...
Leopard meals: Females go for diversity
Credit: Leibniz-IZW/Miha Krofel Leopards, top predators of the African savannah, are known to feed on a variety of prey species....
Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Center for HOPE
SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) today announced the opening...
Scientists train spider to jump on demand to discover secrets of animal movement
Credit: Video edited and produced by Girupakaran Sivalingam, Bill Crowther and Mostafa Nabawy. Sound design by Conor Marsh. Music: The...
Majority of the population trusts state structures in consumer health protection
In the latest issue, it can be seen that people are becoming more and more aware of glyphosate, the active...
The role of cannabis in the opioid crisis is focus of new expert roundtable discussion
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 8, 2018--A multidisciplinary panel of experts discussed how medicinal cannabis...
Blocking the molecular source of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is one of the most challenging and frustrating diseases that pulmonologists face....
Investments in scientific and educational research: Fueling American innovation
WASHINGTON, DC -- Researchers across the United States are finding ways to disrupt the dark-web drug trade, discern and foster...
Malaria parasite accumulates undetected in bone marrow
Washington, DC - May 8, 2018 - A Plasmodium vivax infection is like an iceberg: It's dangerous, in part, because...
Climate change: Fake news?
Credit: World Scientific If you follow either traditional news sources or social media, you would have heard strikingly different assertions...
