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Noninvasive spinal stimulation method enables paralyzed people to regain use of hands

April 26, 2018

Credit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA The ability to perform simple daily tasks can make a big difference in people's lives, especially for...

TERRAs, the non-coding RNAs that protect telomeres, are important epigenetic regulators

Credit: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) In 2008, the Telomeres and Telomerase Group led by Maria A. Blasco at...

BU: Obese patients underrepresented in cancer clinical trials

Obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes. In 2014, cancer...

Hair products for black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients

Newton, Mass. (April 25, 2018) - A new report published today in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women...

Antibody ‘cocktail’ can prevent Zika infection but is not effective for treatment of fetuses

A "cocktail" of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of...

Study links night exposure to blue light with breast and prostate cancer

Credit: Image courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov A study performed by...

CU Anschutz Medical Campus wins $46.5 million NIH grant to accelerate research discoveries

AURORA, Colo. (April 25, 2018) - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $46.5 million to the University of...

NIH study: No chronic wasting disease transmissibility in macaques

WHAT: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) did not cross the species barrier to infect cynomolgus macaque monkeys during a lengthy investigation...

UCLA research may explain some causes of infertility and miscarriage

Credit: Nature Cell Bio/UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center A new study in the journal Nature Cell Biology has uncovered...

Drinking baking soda could be an inexpensive, safe way to combat autoimmune disease

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 25, 2018) - A daily dose of baking soda may...

New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately

NEW YORK April 25, 2018 - A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by...

JFK was not shot from the grassy knoll, suggests new research

London, April 25, 2018 The long-held conspiracy theory that John F. Kennedy was shot by a second gunman on the...

Engineers get a grip on slippery surfactants

Credit: Xiaoqun Mu/Rice University A Rice University group's innovative surfactant theory removes limitations of a 100-year-old model for interfacial behavior...

Analyzing insect performance

Pollinators and other beneficial insects play an important role in the agricultural world, especially in terms of economic value for...

Stem cells from adults function just as well as those from embryos

Donor age does not appear to influence the functionality of stem cells derived from adult body tissues, concludes a new...

Future wearable device could tell how we power human movement

Credit: Renee Meiller/UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- For athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often...

Cognitive behavioral therapy can improve emotion regulation in children with autism

TORONTO, Tuesday, April 24, 2018- New research from York University's Faculty of Health shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help...

Scientists unearth vital link between fat, immunity and heat regulation

Credit: Lydia Lynch, Trinity College Dublin Scientists have just made a surprising discovery involving fat and special immune cells that...

Surgery recovery program slashes opioid use, benefits patients, cuts costs, study finds

Credit: UVA Health System A special recovery program for thoracic surgery patients developed and implemented at the University of Virginia...

Millennials aren’t getting the message about sun safety and the dangers of tanning