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Select memories can be erased, leaving others intact
Credit: Schacher Lab/Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY (June 22, 2017) -- Different types of memories stored in the...
How eggs got their shapes
Credit: (Credit: Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology) The evolution of the amniotic egg -- complete with membrane and shell --...
Changes to diet, physical activity & behavior may reduce obesity in children, adolescents
Latest health evidence shows that making changes to diet, physical activity and behaviour may reduce obesity in children and adolescents....
FAU launches new approach to preventing dementia
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Is it possible to prevent dementia from happening in the first place? That is what a...
Clinics cut pregnancy risks for obese women
Specialist antenatal clinics for severely obese mums-to-be can help cut rates of pregnancy complications, research has found. Women who received...
Cleveland Clinic discovers similarities between next-generation prostate cancer drugs
Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic researchers have shown for the first time how a class of advanced prostate cancer drugs are processed...
Bacterial organizational complexities revealed
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - For the first time, scientists have visualized the fine details of bacterial...
Combined molecular biology test is the first to distinguish benign pancreatic lesions
CHICAGO: When performed in tandem, two molecular biology laboratory tests distinguish, with near certainty, pancreatic lesions that mimic early signs...
Brisbane Airport named Australia’s first dementia-friendly airport at guide launch
Credit: Brisbane Airport Corporation Brisbane Airport was named Australia's first dementia-friendly airport by Alzheimer's Australia at the launch today in...
Ecology insights improve plant biomass degradation by microorganisms
Credit: Diego Javier Jiménez Microbes are widely used to break down plant biomass into sugars, which can be used as...
Research suggests sexual appeals in ads don’t sell brands, products
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Could it be that sex actually does not sell? An analysis...
Child safety or parental duty: New study maps out core concepts in the vaccination debate
Credit: Department for International Development. The recent measles outbreak in Minnesota -- by June, new cases of the disease in...
Video games can change your brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date...
Satellite data to map endangered monkey populations on Earth
Earth Observation technology can map human settlements to predict where monkey populations have declined through hunting 'High-throughput DNA sequencing' can...
Eating your feelings? The link between job stress, junk food and sleep
Credit: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich. - Stress during the workday can lead to overeating and unhealthy food choices...
Tiny nanoparticles offer significant potential in detecting/treating disease new review of work on exosomes
Credit: Dr Marta I. Oliveira, INL, Portugal Tiny nanoparticles offer significant potential in detecting and treating disease - new review...
Correct connections are crucial
Credit: Image: Andreas Horn, Charité. Working with colleagues from Harvard Medical School and Würzburg, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin...
Elevated rate of autism symptoms found in children with Tourette syndrome
Around one in five children with Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations, met criteria for...
Lab grown human colons change study of GI disease
Credit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists used human pluripotent stem cells to generate human embryonic colons in a laboratory that...
Seafood poisoning bug thwarts a key host defense by attacking the cell’s cytoskeleton
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 22, 2017 - The leading cause of acute gastroenteritis linked to eating raw seafood...
