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Research from the University of Liverpool, published today in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, identifies a genetic variant that could improve the...

Researchers advise the use of anesthesia in fetuses from 21 weeks of gestation

Credit: University of Seville / Hospital Virgen del Rocío Although the problem of whether foetuses are able to feel pain...

Smart software can diagnose prostate cancer as well as a pathologist

Copenhagen: Chinese scientists and clinicians have developed a learning artificial intelligence system which can diagnose and identify cancerous prostate samples...

The role of verb fluency in the detection of early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease

Credit: Memory Clinic and Research Center of Fundació ACE, Institut Català de Neurociències Aplicades, Barcelona, Spain March 16, 2018, Barcelona,...

UCalgary researchers develop portable brain imaging system to shed light on concussions

March 19, 2018

Credit: Pauline Zulueta/Cumming School of Medicine It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today, concussion. Yet, there...

Faulty cellular membrane ‘mix’ linked to Parkinson’s disease

Working with lab-grown human brain cells, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have uncovered a much sought-after connection between one of...

Special Focus Issue of Therapeutic Delivery on the current status and opportunities for nanotechnolo

The Future Science Group (FSG) published journal, Therapeutic Delivery, today announced the release of its Special Focus Issue, which offers...

A certain type of neurons is more energy efficient than previously assumed

Credit: Peter Jonas Theory and reality don't always match completely. One contradiction, about how a type of neurons generates signals,...

Five major new biodiversity assessments to be launched as 750 world experts and policymakers meet

Medellin, Colombia -- Beginning with an official opening ceremony to be addressed by the President of Colombia on Saturday, leading...

Huntsman Cancer Institute joins national clinical trial targeting AML

Credit: Jonathan Martinez, Huntsman Cancer Institute SALT LAKE CITY - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U...

Improved capture of cancer cells in blood could help track disease

Credit: Michael Poellmann MADISON, Wis. - Tumor cells circulating throughout the body in blood vessels have long been feared as...

Improved capture of cancer cells could aid in disease tracking

CHAPEL HILL -- Researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated...

Study shows omega-3 levels better predictors of death risk than serum cholesterol

Study shows omega-3 levels are better predictors of risk for death than serum cholesterol A recent study published in the...

Core elements identified for successful transitions in care for older adults with dementia

Credit: Penn Nurisng PHILADELPHIA (March 15, 2018) - For older adults with multiple chronic conditions and complex care requirements, transitioning...

Democratizing science: Making neuroscience experiments easier to share, reproduce

Over the past few years, scientists have faced a problem: They often cannot reproduce the results of experiments done by...

Metal-organic frameworks cut energy consumption of petrochemicals

Credit: K.V. Agrawal/EPFL In the chemical and the petrochemical industries, separating molecules in an energy-efficient way is one of the...

Women choose more effective contraception when cost not an issue

When cost isn't an issue, women will choose more effective, long-term methods of contraception, according to Penn State College of...

Study shows shorter hepatitis C regimen effective in black patients

Boston, MA - A study by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute found that contrary to current hepatitis C treatment...

UNC researcher awarded $2.5 million to study stress of poverty on children